Republic of Congo.

By:

African Dept., International Monetary Fund

Material type: Text

TextSeries: IMF Staff Country ReportsPublication details: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (75 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781498327299
149832729X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Republic of Congo: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Congo.DDC classification:

332.152

LOC classification:

HG3881.5.I58 .R384 2014

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Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; BACKGROUND; RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; FIGURES; 1. Macroeconomic Developments; BOXES; 1. Congo's Economic Relationship with China; OUTLOOK AND RISKS; 2. Governance and Business Environment; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Strengthening the Fiscal Framework; 2. Public Investment, Debt Sustainability and Savings Tradeoffs; B. Strengthening Public Financial Management; C. Financial Sector Issues; D. Structural Reforms for Inclusive Growth; E. Asset and Liability Management and Other Issues; STAFF APPRAISAL; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2011-19.

2. Medium-Term Balance of Payments, 2011-193. Central Government Operations, 2011-19; 4. Central Government Operations, 2011-19; 5. GFS Statement of the Central Government Operations, 2011-19; 6. Monetary Survey, 2009-14; 7. Banking Sector Financial Soundness Indicators, 2009-13; 8. Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2012; ANNEXES; I. Authorities' Implementation of 2013 Policy Recommendations; II. External Sector Assessment; III. Anchoring Fiscal Policy in the Medium Term; IV. Risk Assessment Matrix; CONTENTS; RELATIONS WITH THE FUND; WORLD BANK-IMF JOINT ACTION PLAN; STATISTICAL ISSUES.

Summary: KEY ISSUESEconomic context. Growth has been strong, inflation low, and fiscal buffers and international reserves adequate. However, poverty and unemployment remain high, despite large government spending financed from oil revenue. The business climate is among the most challenging and the private credit-to-GDP ratio among the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Outlook and Risks. The economy is projected to expand by about 6 percent per annum between 2014 and 2019, as new oil fields come on stream and an ambitious public investment program is implemented to diversify the economy and make growth.

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APPENDIXPress Release.

KEY ISSUESEconomic context. Growth has been strong, inflation low, and fiscal buffers and international reserves adequate. However, poverty and unemployment remain high, despite large government spending financed from oil revenue. The business climate is among the most challenging and the private credit-to-GDP ratio among the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Outlook and Risks. The economy is projected to expand by about 6 percent per annum between 2014 and 2019, as new oil fields come on stream and an ambitious public investment program is implemented to diversify the economy and make growth.

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