The Gambia: 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Report on Noncomplying Disbursements and Recommendation for Corrective Action; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Gambia

May 18, 2004

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The Gambia: 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Report on Noncomplying Disbursements and Recommendation for Corrective Action; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Gambia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed November 25, 2024

Summary

This 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic performance of The Gambia deteriorated substantially in 2002–03. A collapse of the groundnut harvest in 2002 led to a contraction of real GDP by 3 percent while also affecting export revenues in 2003. At the same time, poor execution of monetary and fiscal policy, reflecting serious deficiencies in governance, caused the exchange rate to depreciate and inflation to surge. In 2003, the fiscal deficit is estimated to have declined to 6.0 percent of GDP, compared with a budget target of 4.5 percent.

Subject: Banking, Central banks, Currencies, Expenditure, Foreign exchange, International reserves, Monetary base, Money

Keywords: Authority, CBG, CBG reserve, Complying disbursement, CR, Currencies, IMF disbursement, IMF executive board review, International reserves, ISCR, Monetary base, Unprogrammed government expenditure, West Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

109
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2004/143
Stock No:

1GMBEA0032004
ISBN:

9781451815443
ISSN:

1934-7685

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