Malawi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

December 6, 2004

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Malawi: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper analyzes the budget deviations in Malawi, their reasons, and the consequences for the fiscal policy process. It documents the observed deviations of outturn to plan in Malawi, analyzes the reasons for such deviations, outlines some of the consequences, and considers options and actions needed for improvements. The paper evaluates the volatility and predictability of foreign aid inflows and the need for the government to modify its policies, if necessary. The paper also discusses the sources of data used, and evaluates the volatility of total foreign aid and its components.

Subject: Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, Domestic debt, Expenditure, Foreign aid, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, Center, CR, Debt, Debt-servicing cost, Domestic debt, Dynamics analysis, Foreign aid inflow, Government, ISCR, Money-price relationship, ODA commitment, Price, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainability analysis

Publication Details

Pages:

82
Volume:

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DOI:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2004/390
Stock No:

1MWIEA0042004
ISBN:

9781451828054
ISSN:

1934-7685

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