IMF Staff Country Reports

Malawi: Sixth and Final Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Augmentation Access: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malawi

Publication Date:

July 31, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth and Final Review for Malawi Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Performance remained generally strong in the period under review. The authorities met most program targets for end-December 2007, and domestic debt fell as a share of GDP, but the domestic borrowing performance criterion was missed. The government aims to meet the 2007/08 domestic borrowing target. Higher fuel and fertilizer prices are putting pressure on international reserves, which are down from an already inadequate level.

Series:

Country Report No. 2008/265

Subject:

Asset and liability management Banking Credit Debt relief Expenditure Inflation International reserves Money Prices Public financial management (PFM)