Republic of Armenia: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Armenia

December 13, 2016

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Republic of Armenia: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Armenia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses Armenia’s Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Growth is expected to reach about 2.5 percent in 2016, as the external environment continues to be weak and the effects of past positive one-off factors dissipate. Domestic demand is expected to remain subdued and inflation to remain slightly negative by end-year. The headline fiscal deficit is expected to widen to nearly 6 percent of GDP, although the cyclically adjusted primary balance is projected to fall slightly vis-à-vis 2015. The IMF staff supports completion of the review and the authorities’ request for a purchase in the amount equivalent to SDR 15.65 million.

Subject: Capital spending, Expenditure, Foreign exchange, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: Capital expenditure, Capital spending, CBA, CR, Eastern Europe, EBRD investment, GDP deflator, Global, Gross domestic product, Headline CPI, IMF team, ISCR, Middle East, Monetary policy, Revenue shortfall, SDR holding

Publication Details

Pages:

104
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2016/380
Stock No:

1ARMEA2016002
ISBN:

9781475560015
ISSN:

1934-7685

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