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Rwanda: Tenth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda

November 30, 2018

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Rwanda: Tenth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This is the tenth and final review of Rwanda’s PSI-program, approved by the Executive Board on December 2, 2013. A concurrent 18-month SCF arrangement was approved on June 8, 2016 to support adjustment policies to eliminate external imbalances. The PSI-supported program was extended three times, on: June 8, 2016; November 19, 2017; and January 12, 2018. When it expires on December 1, 2018, the program will have reached its maximum 5-year limit. Recent Developments. After a dip in 2016–17, real GDP growth has been recovering over the past four quarters. Growth averaged 8.6 percent in the first half of 2018 and, despite a temporary deceleration in Q2, remains in line with projections for 7.2 percent for the year. Growth in the medium term should remain at or higher than historical averages, based on a strong pipeline of tourism and business tourism, new mining operations, more resilient agriculture, new and more diversified exports, and construction of a new airport. Inflation remains low, and expectations within targeted ranges. External balances and reserve buffers continued to improve, while the financial sector remains healthy.

Subject: Balance of payments, Current account balance, Inflation, Monetary policy, Monetary policy frameworks, Prices, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: CR, Current account balance, Global, Headline inflation, IMF staff estimate, Inflation, Inflation expectation, Interest rate, ISCR, Monetary policy frameworks, Monetary policy stance, Revenue mobilization effort

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    46

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2018/335

  • Stock No:

    1RWAEA2018006

  • ISBN:

    9781484387238

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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