Armenia: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Armenia

December 30, 2019

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Armenia: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Armenia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This paper highlights Republic of Armenia’s First Review Under the Stand-By-Arrangement. Armenia’s economic performance is strong with healthy growth, low inflation, a stable financial system, with increasing foreign reserves and higher revenues. Despite fiscal overperformance, it is key to maintain the reform momentum to strengthen revenue mobilization, including by completing reforms to property taxation. Implementation of the authorities’ reform agenda including efforts to improve governance by establishing a holistic anti-corruption framework, will bolster sustainable and inclusive growth. The monetary policy framework’s focus on price stability has served Armenia well. The authorities’ implementation of Basel III measures will raise the resilience of the financial system, while their plans to develop the capital market and improve access to finance are also welcome.

Subject: Banking, Capital markets, External debt, Financial markets, Foreign exchange, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: Armenian authorities, Broad money, Capital markets, CR, Global, Government, Government effectiveness, Government program, ISCR, Reform, Reform momentum, State budget, Strengthening revenue administration

Publication Details

Pages:

73
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2019/397
Stock No:

1ARMEA2019007
ISBN:

9781513524689
ISSN:

1934-7685

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