Gabon: Request for a Three-Year Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Supplementary Information, and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon

August 26, 2021

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Gabon: Request for a Three-Year Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Supplementary Information, and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2021) accessed November 25, 2024

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Summary

The Gabonese economy was gradually recovering from the 2014 oil price shock when it was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Decisive confinement measures have helped save lives, but the pandemic and the fall in oil prices have severely hit the economy, increasing unemployment and poverty. With a weak economy and increased COVID-19 related spending, the fiscal deficit has widened, with a sharp increase in public debt. Emergency financing from the IMF through the Rapid Financing Instrument (US$299.61 million) helped meet urgent balance of payment needs in 2020. Growth is expected to resume in 2021 but the pandemic has made the economic outlook very challenging and generated sizable financing needs over the medium term.

Subject: Arrears, COVID-19, Expenditure, External debt, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: Africa, Arrears, Bilateral arrears, Cap ital expenditure, COVID-19, Global, Payment of invoice, Payment order, Procurement contract, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

133
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2021/189
Stock No:

1GABEA2021001
ISBN:

9781513592107
ISSN:

1934-7685

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