Central African Economic and Monetary Community: Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs-Staff Report, and Statement by the Executive Director

July 5, 2022

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Central African Economic and Monetary Community: Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs-Staff Report, and Statement by the Executive Director, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed November 25, 2024

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This paper discusses Central African Economic and Monetary Community’s (CEMAC) Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs. CEMAC ended 2021 in a fragile external position, with gross reserves at only 2.7 months of prospective imports and net foreign assets at their lowest level in decades, despite the availability of Fund financing, the SDR allocation, and monetary policy tightening. The terms of trade shock this year is expected to be broadly positive for CEMAC. This more favorable outlook is, however, subject to heightened external uncertainties associated with the fallout from the war in Ukraine, faster-than-anticipated global financial tightening, possible emergence of new coronavirus disease strains and risks from crypto-assets. This report suggests to seize the opportunity offered by high oil prices to rebuild both fiscal and external buffers. Social safety nets should be strengthened to protect vulnerable populations from the effects of soaring energy, food, and fertilizer prices. The paper also recommends to normalizing the prudential framework by end-June 2022 as planned and ensures that banks account for sovereign risk adequately.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Fiscal policy, International organization, Monetary policy, Prices, Public debt

Keywords: CEMAC authorities, CEMAC member states, Fiscal stance, Global, Inflation, Liquidity, Liquidity management framework, Monetary policy tightening, Oil prices, Policy recommendation, Recapitalization procedure

Publication Details

Pages:

53
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2022/208
Stock No:

1CAEEA2022002
ISBN:

9798400211942
ISSN:

1934-7685

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