Albania: Request for Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Albania

International Monetary Fund

No 2020/118, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper focuses on Albania’s Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI provides rapid financial assistance to member countries facing an urgent balance of payments need, without the need for a full-fledged economic program or reviews. A sizeable increase in the fiscal deficit of 2020 is necessary to limit the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It will be critical to ensure adequate spending for healthcare and support for the people and firms that are hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Albanian authorities remain committed to ensuring macroeconomic stability. Once the shocks have been overcome, it will be important to keep public debt on a clear downward path. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for financial assistance under the RFI to address the urgent balance of payments need due to exogenous shocks related to the 2019 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. The balance of payments financing need is expected to be temporary.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; earthquake; COVID-19 Pandemic; GDP; urgent balance of payments; Albanian authorities; RFI disbursement; outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic; EU accession process; Balance of payments need; COVID-19; Monetary base; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 2020-04-17
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