Guinea-Bissau: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2005/093, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper analyzes recent economic developments in Guinea-Bissau. The paper highlights the structural problems that will need to be addressed over the next few years if Guinea-Bissau is to break through the downward spiral of declining economic activity, increasing poverty, and political instability. The paper examines the real, fiscal, and monetary sectors in Guinea-Bissau. It also provides an overview of recent developments in the balance of payments and highlights Guinea-Bissau’s severe external debt problem.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; gross domestic product; debt relief; U.S. dollar; central bank; economic activity; balance of payments; government expenditure; interest rate; monetary policy; debt service; private sector; civil war; transition government; Agroindustries; Current spending; Arrears; West Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61
Date: 2005-03-11
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