Samoa: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Samoa

International Monetary Fund

No 2010/046, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper discusses a request from Samoa's authorities for a Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF-RAC). The tsunami that hit Samoa on September 29, 2009 has undercut Samoa’s economic resilience and prospects for a quick recovery from the global recession. Real GDP is likely to contract in 2010. The authorities have requested a disbursement equivalent to 50 percent of quota (SDR 5.8 million) under the IMF’s ESF-RAC. IMF staff supports the request on Samoa’s low public debt and credible commitment to sound macroeconomic policies.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; financing gap; Samoa; financing; cost; ESF disbursement; executive board discussion; reconstruction needs; spending need; Natural disasters; Tourism; Infrastructure; Government debt management; Imports; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46
Date: 2010-02-26
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