The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Request of an Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

International Monetary Fund

No 2024/253, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper presents The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Request for an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The four-year financing package will support the authorities’ Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda to address macroeconomic imbalances, restore external debt sustainability, and lay the foundations for higher, inclusive, and private sector-led growth. The economic program envisages a comprehensive policy package to stimulate private sector activity and increase economic openness to promote higher and more inclusive growth. Supportive macroeconomic policies, including the elimination of monetary financing of government deficits, monetary policy tightening, and prudent fiscal management, will need to be sustained to keep inflation in check, ensure a successful implementation of the market-determined exchange rate, and durably address exchange rate shortages. The authorities are advancing reforms to ensure the sustainability of public finances. The authorities’ ambitious and comprehensive home-grown structural reform agenda will focus on better governance and public service delivery, competitiveness, and the business climate, to stimulate private sector-led growth and contribute to poverty reduction and raising living standards.

Keywords: food price inflation; current account control; monetary policy rate; market participant; reform agenda; Exchange rates; Debt sustainability; Debt service; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 144
Date: 2024-07-29
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