Senegal: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 1997/094, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Senegal examines the magnitude, quality, and composition of fiscal adjustment, and the sustainability of public debt in the context of a debt dynamics framework. The paper explains the rationale for fiscal adjustment and presents some characteristics of the desired tax and expenditure policies. It describes the structure and size of the public sector in Senegal, and discusses historical developments in fiscal deficits and debt accumulation. The paper also assesses the quality of fiscal adjustment in Senegal.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; Senegal; BCEAO; government; Senegalese authorities; wage bill; bank restructuring effort; government saving; housing bank BHS; CFA franc; Public enterprises; Commercial banks; Current spending; West Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 125
Date: 1997-10-31
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