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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Staff Report for 2022 Article IV Consultation; Fourth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for São Tomé and Príncipe
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
São Tomé and Príncipe has maintained macroeconomic stability, despite many challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing socio-economic vulnerabilities, which were further compounded by persistent energy shortages and damages from the floods in end-2021. Growth declined in 2021 with power outages, while a targeted expansion of the cash transfer and food support programs provided needed relief to the most vulnerable. Strong grant financing remains critical for mitigating the impact of the pandemic. Vaccinations are proceeding, although the new COVID-19 variants pose risks for protracting the impact of the pandemic and require renewed actions to mitigate those risks. Parliamentary elections are expected in October 2022.
Keywords:
authorities of STP; organic law; legacy government debt; PPG debt; food price trend; IMF arrangement; Fuel prices; COVID-19; International reserves; Africa; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; West Africa
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Angola: Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modifications of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Angola
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Near-term macroeconomic prospects continue to improve in the context of higher oil prices and a gradual global recovery from the pandemic shock, but the medium-term outlook remains challenging and highly uncertain. Oil production remains muted, debt and inflation remain elevated, and non-oil activity is expected to recover only gradually. However, continued strong fiscal performance (aided by higher oil revenues), exchange rate stabilization, and a return to positive non-oil growth would contribute to a reduction in the debt-to-GDP ratio this year, easing debt vulnerabilities.
Keywords:
payment arrears; waiver of nonobservance; national bank of Angola; nonobservance of the performance criterion; nature of the arrears; Oil prices; Oil; COVID-19; Global
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
A Difficult Road to Recovery
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to navigate an unprecedented health and economic crisis—one that, in just a few months, has jeopardized decades of hard-won development gains and upended the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Keywords:
reopening; recovery; crisis; pandemic; recession; REO; financing gap; commodity-exporting country; policy mix; governance reform; policy challenge