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IMF Executive Board Completes the First and Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility for Liberia, and Approves US$48.86 Million Disbursement »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

Liberia »

Source: Liberia : Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy

Volume/Issue: 2021/010

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566313

Keywords: Education, Health, Population and demographics, Infrastructure, Labor, ISCR, CR, private sector, absolute poverty, gross domestic product

The Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development 2018 to 2023 (PAPD) is the second in the series of 5-year National Development Plans (NDP) anticipated under the Liberia Vision 2030 framework. It follows the Agen...

Liberia: First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria—Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

Liberia: First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria— Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

Liberia: First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria—Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

Statement by Ms. Ita Mannathoko, Executive Director for Liberia, and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director December 21, 2020 »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

Statement by the Staff Representative on Liberia December 21, 2020 »

Source: Liberia : First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2021/009

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 January 2021

ISBN: 9781513566283

Keywords: Public debt, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Currencies, Fiscal stance, ISCR, CR, staff appraisal, staff statement, currency management plan

Restoring macroeconomic stability, providing a foundation for sustainable inclusive growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance remain the main objectives of this program. While allowing for a slight fiscal loo...

IMF Executive Board Approves a US$50 Million Disbursement to Liberia to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic »

Source: Liberia : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 192020/202

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 June 2020

ISBN: 9781513547282

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), External sector, Credit, Financial systems, Private sector, Balance of payments, ISCR, CR, ECF, disbursement

This paper presents Liberia's Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying o...

Liberia: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility—Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 192020/202

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 June 2020

ISBN: 9781513547282

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), External sector, Credit, Financial systems, Private sector, Balance of payments, ISCR, CR, ECF, disbursement

This paper presents Liberia's Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying o...

Liberia: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia »

Source: Liberia : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 192020/202

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 June 2020

ISBN: 9781513547282

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), External sector, Credit, Financial systems, Private sector, Balance of payments, ISCR, CR, ECF, disbursement

This paper presents Liberia's Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying o...

Statement by Mr. Dumisani Hebert Mahlinza, Executive Director for Liberia, and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisor to the Executive Director June 5, 2020 »

Source: Liberia : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 192020/202

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 June 2020

ISBN: 9781513547282

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), External sector, Credit, Financial systems, Private sector, Balance of payments, ISCR, CR, ECF, disbursement

This paper presents Liberia's Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying o...

IMF Executive Board Approves Immediate Debt Service Relief for 25 Eligible Low-Income Countries »

Source: Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust-Approval Of Grant Assistance For Debt Service Relief

Volume: 20

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 April 2020

ISBN: 9781513540603

Keywords: Debt service, Debt relief, Balance of payments need, Public health, Balance of payments, PP, executive board, tranches, grant support, global pandemic

This paper proposes that the Executive Board determine that the global COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a Qualifying Public Health Disaster (QPHD) under the Catastrophe Containment (CC) Window of the Catastrophe Conta...

IMF Policy Paper: Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust—Approval of Grant Assistance for Debt Service Relief »

Source: Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust-Approval Of Grant Assistance For Debt Service Relief

Volume: 20

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 April 2020

ISBN: 9781513540603

Keywords: Debt service, Debt relief, Balance of payments need, Public health, Balance of payments, PP, executive board, tranches, grant support, global pandemic

This paper proposes that the Executive Board determine that the global COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a Qualifying Public Health Disaster (QPHD) under the Catastrophe Containment (CC) Window of the Catastrophe Conta...

IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 213.6 Million ECF Arrangement for Liberia »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

Liberia: Request for a Four-year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility—Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

Liberia: Request For A Four-year Arrangement Under The Extended Credit Facility—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

Liberia: Request for a Four-year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility—Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

Statement by Mr. Dumisani Hebert Mahlinza, Executive Director for Liberia, Mr. Kingsley Obiora, Alternate Executive Director, and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah Advisor to the Executive Director December 11, 2019 »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

Statement by the IMF Staff Representative on Liberia December 10, 2019 »

Source: Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/381

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523927

Keywords: Central banks, Financial and Monetary Sector, Central bank governance, Credit, Monetary policy, ISCR, CR, CBL, percent of GDP, Liberian authority

This paper highlights Liberia's Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. The program aims to support the authorities' strong adjustment efforts, catalyze significant donor financing,...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Liberia »

Source: Liberia : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/169

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320467

Keywords: Central banks, External sector, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Credit, CBL, PAPD, central bank of Liberia, percent of GDP, Proj

Liberia remains a fragile, post-conflict country with weak capacity and limited physical and human capital accumulation. External assistance to Liberia is winding down from its peak in 2016. To address pressing nee...

Liberia: 2019 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia »

Source: Liberia : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/169

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320467

Keywords: Central banks, External sector, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Credit, CBL, PAPD, central bank of Liberia, percent of GDP, Proj

Liberia remains a fragile, post-conflict country with weak capacity and limited physical and human capital accumulation. External assistance to Liberia is winding down from its peak in 2016. To address pressing nee...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2019 Article IV Consultation—Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/169

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320467

Keywords: Central banks, External sector, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Credit, CBL, PAPD, central bank of Liberia, percent of GDP, Proj

Liberia remains a fragile, post-conflict country with weak capacity and limited physical and human capital accumulation. External assistance to Liberia is winding down from its peak in 2016. To address pressing nee...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2019 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/169

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320467

Keywords: Central banks, External sector, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Credit, CBL, PAPD, central bank of Liberia, percent of GDP, Proj

Liberia remains a fragile, post-conflict country with weak capacity and limited physical and human capital accumulation. External assistance to Liberia is winding down from its peak in 2016. To address pressing nee...

Statement by Mr. Dumisani Hebert Mahlinza, Executive Director for Liberia and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisor to the Executive Director May 31, 2019 »

Source: Liberia : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2019/169

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320467

Keywords: Central banks, External sector, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Credit, CBL, PAPD, central bank of Liberia, percent of GDP, Proj

Liberia remains a fragile, post-conflict country with weak capacity and limited physical and human capital accumulation. External assistance to Liberia is winding down from its peak in 2016. To address pressing nee...

A Governance Dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa?1 »

Source: A Governance Dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa?

Volume/Issue: 2019/1

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Amine Hammadi , Marshall Mills , Nelson Sobrinho , Vimal Thakoor , and Ricardo Velloso

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 January 2019

ISBN: 9781484354872

Keywords: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of governance and perceptions of corruption. Weak governance undermines economic performance through various channels, includin...

Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa »

Source: Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa : Exploring Different Channels

Volume/Issue: 2018/1

Series: Spillover Notes

Author(s): Francisco Arizala , Matthieu Bellon , Margaux MacDonald , Montfort Mlachila , and Mustafa Yenice

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 August 2018

ISBN: 9781484367148

Keywords: Uganda, Togo, Tanzania, Swaziland, South Sudan, Spillovers, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sierra Leone, Congo, Republic of, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

After close to two decades of strong economic activity, overall growth in sub-Saharan Africa decelerated markedly in 2015-16 as the largest economies experienced negative or flat growth. Regional growth started rec...

Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa »

Source: Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

Volume/Issue: 2018/10

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Niko Hobdari , Vina Nguyen , Salvatore Dell'Erba , and Edgardo Ruggiero

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 06 July 2018

ISBN: 9781484358269

Keywords: Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius

Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Aga...

Public Investment Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Countries »

Source: Public Investment Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Volume/Issue: 2018/9

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Karim Barhoumi , Ha Vu , Shirin Nikaein Towfighian , and Rodolfo Maino

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 06 July 2018

ISBN: 9781484360019

Keywords: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti

There is significant room to improve public investment efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa. Investment in sub-Saharan African countries is lagging vis-à-vis peers such as emerging and developing Asia as well as Latin...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with Liberia »

Source: Liberia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2018/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484362006

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Fiscal policy, Debt sustainability, Resource mobilization, Monetary policy, Reserves, Flexible exchange rates, Fiscal reforms, Price stabilization, Banking sector

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Liberia's economy appears poised for recovery, as growth bottomed out in 2016 and edged to 2.5 percent in 2017. However, Liberia remains fragile with poor living co...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation »

Source: Liberia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2018/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484362006

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Fiscal policy, Debt sustainability, Resource mobilization, Monetary policy, Reserves, Flexible exchange rates, Fiscal reforms, Price stabilization, Banking sector

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Liberia's economy appears poised for recovery, as growth bottomed out in 2016 and edged to 2.5 percent in 2017. However, Liberia remains fragile with poor living co...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation-Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2018/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484362006

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Fiscal policy, Debt sustainability, Resource mobilization, Monetary policy, Reserves, Flexible exchange rates, Fiscal reforms, Price stabilization, Banking sector

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Liberia's economy appears poised for recovery, as growth bottomed out in 2016 and edged to 2.5 percent in 2017. However, Liberia remains fragile with poor living co...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2018/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484362006

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Fiscal policy, Debt sustainability, Resource mobilization, Monetary policy, Reserves, Flexible exchange rates, Fiscal reforms, Price stabilization, Banking sector

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Liberia's economy appears poised for recovery, as growth bottomed out in 2016 and edged to 2.5 percent in 2017. However, Liberia remains fragile with poor living co...

Statement by Mr Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Executive Director for Liberia and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisor to the Executive Director June 8, 2018 »

Source: Liberia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2018/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484362006

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Fiscal policy, Debt sustainability, Resource mobilization, Monetary policy, Reserves, Flexible exchange rates, Fiscal reforms, Price stabilization, Banking sector

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Liberia's economy appears poised for recovery, as growth bottomed out in 2016 and edged to 2.5 percent in 2017. However, Liberia remains fragile with poor living co...

IMF Executive Board Completes Seventh and Eighth ECF Reviews for Liberia And Approves US$20.7 Million Disbursement »

Source: Liberia : Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2017/348

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2017

ISBN: 9781484328316

Keywords: Extended Credit Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal reforms, Monetary policy, Exchange rate policy, Financial sector, External sector, Performance criteria waivers, Extended arrangement reviews, Economic indicators

This paper discusses Liberia's Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs). Three of six structural benchmarks (S...

Liberia: Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria »

Source: Liberia : Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2017/348

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2017

ISBN: 9781484328316

Keywords: Extended Credit Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal reforms, Monetary policy, Exchange rate policy, Financial sector, External sector, Performance criteria waivers, Extended arrangement reviews, Economic indicators

This paper discusses Liberia's Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs). Three of six structural benchmarks (S...

Liberia: Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance criteria—Debt Sustainability Analysis »

Source: Liberia : Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2017/348

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2017

ISBN: 9781484328316

Keywords: Extended Credit Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal reforms, Monetary policy, Exchange rate policy, Financial sector, External sector, Performance criteria waivers, Extended arrangement reviews, Economic indicators

This paper discusses Liberia's Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs). Three of six structural benchmarks (S...

Liberia: Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance criteria—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2017/348

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2017

ISBN: 9781484328316

Keywords: Extended Credit Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal reforms, Monetary policy, Exchange rate policy, Financial sector, External sector, Performance criteria waivers, Extended arrangement reviews, Economic indicators

This paper discusses Liberia's Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs). Three of six structural benchmarks (S...

Statement by Mr. Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Executive Director for Liberia and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisor to the Executive Director November 13, 2017 »

Source: Liberia : Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2017/348

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2017

ISBN: 9781484328316

Keywords: Extended Credit Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal reforms, Monetary policy, Exchange rate policy, Financial sector, External sector, Performance criteria waivers, Extended arrangement reviews, Economic indicators

This paper discusses Liberia's Seventh and Eighth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs). Three of six structural benchmarks (S...

Medium-Term Budget Frameworks in Sub-Saharan African Countries »

Source: Medium-Term Budget Frameworks in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Volume/Issue: 2017/203

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Richard Allen , Taz Chaponda , Lesley Fisher , and Rohini Ray

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 11 September 2017

ISBN: 9781484314203

Keywords: Zambia, Congo, Republic of, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Togo, Tanzania, Sudan, Swaziland, Sub-Saharan Africa

More than 15 years ago, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa embarked on a program of budgetary reform, an important element of which was a medium-term budget framework (MTBF). This working paper focuses on the per...

Growth Breaks and Growth Spells in Sub-Saharan Africa »

Source: Growth Breaks and Growth Spells in Sub-Saharan Africa

Volume/Issue: 2017/202

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Francisco Arizala , Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia , Charalambos Tsangarides , and Mustafa Yenice

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 September 2017

ISBN: 9781484314166

Keywords: Africa, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros

This paper examines the growth performance of sub-Saharan African countries since 1960 through the lens of growth turning points (accelerations and decelerations) and periods of sustained growth (growth spells). Gr...

The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa »

Source: The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa : Size and Determinants

Volume/Issue: 2017/156

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Leandro Medina , Andrew Jonelis , and Mehmet Cangul

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 July 2017

ISBN: 9781484305942

Keywords: Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo

The multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) method is a well-established tool for measuring informal economic activity. However, it has been criticized because GDP is used both as a cause and indicator variable....

Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States—Case Studies »

Source: Multi-Country Report : Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States-Case Studies-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2017/153

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 14 June 2017

ISBN: 9781484303719

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Europe, Haiti, Kosovo, Liberia, Mali, Middle East, Myanmar, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa

This report reviews the IMF's effort to build fiscal capacity in fragile states. It presents case studies on IMF technical assistance (TA) and capacity development in the fiscal area, provided by its Fiscal Affairs...

IMF Executive Board Discusses Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States »

Source: Multi-Country Report : Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States-Case Studies-Press Release; Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2017/153

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 14 June 2017

ISBN: 9781484303719

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Europe, Haiti, Kosovo, Liberia, Mali, Middle East, Myanmar, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa

This report reviews the IMF's effort to build fiscal capacity in fragile states. It presents case studies on IMF technical assistance (TA) and capacity development in the fiscal area, provided by its Fiscal Affairs...

Structural Transformation in Employment and Productivity: What Can Africa Hope For? »

Source: Structural Transformation in Employment and Productivity : What Can Africa Hope For?

Volume: 17

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Louise Fox , Alun Thomas , and Cleary Haines

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 07 April 2017

ISBN: 9781475583397

Keywords: Employment, Productivity, Structural adjustment, Structural transformation, Sub Saharan Africa

This paper provides the most complete analysis of the structural transformation among low- and low-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to date....

Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa »

Source: Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa : Causes and Policy Implications

Volume/Issue: 2016/247

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Emre Alper , Niko Hobdari , and Ali Uppal

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475563115

Keywords: South Africa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Sudan, Swaziland

This paper analyzes food inflation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2016 using two novel datasets of disaggregated CPI baskets. Average food inflation is higher, more volatile, and similarly persiste...

IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth and Sixth ECF Reviews for Liberia, Increases Access, Extends the Arrangement, and Approves US$37.1 million Disbursement »

Source: Liberia : Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/392

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475562620

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This paper discusses Liberia's Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of th...

Liberia: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement »

Source: Liberia : Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/392

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475562620

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This paper discusses Liberia's Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of th...

Liberia: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/392

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475562620

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This paper discusses Liberia's Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of th...

Liberia: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation Of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement—Supplementary Information »

Source: Liberia : Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/392

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475562620

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This paper discusses Liberia's Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of th...

Statement by Mr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Executive Director for Liberia and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisor to the Executive Director, December 16, 2016 »

Source: Liberia : Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of the Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/392

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 December 2016

ISBN: 9781475562620

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This paper discusses Liberia's Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Augmentation of Access, and Extension of th...

Liberia »

Source: Liberia : Public Investment Management Assessment

Volume/Issue: 2016/352

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 November 2016

ISBN: 9781475553468

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia

This Technical Assistance Report presents an evaluation of the public investment management (PIM) in Liberia. The overall performance of PIM in Liberia is in line with that of comparable low-income countries, and r...

Sub-Saharan African Migration »

Source: Sub-Saharan African Migration : Patterns and Spillovers

Volume/Issue: 2016/09

Series: Spillover Notes

Author(s): Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia , Ermal Hitaj , Montfort Mlachila , Arina Viseth , and Mustafa Yenice

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 02 November 2016

ISBN: 9781475546668

Keywords: Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Swaziland, Spillovers, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone

Amid rapid population growth, migration in sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing briskly over the last 20 years. Up to the 1990s, the stock of migrants-citizens of one country living in another country-was dominat...

Cyclical Behavior of Fiscal Policy among Sub-Saharan African Countries »

Source: Cyclical Behavior of Fiscal Policy among Sub-Saharan African Countries

Volume: 16

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Tetsuya Konuki , and Mauricio Villafuerte

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 24 August 2016

ISBN: 9781513563541

Keywords: Fiscal analysis, Fiscal policy, Cyclical indicators, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oil exporting states, fiscal policy, sub-saharan Africa, oil exporters, financial markets,

Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degree of f...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Liberia »

Source: Liberia : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/238

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371544

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Ebola epidemic and the fall in commodity prices have revealed the vulnerabilities of Liberia's economy. After barely positive growth in 2014, GDP was flat in 20...

Liberia: Selected Issues »

Source: Liberia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2016/239

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371599

This Selected Issues paper discusses initiatives to promote export diversification and growth in Liberia. Liberia's exports have been very concentrated in the past, but some progress in export diversification has b...

Liberia: Selected Issues »

Source: Liberia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2016/239

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371599

This Selected Issues paper discusses initiatives to promote export diversification and growth in Liberia. Liberia's exports have been very concentrated in the past, but some progress in export diversification has b...

Liberia: Selected Issues »

Source: Liberia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2016/239

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371599

This Selected Issues paper discusses initiatives to promote export diversification and growth in Liberia. Liberia's exports have been very concentrated in the past, but some progress in export diversification has b...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2016 Article IV Consultation »

Source: Liberia : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/238

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371544

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Ebola epidemic and the fall in commodity prices have revealed the vulnerabilities of Liberia's economy. After barely positive growth in 2014, GDP was flat in 20...

Liberia: Staff Report for the 2016 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »

Source: Liberia : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/238

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371544

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Ebola epidemic and the fall in commodity prices have revealed the vulnerabilities of Liberia's economy. After barely positive growth in 2014, GDP was flat in 20...

Statement by Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, Executive Director for Liberia and Ms. Gloria Gasasira-Manzi and Mr. Bernard Wleh Jappah, Advisors to the Executive Director, July 8, 2016 »

Source: Liberia : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Volume/Issue: 2016/238

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 July 2016

ISBN: 9781498371544

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Ebola epidemic and the fall in commodity prices have revealed the vulnerabilities of Liberia's economy. After barely positive growth in 2014, GDP was flat in 20...

Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts »

Source: Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts : Experience of Sub-Saharan African Countries

Volume/Issue: 2016/133

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Robert Dippelsman , Venkat Josyula , and Eric Métreau

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 08 July 2016

ISBN: 9781475569339

Keywords: System of National Accounts, chain linking, volume measures, fixed base year

There are two approaches for producing volume estimates of GDP, fixed base year and annual chaining. While most advanced economies have adopted the chain-linked approach in the past twenty years, some African count...