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Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
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International Monetary Fund
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2006: Issue 248
Language:
English
Publication Date:
07 Jul 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827576.002
ISBN:
9781451827576
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
80
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Mauritania; expenditure; price; poverty incidence; poverty-reducing effect; poverty perception; growth record; poverty increase; squared poverty gap; poverty indicator; Oil; gas and mining taxes; Oil prices; Sub-Saharan Africa; C. poverty perception; hydrocarbon sector; Statistical Appendix table; fish catch; I. managing oil wealth
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Statistical data and issues are discussed in this paper. Mauritania reached the completion point under the enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. In July 2004, a new economic team took actions to tighten fiscal and monetary policies. The authorities intend to adopt sound principles for oil revenue management and tracking (various frameworks, such as the one proposed in the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, are under consideration). Executive Directors welcomed the authorities’ willingness to prepare for the transition to a more flexible exchange rate.
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ISSN:
1934-7685
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