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Liberia: 2008 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Financing Assurances Review, and Request for Waiver and Modification of Performance Criteria: Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2009: Issue 004
Language:
English
Publication Date:
13 Jan 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451823004.002
ISBN:
9781451823004
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
85
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Liberian authorities; authority; sound policy; policy; prudent fiscal policy; U.S. dollar; end-June criterion; Balance of payments statistics; Budget planning and preparation; Debt relief; Currencies; Global; Africa
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This paper presents the staff report for the combined Liberia’s 2008 Article IV Consultation and the first review under the Three-Year Arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. The international community is supporting the Liberian government’s efforts to reform the economy. Increases in international commodity prices have contributed to a significant acceleration in inflation in Liberia, where increases have largely been allowed to pass through to the domestic economy. Liberia has been particularly affected by increases in the price of rice, which accounts for 50 percent of the daily caloric intake of households.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2009: Issue 004