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Burkina Faso: 2018 Article IV Consultation; First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement; Request for Waiver for Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion, and Modification of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso
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International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2019: Issue 015
Language:
French
Publication Date:
25 Feb 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498300292.002
ISBN:
9781498300292
ISSN:
2790-4458
Pages:
134
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; center; IMF's Extended Credit Facility; authority
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Burkina Faso faces large social and physical infrastructure gaps, a deteriorating security situation, and unease among the rapidly-expanding population about economic prospects. Growth has been robust, averaging more than 6 percent over the past two years. Activity has been supported by expansionary fiscal policy, including from a boost to capital spending in 2017. Revenue has not increased as expected and the wage bill has been rising.
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ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
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Volume 2019: Issue 015