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IMF Country Report No. 21/226
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
SELECTED ISSUES
October 2021
This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Congo was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 10, 2021.
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
SELECTED ISSUES
September 10, 2021
Approved By
Vitaliy Kramarenko (AFR)
Prepared by Alun Thomas with inputs from Seung Mo Choi, Mahamoud Islam, Akito Matsumoto, and Jiaxiong Yao and supervised byPritha Mitra (all AFR).
Contents
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND TRANSITION ISSUES IN A LOW-INCOME OIL EXPORTING COUNTRY
A. The Impact of Climate Change on the Republic of Congo
B. Implications of Global Climate Change Action
C. Policies
BOX
1. Carbon Credits
FIGURES
1. Global Mean Temperature Increase by2100
2. Current Account Balance, Fiscal Balance, and Public Capital Spending Before and After Natural Disaster
3. Global Net C02 Emissions from the Energy Sector and Industrial Processes
4. Global Oil Production, 2015-2050
5. Oil Production, 2020-40
6. Market Share of Oil Production
7. Export Concentration Index (ECI)
8. Increased Resilience to Disasters when Structural Factors Improve to EMDE Average
References