This paper reviews Mali’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Annual Progress Report. At the level of public finances and indebtedness, in recognition of the significant progress made by the government in implementing reforms, Mali has become the 7th country to reach the completion point...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

This paper examines Peru’s 2004 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion. In 2003, Peru’s real GDP grew by 4 percent, with inflation of 2.5 percent and a further strengthening of the external...

The note provides statistical data on gross domestic product, supply and use of resources, consumer price index, cotton production, cost structure of cotton processing and marketing, government revenue, economic classification of central government expenditure, public investment program, and...

The report reviews the basic data, and selected social and demographic indicators of Mali. It also analyzes the revised methodology for national accounts. It provides the details of the IMF’s projections and estimates of Mali’s gross domestic product at constant 1987 prices, in previous and...

Chile has successfully resisted contagion from neighboring countries' difficulties. Chile's inflation targeting framework has successfully anchored inflation expectations and increased the economy's resilience to external shocks while maintaining price stability. The floating exchange rate...

Several years of high inflation rates have negatively affected economic conditions in Angola. Macroeconomic stabilization in Angola entails strict control over central bank credit to the government, an ending of the quasi-fiscal expenditures, and a reduction of the national bank of Angola’s...

This Selected Issues paper presents an empirical comparison of New Zealand’s growth performance with that of Australia during the post-reform period. The paper shows that most of the divergence in income per capita between the two countries has been the result of lower accumulation of capital...

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix examines factors that have determined long-term growth in Nicaragua. Stylized facts suggest that government policies have had a decisive influence on growth. In particular, productivity and capital accumulation suffered during periods of...

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides a review of Senegal’s data dissemination practices against the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System, complemented by an in-depth assessment of the quality of the national accounts, consumer price index, government...