04231oam 22011654 450 991016029170332120230808201322.0(CKB)3710000001018423(MiAaPQ)EBC4787867(IMF)1BOLEA2016001(EXLCZ)99371000000101842320020129d2016 uf 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBolivia : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for BoliviaWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2016.1 online resource (92 pages) color illustrationsIMF Staff Country ReportsThis 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights Bolivia’s substantial economic and social progress, boosted by the commodity boom. Growth has been strong, averaging about 5 percent since 2006, and poverty has fallen by a third. During this time, the authorities built up sizable buffers and largely dedollarized the financial system. Real GDP growth is projected at 3.7 percent in 2016, which is still relatively strong by regional standards. In the medium term, growth is expected to converge toward 3.5 percent, consistent with the new commodity price normal, amid persistent twin deficits.IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;No. 2016/387Banks and BankingimfExports and ImportsimfMacroeconomicsimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfPublic FinanceimfCriminologyimfMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralimfDebtimfDebt ManagementimfSovereign DebtimfCommodity MarketsimfPublic EnterprisesimfPublic-Private EnterprisesimfBanksimfDepository InstitutionsimfMicro Finance InstitutionsimfMortgagesimfGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralimfPublic finance & taxationimfMonetary economicsimfInternational economicsimfCivil service & public sectorimfCreditimfPublic debtimfCommodity pricesimfPublic sectorimfBankingimfMoneyimfPricesimfEconomic sectorsimfNational accountsimfDebts, PublicimfFinance, PublicimfBanks and bankingimfNational incomeimfBoliviaEconomic conditionsBoliviaimfBanks and BankingExports and ImportsMacroeconomicsMoney and Monetary PolicyPublic FinanceCriminologyMonetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: GeneralDebtDebt ManagementSovereign DebtCommodity MarketsPublic EnterprisesPublic-Private EnterprisesBanksDepository InstitutionsMicro Finance InstitutionsMortgagesGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralPublic finance & taxationMonetary economicsInternational economicsCivil service & public sectorCreditPublic debtCommodity pricesPublic sectorBankingMoneyPricesEconomic sectorsNational accountsDebts, PublicFinance, PublicBanks and bankingNational incomeDcWaIMFBOOK9910160291703321Bolivia1250464UNINA