04604nam 22006131 450 991045350840332120200520144314.01-4755-3028-51-4755-2921-X1-4755-3055-2(CKB)2550000001178106(EBL)1588236(SSID)ssj0001168137(PQKBManifestationID)11655352(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001168137(PQKBWorkID)11132620(PQKB)11648545(MiAaPQ)EBC1588236(Au-PeEL)EBL1588236(CaPaEBR)ebr10825473(CaONFJC)MIL558273(OCoLC)867928260(EXLCZ)99255000000117810620140109d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSierra Leone 2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit FacilityWashington :International Monetary Fund,2013.1 online resource (147 p.)IMF Staff Country Reports ;13/330Description based upon print version of record.1-4755-1399-2 1-306-27022-7 Cover; CONTENTS; BACKGROUND: TAKING STOCK; BOXES; 1. Response to Fund Advice from the 2010 Article IV Consultation; 2. Budget Execution Under Severe Resource Constraints; RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK; MEDIUM-TERM FRAMEWORK; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Fiscal Policy and Reforms; 3. Public Financial Management Reform Strategy for 2014-17; B. Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Issues; C. Supporting Long-Term Debt Sustainability; D. Enhancing Competitiveness and External Stability; E. Promoting Inclusive Growth; F. Other Surveillance Issues; PROGRAM ISSUES; STAFF APPRAISALFIGURES1. Development Indicators; 2. Recent Economic Developments and Medium-Term Outlook, 2007-17; 3. Real and External Sectors, 2008-June 2013; 4. Fiscal Sector, 2008-12; 5. Monetary and Financial Sector Indicators, 2008-13; 6. Medium-Term Fiscal Outlook, 2013-18; 7. Selected Indicators on Financial Sector Depth and Inclusiveness; 8. Indicators of Public and Publicly-Guaranteed External Debt Under Alternative Scenarios, 2013-33; 9. Business Environment Indicators; 10. Progress Towards the MDGs, 1990-2015; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2010-182a. Fiscal Operations of the Central Government, (Billions of leone), 2010-182b. Fiscal Operations of the Central Government (Percent of Non-Iron Ore GDP), 2010-18; 3. Statement of Government Operations (GFSM 2001), 2010-18; 4. Monetary Accounts, 2010-18; 5. Balance of Payments, 2010-18; 6. Indicators of Capacity to Repay the Fund, 2010-24; 7. Actual and Proposed Disbursements Under the ECF Arrangement, 2013-16; 8. Millennium Development Goals, 1990-2010; 9. Financial Soundness Indicators of the Banking System, 2005-13; 10. External Financing Requirements and Sources, 2013-1611. Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM)APPENDIXES; I. Letter of Intent; Supplemental Letter of Intent; Attachment 1. Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies for 2013-16; Attachment 2. Technical Memorandum of Understanding; ANNEXES; I. Competitiveness and External Stability Assessment; II. Financial Sector Development Issues; III. In Search of Inclusive Growth-Key Lessons from the Literature; CONTENTS; RELATIONS WITH THE FUND; JOINT WORLD BANK-IMF WORK PROGRAM, 2013-14; STATISTICAL ISSUESKEY ISSUESContext. Against the background of challenging economic and social conditions,Sierra Leone has been making progress since the end of the civil conflict in 2002. Theeconomy has been growing at a solid pace, inflation has been trending down, and sociopoliticalstability is taking hold. Going forward, the authorities need to strengthen policyimplementation particularly in the fiscal area to entrench macroeconomic stability, supportprivate sector development and job creation, and develop social policies to protect themost vulnerable groups in the population.Consultation focus. Policy discIMF staff country report ;no. 13/330.Economic developmentSierra LeoneSierra LeoneEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Economic developmentInternational Monetary Fund.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453508403321SIERRA Leone686991UNINA