03686nam 2200649 450 991046365980332120200520144314.01-4983-1968-81-4983-3250-1(CKB)2670000000572582(EBL)1829606(SSID)ssj0001399021(PQKBManifestationID)11779767(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001399021(PQKBWorkID)11450217(PQKB)10805684(MiAaPQ)EBC1829606(Au-PeEL)EBL1829606(CaPaEBR)ebr10959482(CaONFJC)MIL653749(OCoLC)894791365(EXLCZ)99267000000057258220141107h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrGuyana 2013 article IV consultation - staff report, press release /International Monetary FundWashington, District of Columbia :International Monetary Fund,2014.©20141 online resource (75 p.)IMF Country Report ;Number 14/294Description based upon print version of record.1-4983-5500-5 1-322-22469-2 Cover; CONTENTS; BACKGROUND; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; OUTLOOK AND RISKS; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Policy Framework to Contain Fiscal Risks and Protect Debt Sustainability; B. A Framework to Anchor Prices and Protect Financial Stability; C. Agenda for Supporting Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction; D. Measures to Improve Official Data; STAFF APPRAISAL; BOXES; 1. Authorities' Response to Past IMF Policy Recommendations; 2. External Stability Assessment; FIGURES; 1. Comparative Regional Developments; 2. Real Sector Indicators; 3. External Sector Developments; 4. Fiscal Sector Developments5. Financial Soundness Indicators 6. Monetary Developments; TABLES; 1. Selected Social and Economic Indicators; 2. Balance of Payments; 3a. Non-financial Public Sector Operations (In Billions of Guyanese Dollars); 3b. Non-financial Public Sector Operations (In Percent of GDP); 3c. Non-financial Public Sector Operations (GFSM 2001 Format); 4. Summary Account of the Bank of Guyana and Monetary Survey; 5. External Financing Requirements and Sources; 6. Indicators of External and Financial Vulnerability; 7. Medium-Term Balance of Payments; 8. Risk Assessment Matrix; 9. Macro FrameworkThe economy has experienced seven consecutive years of robust growth, buoyed by high commodity prices, foreign direct investment and expansion of private sector credit. As part of a strategy to sustain growth, reduce poverty and curtail dependence on imported oil, the authorities are pursuing the Amaila Falls Hydro-electric Project (AFHP), entailing investment of about 30 percent of GDP. However, steps by Parliament that delayed important approvals led the private sector partner to withdraw, which could delay the project while additional financing is sought. Meanwhile, public debt remains highIMF country report ;NUmber 14/294.Economic indicatorsGuyanaEconomic forecastingGuyanaFinancial risk managementGuyanaGuyanaEconomic conditionsGuyanaEconomic policyElectronic books.Economic indicatorsEconomic forecastingFinancial risk management330.988103MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463659803321Guyana2058610UNINA