LEADER 04604nam 22006131 450 001 9910453508403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4755-3028-5 010 $a1-4755-2921-X 010 $a1-4755-3055-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001178106 035 $a(EBL)1588236 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001168137 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11655352 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001168137 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11132620 035 $a(PQKB)11648545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1588236 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1588236 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10825473 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL558273 035 $a(OCoLC)867928260 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001178106 100 $a20140109d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSierra Leone $e2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility 210 1$aWashington :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (147 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Staff Country Reports ;$v13/330 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4755-1399-2 311 $a1-306-27022-7 327 $aCover; 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 APPRAISAL 327 $aFIGURES1. 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, 2010-18 327 $a2a. 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, 2013-16 327 $a11. 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 ISSUES 330 $aKEY ISSUESContext. Against the background of challenging economic and social conditions,Sierra Leone has been making progress since the end of the civil conflict in 2002. Theeconomy has been growing at a solid pace, inflation has been trending down, and sociopoliticalstability is taking hold. Going forward, the authorities need to strengthen policyimplementation particularly in the fiscal area to entrench macroeconomic stability, supportprivate sector development and job creation, and develop social policies to protect themost vulnerable groups in the population.Consultation focus. Policy disc 410 0$aIMF staff country report ;$vno. 13/330. 606 $aEconomic development$zSierra Leone 607 $aSierra Leone$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomic development 712 02$aInternational Monetary Fund. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453508403321 996 $aSIERRA Leone$9686991 997 $aUNINA