IMF Staff Country Reports

Burkina Faso: 2018 Article IV Consultation; First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement; Request for Waiver for Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion, and Modification of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso

Publication Date:

January 22, 2019

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Burkina Faso faces large social and physical infrastructure gaps, a deteriorating security situation, and unease among the rapidly-expanding population about economic prospects. Growth has been robust, averaging more than 6 percent over the past two years. Activity has been supported by expansionary fiscal policy, including from a boost to capital spending in 2017. Revenue has not increased as expected and the wage bill has been rising.

Series:

Country Report No. 2019/015

Subject:

External debt Government debt management Labor Public debt Public financial management (PFM) Revenue administration Wages