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The IMF Board approved a 36-month ECF arrangement for Cabo Verde in June 2022. The program aims to: strengthen public finances and put debt on a downward path; reduce fiscal risks from public enterprises and improve their financial management; modernize the monetary policy framework and improve resilience of the financial system; and raise the growth potential. Cabo Verde was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The recovery is now underway, and the economy has recorded five consecutive quarters of growth, supported by a rebound in tourism. The fiscal position has improved, the debt-to- GDP ratio is on a downward path, reserves are within the target range, and the financial sector remains resilient. However, spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led to double-digit increases in energy and food prices.
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Cabo Verde’s economy is facing significant economic challenges associated with the lingering effects of the pandemic, as well as rising food and fuel prices triggered by the war in Ukraine. Climate change is also creating new difficulties after a fourth consecutive drought year. The economy rebounded strongly in 2021 following the COVID-19 induced recession in 2020, due in part to the authorities’ effective policy response, including one of the most successful vaccination programs in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the spillover effects of the Ukraine war are likely to weaken the economic recovery, worsen the fiscal and external positions, lead to higher inflation, and result in a substantial decline in international reserves. As a result, strong policy measures are needed to shore up international reserves, preserve debt sustainability, increase resilience to shocks, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, and make growth more inclusive.
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This paper presents Cabo Verde’s Request for an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. Cabo Verde’s economy is facing significant challenges associated with the lingering effects of the global pandemic, as well as rising food and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine and the impact of the ongoing five-year drought. The financing package will help mitigate the lingering impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine; reduce the fiscal deficit and preserve debt sustainability; protect vulnerable groups; and support a reform agenda that leads to higher and more inclusive growth. Key policy actions under the program include measures to boost revenue and improve the efficiency of spending, strengthen state-owned enterprises to mitigate fiscal risks, as well as measures to continue modernizing the monetary policy framework and safeguarding financial stability. Steadfastly implementing the authorities’ development plan will improve the business environment and help support private sector-led growth. Considering Cabo Verde’s high vulnerability to the effects of climate change, the planned bold steps to climate adaptation will be key to boost the economy’s resilience and growth potential.
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At the request of the IMF’s African Department (AFR) and the Bank of Cabo Verde (BCV), a monetary and financial statistics (MFS) remote technical assistance (TA) mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department (STA) took place during January 18-29, 2021. The main objective of the mission was to assist the BCV in (i) reconciling the monetary accounts disseminated by the BCV with the monetary statistics submitted to STA for dissemination through International Financial Statistics and for internal use, in particular within AFR; (ii) improving the collection of data on sectoral distribution of credit by economic activity; and (iii) implementation of the IMF’s 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (MFSMCG).The work of the mission was facilitated by the excellent collaboration of the BCV’s staff, in particular the Statistics and Economic Studies Department (DEE). The officials met during the mission are listed in Appendix I.
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A technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) visited the city of Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, from July 22 to August 2, 2019, with the aim of putting more and better-quality fiscal data —particularly on PSDS — in the hands of public decision makers. The mission was funded by the Data for Decisions (D4D) fund under module 1 on fiscal data including debt.
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A technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) visited the city of Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, from July 22 to August 2, 2019, with the aim of putting more and better-quality fiscal data —particularly on PSDS — in the hands of public decision makers. The mission was funded by the Data for Decisions (D4D) fund under module 1 on fiscal data including debt.
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This paper presents Cabo Verde’s First Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement. The strong and broad-based recovery of the Cabo Verde economy continued in 2022. The economy has now recorded five consecutive quarters of positive growth, supported by a rebound in the tourism sector. This helped improve the fiscal position and place the debt-to-gross domestic product ratio on a downward path. International reserves are adequate, and the financial sector remains resilient. It is important to continue efforts to preserve fiscal and debt sustainability and accelerate economic reforms while aiding the vulnerable and supporting the economic recovery. The authorities are focused on preserving fiscal and debt sustainability, providing support to the vulnerable and supporting the economic recovery. Over the medium term, fiscal consolidation would be supported by advances in revenue mobilization particularly through the digitalization of services and reforms to reduce risk from state-owned-enterprises. Monetary and financial policy remains focused on protecting the peg and safeguarding financial sector stability.
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