国际货币基金组织执行理事会批准几内亚扩展信贷融资第一次审查评估报告并批准为几内亚放款2430万美元贷款
国际货币基金组织(IMF)官网2018年6月25日发布通告,宣布IFM顺利完成第一次对几内亚宏观经济运行情况的审议评估,将放款2430万美元贷款。
2018年6月25日,国际货币基金组织(IMF)执行理事会完成了在扩大信贷基金(ECF)支持的计划下对几内亚宏观经济运行形势的第一次审查。
完成这次审查后,立即支付特别提款权1,722.3万特别提款权(约合2430万美元),使安排项下的支付总额达到3,442.3万特别提款权(约合4860万美元)。董事会还批准几内亚政府要求修改和放弃不遵守业绩标准。
IMF执行理事会于2017年12月11日批准了几内亚三年期的基金安排(见新闻稿第17/484号),其金额为120,488,000特别提款权(在安排批准时约为1.71亿美元,即56.25%几内亚的配额)。环保基金的安排旨在加强复原力,扩大公共基础设施投资,同时保持稳定,加强社会安全网,并促进私营部门的发展。
在IMF执行理事会讨论几内亚之后,代理主席兼副总裁Mitsuhiro Furusawa先生发表了以下声明:
“几内亚继续表现出强劲的增长势头,中期前景看好。由于财政滑坡,与基金组织支持的安排相比,12月底的目标表现参差不齐,而计划支持的改革则进一步推进。当局采取了纠正措施和计划表现得到加强。实施计划措施的坚定承诺对于确保计划的成功和宏观经济的稳定至关重要。
“实现更强大的财政目标对于维持债务可持续性,保持适度的通货膨胀以及支持银行对经济的信贷是必要的。为此,当局的目标是动员更多收入,获取矿业收入,包含非优先支出,减少非目标性能源补贴,同时扩大增长支持公共投资和加强社会安全网。尽量减少对减让性借贷的依赖,同时限制基础设施发展的非优惠借贷将有助于维持债务的可持续性。加强公共财政和投资管理对于提高透明度和效率非常重要。
“建立外部缓冲区对于加强几内亚对冲击的适应力非常重要。为此,当局将采取积极的积累外汇储备战略。加强外汇市场竞争并转向基于规则的中央银行的干预策略将支持更大的汇率灵活性。
“货币政策应该保持适度的通货膨胀。此外,限制中央银行的政府预算借贷将有助于抑制通胀压力。更积极的流动性管理将加强货币政策框架,并支持银行向私营部门提供信贷。推进改革以维持金融稳定将加强宏观经济复原力和支持经济增长。
“推进结构改革是促进私营部门发展和广泛增长的关键。因此,实施行动以改善商业环境,加强治理和促进金融包容是关键。“
驻几内亚使馆经商处
2018年6月26日
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Approves US$24.3Million Disbursement for Guinea
June 25, 2018
Completion of the first review enables the disbursement of US$24.3 million
Guinea’s ECF-supported program aims at fostering high and broad-based growth and reduce poverty while preserving stability.
On June 25, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Guinea’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Completion of this review enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 17.213 million (about US$24.3 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 34.423 million (about US$48.6 million). The Board also approved the authorities’ request for modification and waivers of non-observance of performance criteria.
Guinea’s three-year ECF arrangement was approved by the Executive Board of the IMF on December 11, 2017 (see Press Release No. 17/484) for SDR 120.488 million (about US$170.1 million at the time of the arrangement’s approval, or 56.25 percent of Guinea’s quota). The ECF arrangement aims at strengthening resilience, scaling-up public investment in infrastructure while preserving stability, strengthening social safety nets, and promoting private sector development.
Following the Executive Board’s discussion on Guinea, Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Acting Chair and Deputy Managing Director, issued the following statement:
“Guinea continues to demonstrate strong growth momentum and the medium-term outlook is favorable. Owing to fiscal slippages, performance under the ECF-supported arrangement against end-December targets was mixed while program-supported reforms advanced. The authorities implemented corrective measures and program performance strengthened. Strong commitment to implementation of program measures is critical to ensure program success and macroeconomic stability.
“Achieving stronger fiscal targets is necessary to preserve debt sustainability, maintain moderate inflation, and support bank’s credit to the economy. To this end, the authorities aim at mobilizing additional revenues, capturing mining revenues, containing non-priority spending and reducing untargeted energy subsidies while scaling-up growth-supporting public investment and strengthening social safety nets. Maximizing reliance on concessional borrowing while limiting non-concessional borrowing for infrastructure development will help preserve debt sustainability. Strengthening public finance and investment management is important to foster transparency and efficiency.
“Building external buffers is important to strengthen Guinea’s resilience to shocks. To this end, the authorities will adopt an active strategy for accumulating foreign exchange reserves. Strengthening competition in the foreign exchange market and moving to a rule-based central bank’s intervention strategy will support greater exchange rate flexibility.
“Monetary policy should gear towards preserving moderate inflation. Furthermore, limiting government budgetary borrowing from the central bank will help contain inflationary pressures. A more active liquidity management will enhance the monetary policy framework and support banks’ provision of credit to the private sector. Advancing reforms to maintain financial stability will strengthen macroeconomic resilience and support growth.
“Pressing ahead with structural reforms is pivotal to foster private sector development and broad-based growth. Thus, implementing the action pan to improve the business climate, strengthening governance and fostering financial inclusion is key.”
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