IMF Country Report No. 10/195
Benin: 2010 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Staff Report; Staff Supplements and Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin.
Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of a combined discussion of the 2010 Article IV Consultation with Benin and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, the following documents have been released and are included in this package:
- The staff report for the combined 2010 Article IV consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, prepared by a staff team of the IMF, following discussions that ended on March 26, 2010, with the officials of Benin on economic developments and policies. Based on information available at the time of these discussions, the staff report was completed on May 27, 2010. The views expressed in the staff report are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Board of the IMF.
- Two staff supplements of May 27, 2010 and a staff statement of June 10, 2010 updating information on recent economic developments.
- A Public Information Notice (PIN) and Press Release, summarizing the views of the Executive Board as expressed during its June 14, 2010, discussion of the staff report on issues related to the Article IV consultation and the IMF arrangement, respectively.
- A statement by the Executive Director for Benin.
The documents listed below have been separately released.
Letter of Intent sent to the IMF by the
authorities of Benin*
Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies by the authorities of Benin*
Technical Memorandum of Understanding*
*Also included in Staff Report
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