Angola: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Angola

Angola’s macroeconomic environment is challenging. The oil price shock has significantly reduced fiscal revenue and exports, bringing to the forefront the need to address more forcefully vulnerabilities and diversify the economy, and better manage oil revenue volatility. The authorities have taken i...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund African Dept
Format: eBook
Language:Portuguese
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2015
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Angola’s macroeconomic environment is challenging. The oil price shock has significantly reduced fiscal revenue and exports, bringing to the forefront the need to address more forcefully vulnerabilities and diversify the economy, and better manage oil revenue volatility. The authorities have taken important policy steps to mitigate the impact of the shock: the revised budget for 2015 envisages a significant improvement in the non-oil primary balance, mainly through spending cuts; and the kwanza is being devalued, with international reserves being used to smooth the depreciation. But additional policy adjustments will be needed as the economy adjusts to what appears to be permanently lower oil revenues
Physical Description:67 pages
ISBN:9781513513317