
São Tomé and Príncipe : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation and Request for an Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2000/66
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 May 2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451834994.002
ISBN: 9781451834994
Keywords: debt, central bank, budget, article, external debt, Sao Tome and Principe,
In the fiscal area, the primary budget balance of São Tomé and Príncipe has turned around from a deficit of 2.2 percent of GDP in 1997 to a surplus of 0.7 percent of GDP in 1998 (Dobra 1.9 billion). The primary sur...