Liberia:Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia

Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2020 Issue 202
Publication date: June 2020
ISBN: 9781513547282
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Banks and Banking , Exports and Imports , Money and Monetary Policy , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , authority , IMF lending tracker , response plan , U , S , dollar liquidity , development expenditure , revenue shortfall , reform agenda , emergency food aid program , COVID-19 , Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt , Loans , Sub-Saharan Africa , Global

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This paper presents Liberia’s Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying on uncertain daily income is a pressing concern. The authorities have responded by taking revenue and expenditure measures to support emergency food aid for the poor; improving monitoring and control of spending; and safeguarding scarce foreign exchange reserves. Preliminary data suggest that performance under the Extended Credit Facility-supported program has been weak, though the authorities are fully committed to address the weaknesses. In order to address the shortage of Liberian dollars and the growing need for more US dollar liquidity, the authorities have contracted the printing of additional Liberian dollar bank notes and are formulating measures for inclusion in the FY2021 budget to augment US dollar liquidity.