The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on December 16th completed the second review of Guatemala’s economic performance under a program supported by an 18-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The Guatemalan authorities intend to continue treating the arrangement as precautionary.

The arrangement, in the amount of SDR 630.6 million (about US$986 million) was approved on April 22, 2009 (see Press Release No. 09/142). With completion of the review, a total of SDR 504.48 million (about US$789 million) is available for drawing.

The Executive Board also approved a modification of a performance criterion and the inflation consultation clause. In particular, the overall fiscal deficit for end-March 2010 was revised upwards to provide room for spending to support the incipient recovery and the inflation consultation band was adjusted downwards in view of the benign inflation outlook. As risks to the program have declined, program reviews will now take place on a semiannual basis instead of on a quarterly schedule, while maintaining quarterly performance criteria.

Source: Invertia

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