02052cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF023043 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9798400216718 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Equatorial Guinea : 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; And Statement By The Executive Director for Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (102 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21, and Bata explosions in 2021, struck oil-exporter Equatorial Guinea at a time when its economic vulnerabilities had already been aggravated by a prolonged period of depressed hydrocarbon prices, and seven consecutive years of decline in real GDP. The economy is slowly emerging from the ravages of the 2020-21 shocks, buoyed by higher international oil prices. However, substantial challenges remain: (i) surging food prices and banking sector vulnerabilities cloud the short term, while (ii) declining hydrocarbon production and the implied decline in external reserves loom over the medium term, especially in light of lagging governance and diversification reform implementation. Mode of access: Internet Energy imf International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/267 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1934-7685&volume=2022&issue=267 IMF e-Library