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Friendlier to President Laurent Gbagbo than most donors, Paris has persuaded the European Union to offer vital budget support to Abidjan. This may tide Côte d'Ivoire over to qualify for a full International Monetary Fund recovery programme late this year or early next, with a 'Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility', then debt relief. An IMF staff monitored programme will watch finances, while the EU awaits progress towards governance reforms....

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Keywords:

Laurent Gbagbo, Luxembourg, France, Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, Ibrahima Doumbia, Amara Essy, Namibia, Theo-Ben Guriab, Ghana, John Kuffuor, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Rassemblement Démocratique Républicain, Parti Démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire, Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits de l'Homme, Agence Française de Développement

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