151. For the short-term, the C,overnment of Guinea is currently negotiating aneconomic recovery programme with the rnternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and theworld Bank. A structural adjustment credit is presentJ.y under preparation, whichwould involve assistance on the issues of exchange rates, contror of credit andpublic finance, decontrol, deregulation and stimulus to the private sector. Theinvestment code has been completed and a new tariff structure proposed. TheGovernment will reorganize the civil service and.redefine the structures of theministries. As noted, the state will generally disengage from the productivesector. under this structural adjustment, the Government will seek the closure ofr0 enterprises and the liquidation of a number of others. The !{orld Bank willprovide five Investment Bank consultants to assist the Government, in the physicaldisposal of assets and in negotiating joint ventures. 152. one of the cornerstones of the economic recovery programme would be the reformof the monetary system, including a substantial devaluation of the SyIi. 153. Considering these proposed reform measures and in order to mobilize resourcesin support of the balance of payments, a meeting with the major donors may be heldin the fall of 1985, so as to mobilize between gg0 to $100 million forbalance-of-payments support and structural adjustments as a first step in the roadto financial recoverv. D. Special programme of economic assistance 154. As a follow-up to the recommenrlations contained in the Secretary-GeneraI,sreport on "Assistance to Guinea" (A/39/572, annex), emergency activities wereidentified under thto separate headings, according to the nature of the activitiesA/40/44r Engli sh Page 57 involved, the intention being, however, that the two types of activities were to be carried out simultaneously beginning in January 1985, namely: (a) An emergency humanitarian assistance programme in response to the Secretary-Generalrs appeal to Member States on 28 December 19841 (b)Aninterimprogrammeofeconomicrehabilitation. 155. As at 3l l.lay 1985, five months after the start of the Programmes, the @vernment has reported the progress indicated in the following paragraphs' 1. Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Programme
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic situation of Guinea and the measures being taken to address it. It mentions negotiations with international organizations, structural adjustment credits, devaluation of the currency, and programs for economic recovery and assistance. This suggests that the primary focus is on economic development and recovery.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief