14. The debt servicing, excluding the petroreum sector, iras 7.9,9.5 and 5.2 billion CFA francs in 19821 1983 and 1984. Irr 1983, this debt servicing represented 2l per cent of the varue of exports. The debt service appropriation for 1985 is 3.74 billion CFA francs. 5. Balance of paynents 15. Benin's foreign trade has for years been characterized by a persistent inbalance between imports and exports and a resultant sizeable current accountdeficit. However, the overall balance showed a surplus in 1981 and 1982 owingto a large increase in foreign loans. The 1984 estimates are not yet known.A/ 40/ 44L English Page I Table 3 Benin: Balance of p,alnnents (Billions of CFA francs) 1981* 1982** 1993*** Exports, f.o.b. Imports, c. i.f. Services (net) Unrequited transfers Current account balance Long-term movements of non-monetary capital Basic balance Short-term movements of non-monetary capital Net errors and omissionE Global baLance65.0 -120 .0 4.8 25.8 -24.4 35.4 11 .0 ll.0e/ E/e/ vrt4.0 -IIs.0 5.9 25.5 -38.6 2L.7 -1.6 . g 16.94s.0 -120 .0 5.3 2s.0 -44.7 28.2 -L6.s b/ 16.5 Sources Central Bank of tfest AfrlcanStates, annual report f983. * ** e/ p/Provisional data. Estimates. Iong-term and short-term. fncluding short-tern novements of non-monetary capital.A/40/44t English eage 9 C. SPecial progranne of econonic assistance 16. The outstanding projects of the special programme of economic assistance have been integrated in the National Investnent Programne and are being pursued in thecontext of the Round Tab1e of Donors and the economic and social development planfor the period 1983-f987. D. Financing of the National Investment progranme L7. The National. Investnent Programne consisted of 270 projects estimat,ed to cost 3881546 million cFA francs during the period 1983-1982. (Total cost, i.e., extending beyond L987, arpunted to 526r88L niIlion CFA francs.) 18. The situation as at June 1984, as described in the report of the
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