A major challenge for the Banque de la République du Burundi, the central bank, is to engage in a more productive way with the Ministry of Finance to improve monetary and fiscal policy co-ordination. The bank will receive help in this regard from donor-funded technical assistance, which will improve liquidity management. Monetary policy over the forecast period will be characterised by the conflicting aims of creating looser credit conditions that are more conducive to economic expansion while restricting the growth of money supply sufficiently to avoid worsening inflationary pressures in the face of rising international prices for staple foods and commodities.