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Author: International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2006-05-03
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9781589065925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a broad synopsis of recent economic developments in the Middle East and Central Asia region, highlighting common trends and policies among countries in the region, and reviewing prospects and policies for the coming year. Includes a statistical appendix.
Author: International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2005-11-10
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 1589064887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper presents the economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2005. Against a background of an easing of demand for imports in advanced countries, average real GDP growth is expected to decline slightly in 2005 from its strong performance in 2004. The slowdown in 2005, however, is attributable primarily to lower growth in most of the oil-producing countries following the exceptional increases in oil production capacity established during 2003 and 2004, especially in Nigeria. Non-oil-producing countries are expecting average growth of about 4.5 percent, similar to that observed in 2004.
Author: Mr.Dhaneshwar Ghura
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1995-12-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1451855753
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe paper investigates empirically the determinants of economic growth for a large sample of sub-Saharan African countries during 1981-92. The results indicate that (i) an increase in private investment has a relatively large positive impact on per capita growth; (ii) growth is stimulated by public policies that lower the budget deficit in relation to GDP (without reducing government investment), reduce the rate of inflation, maintain external competitiveness, promote structural reforms, encourage human capital development, and slow population growth; and (iii) convergence of per capita income occurs after controlling for human capital development and public policies.
Author: Goldstein Andrea
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-05-12
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9264024425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book demonstrates how the growing economic power of China and India is already influencing the growth patterns of African countries, particularly oil- and commodities-exporting ones.
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2010-09-08
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 145520658X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe economy entered the crisis from a position of considerable strength because of past prudent macroeconomic management. Macroeconomic policies are being appropriately redirected away from short-term demand management toward medium-term considerations. Fiscal policy was strongly countercyclical during the past two years as the government ramped up spending despite a drop in revenues. The framework for managing the government’s assets and liabilities needs strengthening to cope with a more challenging fiscal environment. The authorities agreed that their development model would need to change.
Author: International Monetary Fund
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 734
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Natalija Novta
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2020-06-26
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1513547755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMacroeconomic costs of conflict are generally very large, with GDP per capita about 28 percent lower ten years after conflict onset. This is overwhelmingly driven by private consumption, which falls by 25 percent ten years after conflict onset. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines in official trade, with exports (imports) estimated to be 58 (34) percent lower ten years after conflict onset. The onset of conflict often also induces significant refugee outflows to neighboring non-advanced countries in the short run, and relatively small but very persistent refugee outflows to advanced countries over the long run. Finally, we stress that conflict should be defined in terms of the number of people killed relative to the total population. The traditional definition of conflict—based on the absolute number of deaths—skews the sample toward low-intensity conflicts in large countries, thereby understating the negative effects of conflict from a macroeconomic perspective.
Author: Marito Garcia
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012-02-21
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 0821388983
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides in-depth descriptions and analysis of how cash transfer programs have evolved and been used in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2000. The analysis focuses on program features and implementation, but it also highlights political economy issues and current knowledge gaps.
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2014-04-24
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1484360117
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe five Regional Economic Outlooks published biannually by the IMF cover Asia and Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. In each volume, recent economic developments and prospects for the region are discussed as a whole, as well as for specific countries. The reports include key data for countries in the region. Each report focuses on policy developments that have affected economic performance in the region, and discusses key challenges faced by policymakers. The near-term outlook, key risks, and their related policy challenges are analyzed throughout the reports, and current issues are explored, such as when and how to withdraw public interventions in financial systems globally while maintaining a still-fragile economic recovery.These indispensable surveys are the product of comprehensive intradepartmental reviews of economic developments that draw primarily on information the IMF staff gathers through consultation with member countries.
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2008-10-03
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 145181562X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Gambia’s 2008 Article IV Consultation and Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility are discussed. A sharp appreciation of the dalasi in 2007 has mitigated the impact of increases in world food and oil prices. The authorities’ response to the continuing rise in these world prices has been measured; while eliminating sales tax on the rise, they have raised other taxes to compensate for the revenue loss. Petroleum product prices have been adjusted to eliminate an implicit subsidy and bring them in line with import costs.
