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3. Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2014 : Staying the Course
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498386456
Keywords: Economic growth, Economic forecasting, Cross country analysis, Private investment, Regional Economic Outlook, Public debt, Public investment, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Infrastructure
Introduction and Summary This chapter considers sub-Saharan African countries’ progress in recent years to address the large infrastructure deficit they face, trends...
2. Building Resilience in Fragile States in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2014 : Staying the Course
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 October 2014
ISBN: 9781498386456
Keywords: Economic growth, Economic forecasting, Cross country analysis, Private investment, Regional Economic Outlook, Public debt, Public investment, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Infrastructure
Introduction Fragile states—states in which the government is unable to reliably deliver basic public services to the population—face severe and entrenched obstacles to economic and...
Chapter 3. Financial Sector1: Deepening, Resilience, and Ongoing Challenges »
Source: Regional Economic Issues, April 2015, Europe : The Western Balkans: 15 Years of Economic Transition
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 March 2015
ISBN: 9781498356510
Keywords: environment, bank, credit, capital, market
In the years since 2000, transition and transformation in the Western Balkans have been particularly significant in the banking sector. These banking systems have undergone significant financial deepening, m...
Chapter 1. Growth, Jobs, and Convergence1: Obstacles and the Roadmap for Reform »
Source: Regional Economic Issues, April 2015, Europe : The Western Balkans: 15 Years of Economic Transition
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 March 2015
ISBN: 9781498356510
Keywords: environment, bank, credit, capital, market
After the collapse of socialist regimes in the early 1990s, ensuing conflicts in the region caused major disruptions, and income per capita fell. The pace of recovery was uneven in the second half of the 199...
Chapter 2. Macroeconomic Developments and Policies1: Boom, Bust, and the Aftermath »
Source: Regional Economic Issues, April 2015, Europe : The Western Balkans: 15 Years of Economic Transition
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 March 2015
ISBN: 9781498356510
Keywords: environment, bank, credit, capital, market
This chapter reviews macroeconomic developments in the Western Balkans over the past 15 years. The countries of the region underwent substantial changes as they made the transition toward a more market-orien...
Executive Summary »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa : Navigating Headwinds
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498329842
Keywords: trade, income, exchange, prices, gdp
Navigating Headwinds Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is set to register another year of solid economic performance, expanding at 4½ percent in 2015. This said, the expan...
Executive Summary »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015: Western Hemisphere Department : Northern Spring, Southern Chills
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498312127
Keywords: investment, commodity, prices, exchange, debt
Global growth remained modest and uneven last year—amid further downgrades in medium-term growth forecasts and a sharp decline in the price of oil—and is projected to strengthen only gradually over the perio...
3. Global Value Chains: Where Are You? The Missing Link in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade Integration »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa : Navigating Headwinds
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498329842
Keywords: trade, income, exchange, prices, gdp
This chapter reviews the extent and strength of integration of sub-Saharan Africa into the global economy, with a special focus on trade and participation in global value chains. It evaluates ho...
2. How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Harness the Demographic Dividend? »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa : Navigating Headwinds
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498329842
Keywords: trade, income, exchange, prices, gdp
By 2035, the number of sub-Saharan Africans reaching working age (15–64) will exceed that of the rest of the world combined (Figure 2.1). This is a trend with potentially significant implication...
5. Long-Run Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Economic Diversification and Complexity »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015: Western Hemisphere Department : Northern Spring, Southern Chills
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 29 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498312127
Keywords: investment, commodity, prices, exchange, debt
Economic diversification and complexity—relating to the range of products that a country produces and how sophisticated these products are—matter for long-term growt...