Volume/Issue: 2021/014
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
January
2021
ISBN: 9781513566856
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Benin. The authorities' early and
decisive action has helped stave off the spread of the virus, and a sizeable fiscal response
has kept a recession at bay. Nevertheless,...
Volume/Issue: 2021/014
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
January
2021
ISBN: 9781513566856
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Benin. The authorities' early and
decisive action has helped stave off the spread of the virus, and a sizeable fiscal response
has kept a recession at bay. Nevertheless,...
Volume/Issue: 2021/014
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
January
2021
ISBN: 9781513566856
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Benin. The authorities' early and
decisive action has helped stave off the spread of the virus, and a sizeable fiscal response
has kept a recession at bay. Nevertheless,...
Volume/Issue: 2021/014
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
January
2021
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513566856.002
ISBN: 9781513566856
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Benin. The authorities' early and
decisive action has helped stave off the spread of the virus, and a sizeable fiscal response
has kept a recession at bay. Nevertheless,...
Volume/Issue: 2021/014
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
January
2021
ISBN: 9781513566856
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Benin. The authorities' early and
decisive action has helped stave off the spread of the virus, and a sizeable fiscal response
has kept a recession at bay. Nevertheless,...
Volume/Issue: 192020/175
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513544960
This paper presents Benin's Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access. Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quant...
Volume/Issue: 192020/175
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513544960
This paper presents Benin's Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access. Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quant...
Volume/Issue: 192020/175
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513544960
This paper presents Benin's Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access. Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quant...
Volume/Issue: 192020/175
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
May
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513544960.002
ISBN: 9781513544960
This paper presents Benin's Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access. Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quant...
Volume/Issue: 192020/175
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
May
2020
ISBN: 9781513544960
This paper presents Benin's Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access. Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quant...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
April
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513541068
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
April
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513541068
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
April
2020
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513541068.002
ISBN: 9781513541068
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
April
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513541068
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
April
2020
ISBN: 9781513540603
This paper proposes that the Executive Board determine that the global COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a Qualifying Public Health Disaster (QPHD) under the Catastrophe Containment (CC) Window of the Catastrophe Conta...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
April
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513540603.007
ISBN: 9781513540603
This paper proposes that the Executive Board determine that the global COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a Qualifying Public Health Disaster (QPHD) under the Catastrophe Containment (CC) Window of the Catastrophe Conta...
Volume: 20
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
April
2020
ISBN: 9781513540603
This paper proposes that the Executive Board determine that the global COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a Qualifying Public Health Disaster (QPHD) under the Catastrophe Containment (CC) Window of the Catastrophe Conta...
Volume/Issue: 2020/28
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
March
2020
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513537214
The Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) of Benin has brought to
light an institutional framework of high quality but ineffective implementation. In
accordance with the PIMA methodology applied in several...
Volume/Issue: 2020/28
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
March
2020
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513537214.002
ISBN: 9781513537214
The Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) of Benin has brought to
light an institutional framework of high quality but ineffective implementation. In
accordance with the PIMA methodology applied in several...
Volume/Issue: 2020/28
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
January
2020
ISBN: 9781513528090
The Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) of Benin has brought to light an institutional framework of high quality but ineffective implementation. In accordance with the PIMA methodology applied in several...
Volume/Issue: 2020/28
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
January
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513528090.002
ISBN: 9781513528090
The Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) of Benin has brought to light an institutional framework of high quality but ineffective implementation. In accordance with the PIMA methodology applied in several...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524696
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524696
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524696
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/398
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
December
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513524696.002
ISBN: 9781513524696
This paper discusses Benin's Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program implementation continues to be very sat...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513507675.002
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513507620.002
ISBN: 9781513507620
Selected Issues...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
July
2019
Language: French
ISBN: 9781513507675
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498323802.002
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/204
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498323864.002
ISBN: 9781498323864
This Selected Issues paper discusses a growth-at-risk (GaR) model which is used to compute a distribution of expected GDP growth for Benin. The model predicts growth rates of ~6.7 percent for 2019 and a range of 6....
Volume/Issue: 2019/203
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498323802
The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 perc...
Volume/Issue: 2019/1
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Amine Hammadi
,
Marshall Mills
,
Nelson Sobrinho
,
Vimal Thakoor
, and
Ricardo Velloso
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
January
2019
ISBN: 9781484354872
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of
governance and perceptions of corruption. Weak governance undermines economic
performance through various channels, includin...
Volume/Issue: 2019/1
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Amine Hammadi
,
Marshall Mills
,
Nelson Sobrinho
,
Vimal Thakoor
, and
Ricardo Velloso
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
January
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484354872.001
ISBN: 9781484354872
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of
governance and perceptions of corruption. Weak governance undermines economic
performance through various channels, includin...
Volume/Issue: 2018/364
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2018
ISBN: 9781484389911
The growth momentum continues, driven by strong port activity, high cotton production, and the recovery of the Nigerian economy. The 2019 budget will bring the commitment-based fiscal deficit below the WAEMU conver...
Volume/Issue: 2018/364
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2018
ISBN: 9781484389911
The growth momentum continues, driven by strong port activity, high cotton production, and the recovery of the Nigerian economy. The 2019 budget will bring the commitment-based fiscal deficit below the WAEMU conver...
Volume/Issue: 2018/364
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2018
ISBN: 9781484389911
The growth momentum continues, driven by strong port activity, high cotton production, and the recovery of the Nigerian economy. The 2019 budget will bring the commitment-based fiscal deficit below the WAEMU conver...
Volume/Issue: 2018/364
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484389911.002
ISBN: 9781484389911
The growth momentum continues, driven by strong port activity, high cotton production, and the recovery of the Nigerian economy. The 2019 budget will bring the commitment-based fiscal deficit below the WAEMU conver...
Volume/Issue: 2018/364
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2018
ISBN: 9781484389911
The growth momentum continues, driven by strong port activity, high cotton production, and the recovery of the Nigerian economy. The 2019 budget will bring the commitment-based fiscal deficit below the WAEMU conver...
Volume/Issue: 2018/1
Series: Spillover Notes
Author(s):
Francisco Arizala
,
Matthieu Bellon
,
Margaux MacDonald
,
Montfort Mlachila
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
August
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484367148.062
ISBN: 9781484367148
After close to two decades of strong economic activity, overall growth in sub-Saharan Africa decelerated markedly in 2015-16 as the largest economies experienced negative or flat growth. Regional growth started rec...
Volume/Issue: 2018/1
Series: Spillover Notes
Author(s):
Francisco Arizala
,
Matthieu Bellon
,
Margaux MacDonald
,
Montfort Mlachila
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
August
2018
ISBN: 9781484367148
After close to two decades of strong economic activity, overall growth in sub-Saharan Africa decelerated markedly in 2015-16 as the largest economies experienced negative or flat growth. Regional growth started rec...
Volume/Issue: 2018/217
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484367285
Economic growth remains strong, driven by cotton production, increased public investment, and a vibrant tertiary sector that benefited from the economic recovery in Nigeria since June 2017. The fiscal consolidation...
Volume/Issue: 2018/217
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484367285
Economic growth remains strong, driven by cotton production, increased public investment, and a vibrant tertiary sector that benefited from the economic recovery in Nigeria since June 2017. The fiscal consolidation...
Volume/Issue: 2018/217
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
July
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484367285.002
ISBN: 9781484367285
Economic growth remains strong, driven by cotton production, increased public investment, and a vibrant tertiary sector that benefited from the economic recovery in Nigeria since June 2017. The fiscal consolidation...
Volume/Issue: 2018/10
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Niko Hobdari
,
Vina Nguyen
,
Salvatore Dell'Erba
, and
Edgardo Ruggiero
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
July
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484358269.087
ISBN: 9781484358269
Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Aga...
Volume/Issue: 2018/9
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Karim Barhoumi
,
Ha Vu
,
Shirin Nikaein Towfighian
, and
Rodolfo Maino
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
July
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484360019.087
ISBN: 9781484360019
There is significant room to improve public investment efficiency in
sub-Saharan Africa. Investment in sub-Saharan African countries is lagging vis-à-vis peers such as emerging and developing Asia as well as Latin...
Volume/Issue: 2018/10
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Niko Hobdari
,
Vina Nguyen
,
Salvatore Dell'Erba
, and
Edgardo Ruggiero
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484358269
Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Aga...
Volume/Issue: 2018/9
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Karim Barhoumi
,
Ha Vu
,
Shirin Nikaein Towfighian
, and
Rodolfo Maino
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484360019
There is significant room to improve public investment efficiency in
sub-Saharan Africa. Investment in sub-Saharan African countries is lagging vis-à-vis peers such as emerging and developing Asia as well as Latin...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484336533.002
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2018/2
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484336540.002
ISBN: 9781484336540
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth, structural transformation, and export diversification in Benin. Although Benin has delivered high economic growth over recent years, it faces critical challenges rega...
Volume/Issue: 2017/1
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484336533
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Benin has shown mixed macroeconomic performance in 2016, with the economy weathering negative spillover stemming from a difficult external environment. Growth was a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/203
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Richard Allen
,
Taz Chaponda
,
Lesley Fisher
, and
Rohini Ray
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484314203.001
ISBN: 9781484314203
More than 15 years ago, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa embarked on a program of
budgetary reform, an important element of which was a medium-term budget framework
(MTBF). This working paper focuses on the per...
Volume/Issue: 2017/203
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Richard Allen
,
Taz Chaponda
,
Lesley Fisher
, and
Rohini Ray
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484314203
More than 15 years ago, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa embarked on a program of
budgetary reform, an important element of which was a medium-term budget framework
(MTBF). This working paper focuses on the per...
Volume/Issue: 2017/202
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Francisco Arizala
,
Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia
,
Charalambos Tsangarides
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484314166
This paper examines the growth performance of sub-Saharan African countries since 1960
through the lens of growth turning points (accelerations and decelerations) and periods of
sustained growth (growth spells). Gr...
Volume/Issue: 2017/202
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Francisco Arizala
,
Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia
,
Charalambos Tsangarides
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484314166.001
ISBN: 9781484314166
This paper examines the growth performance of sub-Saharan African countries since 1960
through the lens of growth turning points (accelerations and decelerations) and periods of
sustained growth (growth spells). Gr...
Volume/Issue: 2017/156
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Leandro Medina
,
Andrew Jonelis
, and
Mehmet Cangul
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
July
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484305942.001
ISBN: 9781484305942
The multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) method is a well-established tool for measuring informal economic activity. However, it has been criticized because GDP is used both as a cause and indicator variable....
Volume/Issue: 2017/156
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Leandro Medina
,
Andrew Jonelis
, and
Mehmet Cangul
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
July
2017
ISBN: 9781484305942
The multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) method is a well-established tool for measuring informal economic activity. However, it has been criticized because GDP is used both as a cause and indicator variable....
Volume/Issue: 2017/100
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475596182
This paper discusses Benin's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The new program aims to create fiscal space by stepping up domestic revenue mobilization and enhancing the effic...
Volume/Issue: 2017/100
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475596182
This paper discusses Benin's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The new program aims to create fiscal space by stepping up domestic revenue mobilization and enhancing the effic...
Volume/Issue: 2017/100
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475596182
This paper discusses Benin's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The new program aims to create fiscal space by stepping up domestic revenue mobilization and enhancing the effic...
Volume/Issue: 2017/100
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475596182.002
ISBN: 9781475596182
This paper discusses Benin's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The new program aims to create fiscal space by stepping up domestic revenue mobilization and enhancing the effic...
Volume/Issue: 2017/100
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475596182
This paper discusses Benin's Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The new program aims to create fiscal space by stepping up domestic revenue mobilization and enhancing the effic...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
Structural transformation in output and employment in sub-Saharan Africa has become a major concern of development economists. This is because analysis of past trends suggests that while the output transform...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
Structural transformation has become a widely used macroeconomic measure of the quality of the economic development process.
1
It is widely accepted that in order for it to happen...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
This chapter uses the previously developed output and employment projections and analyzes what they mean for medium-term structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. The methodology for the projections i...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
Productivity Transformation
The employment and output data were combined to make assessments of the speed of structural adjustment in sub-Saharan Africa compared with Asian countries...
Volume: 17
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475583397.087
ISBN: 9781475583397
This paper provides the most complete analysis of the structural transformation among low- and low-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to date....
Volume: 17
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
This paper provides the most complete analysis of the structural transformation among low- and low-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to date....
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Louise Fox
,
Alun Thomas
, and
Cleary Haines
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
April
2017
ISBN: 9781475583397
This paper provides the most complete analysis of the structural transformation among low- and low-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to date....
Volume/Issue: 2016/247
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Emre Alper
,
Niko Hobdari
, and
Ali Uppal
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
December
2016
ISBN: 9781475563115
This paper analyzes food inflation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2016 using two
novel datasets of disaggregated CPI baskets. Average food inflation is higher, more volatile, and
similarly persiste...
Volume/Issue: 2016/247
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Emre Alper
,
Niko Hobdari
, and
Ali Uppal
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
December
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475563115.001
ISBN: 9781475563115
This paper analyzes food inflation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2016 using two
novel datasets of disaggregated CPI baskets. Average food inflation is higher, more volatile, and
similarly persiste...
Volume/Issue: 2016/09
Series: Spillover Notes
Author(s):
Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia
,
Ermal Hitaj
,
Montfort Mlachila
,
Arina Viseth
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
November
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475546668.062
ISBN: 9781475546668
Amid rapid population growth, migration in sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing briskly over the last 20 years. Up to the 1990s, the stock of migrants-citizens of one country living in another country-was dominat...
Volume/Issue: 2016/09
Series: Spillover Notes
Author(s):
Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia
,
Ermal Hitaj
,
Montfort Mlachila
,
Arina Viseth
, and
Mustafa Yenice
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475546668
Amid rapid population growth, migration in sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing briskly over the last 20 years. Up to the 1990s, the stock of migrants-citizens of one country living in another country-was dominat...