Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2019
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513524191
Macroeconomic imbalances have narrowed in the last few years, supported by fiscal consolidation. However, the economic situation and outlook remain difficult, with the economy still in deep recession. GDP is expect...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2019
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513524191
Macroeconomic imbalances have narrowed in the last few years, supported by fiscal consolidation. However, the economic situation and outlook remain difficult, with the economy still in deep recession. GDP is expect...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2019
Language: Spanish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513524191.002
ISBN: 9781513524191
Macroeconomic imbalances have narrowed in the last few years, supported by fiscal consolidation. However, the economic situation and outlook remain difficult, with the economy still in deep recession. GDP is expect...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2019
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513524191
Macroeconomic imbalances have narrowed in the last few years, supported by fiscal consolidation. However, the economic situation and outlook remain difficult, with the economy still in deep recession. GDP is expect...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524016
This paper highlights Republic of Equatorial Guinea's Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program. The IMF-supported program aims at main...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513524016.002
ISBN: 9781513524016
This paper highlights Republic of Equatorial Guinea's Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program. The IMF-supported program aims at main...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524016
This paper highlights Republic of Equatorial Guinea's Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program. The IMF-supported program aims at main...
Volume/Issue: 2019/384
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513524016
This paper highlights Republic of Equatorial Guinea's Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program. The IMF-supported program aims at main...
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: 2018/310
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383834
In May 2018, the IMF's Management approved a 7-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), covering the period January 1-July 31, 2018. The main fiscal objectives of the SMP are to (i) reduce the budget deficit through no...
Volume/Issue: 2018/310
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484383834.002
ISBN: 9781484383834
In May 2018, the IMF's Management approved a 7-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), covering the period January 1-July 31, 2018. The main fiscal objectives of the SMP are to (i) reduce the budget deficit through no...
Volume/Issue: 2018/310
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383834
In May 2018, the IMF's Management approved a 7-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), covering the period January 1-July 31, 2018. The main fiscal objectives of the SMP are to (i) reduce the budget deficit through no...
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: 2018/10
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: 2018/146
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
June
2018
ISBN: 9781484359303
On May 10, 2018, the IMF approved a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Equatorial Guinea, covering the period January-July 2018. The SMP will help in building an adequate track record of performance for a potential...
Volume/Issue: 2018/146
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
June
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484359303.002
ISBN: 9781484359303
On May 10, 2018, the IMF approved a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Equatorial Guinea, covering the period January-July 2018. The SMP will help in building an adequate track record of performance for a potential...
Volume/Issue: 2018/146
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
June
2018
ISBN: 9781484359303
On May 10, 2018, the IMF approved a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Equatorial Guinea, covering the period January-July 2018. The SMP will help in building an adequate track record of performance for a potential...
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....
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se describen varios acuerdos regionales de cooperación monetaria y económica y las implicancias de estos acuerdos para las estadísticas de finanzas públicas....
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se aplican principios de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas para ilustrar el registro de: los arrendamientos, licencias, permisos y contratos; las asociaciones público-privad...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se describen los cambios en el Manual de estadísticas de finanzas públicas 2014 (MEFP 2014) con respecto al Manual de estadísticas de finanzas públicas 2001 (MEFP 2001), y se ex...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se presentan todos los códigos de clasificación utilizados en el marco de las EFP.
A8.1 En el sistema de las EFP se utilizan códigos de clasificación para...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se presentan directrices sobre temas específicos que pueden surgir al registrar los flujos y las posiciones de saldos relacionados con la deuda del sector público....
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
Acciones cotizadas
Las acciones cotizadas son las acciones que se cotizan en bolsa. (Las acciones no cotizada...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se presenta una descripción general de la relación entre las directrices para la declaración de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas y las Normas Internacionales de Contabilida...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se describen las relaciones entre las estadísticas de finanzas públicas y las cuentas nacionales, la balanza de pagos y la posición de inversión internacional, las estadísticas...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este apéndice se describen las diversas estructuras de organización que se emplean para brindar protección social y las estadísticas de finanzas públicas asociadas que se compilan para el sec...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
Este capítulo y los tres siguientes se refieren a las posiciones de saldos y flujos de activos y pasivos. En este capítulo se definen los conceptos de activo, pasivo y patrimonio neto, y se desc...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se describen los flujos económicos y las posiciones de saldos del marco de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas y las reglas contables empleadas para determinar todos los aspec...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se define el concepto de gasto y se describe cómo clasificarlo
Definición
6.1 El
gasto...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475592634.069
ISBN: 9781475592634
La crisis financiera internacional de 2007-09 puso de manifiesto la importancia de las estadísticas fiables y puntuales sobre los sectores público y del gobierno general. Las estadísticas de finanzas públicas son u...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
La crisis financiera internacional de 2007-09 puso de manifiesto la importancia de las estadísticas fiables y puntuales sobre los sectores público y del gobierno general. Las estadísticas de finanzas públicas son u...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
La crisis financiera internacional de 2007-09 puso de manifiesto la importancia de las estadísticas fiables y puntuales sobre los sectores público y del gobierno general. Las estadísticas de finanzas públicas son u...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se define el concepto de ingreso y se describe cómo se clasifican los ingresos.
Definición de ingreso
5.1 Un...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se describen el objetivo y la evolución de este Manual, los usos de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas, la estructura del sistema de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas, lo...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se presenta el marco analítico de las estadísticas de finanzas públicas
1
y se describen...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se describen los otros flujos económicos que se registran en el marco de las EFP. Las dos categorías principales son las ganancias y las pérdidas por tenencia y otras variacione...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se describen las transacciones en activos financieros y pasivos y su clasificación.
Introducción
9.1 En el capítulo 7 se descri...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se describen las transacciones en activos no financieros y su clasificación.
Introducción
8.1 En el capítulo 7 se describen el...
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s):
Sage De Clerck
, and
Tobias Wickens
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
April
2017
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781475592634
En este capítulo se definen y describen los conceptos de residencia, unidades institucionales y sectores, los que luego se aplican para delimitar el sector gobierno general y el sector público,...
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: 2016/358
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
November
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475555981.002
ISBN: 9781475555981
This Selected Issues paper analyzes macrofinancial linkages in Equatorial Guinea. Insufficient fiscal consolidation in response to falling oil prices and production has translated into arrears accumulation, leading...
Volume/Issue: 2016/358
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475555981
This Selected Issues paper analyzes macrofinancial linkages in Equatorial Guinea. Insufficient fiscal consolidation in response to falling oil prices and production has translated into arrears accumulation, leading...
Volume/Issue: 2016/341
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475551372
This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydr...
Volume/Issue: 2016/341
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
November
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475551372.002
ISBN: 9781475551372
This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydr...
Volume/Issue: 2016/341
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475551372
This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydr...
Volume/Issue: 2016/341
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475551372
This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydr...
Volume/Issue: 2016/341
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
November
2016
ISBN: 9781475551372
This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Equatorial Guinea's overall real GDP growth has been weak in recent years averaging -0.5 percent from 2010-14, largely owing to a trend decline of the dominant hydr...
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...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
Sound macroeconomic fundamentals have been driving financial development in sub-Saharan African countries, while weak institutional quality has been hindering it in many countries of the region....
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475532401.087
ISBN: 9781475532401
This paper discusses how sub-Saharan Africa's financial sector developed in the past few decades, compared with other regions. Sub-Saharan African countries have made substantial progress in financial development o...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
Key financial stability indicators—while stronger than in the past—have come under pressure more recently, possible presaging a slower pace of financial development in the future. Progress in su...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
Empirical estimates suggest that financial development has supported growth and reduced its volatility in sub-Saharan Africa. It has facilitated other economic policies in enhancing growth and s...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
This paper discusses how sub-Saharan Africa's financial sector developed in the past few decades, compared with other regions. Sub-Saharan African countries have made substantial progress in financial development o...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
This paper discusses how sub-Saharan Africa's financial sector developed in the past few decades, compared with other regions. Sub-Saharan African countries have made substantial progress in financial development o...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
While financial development has contributed to economic growth and reduced its volatility in sub-Saharan Africa, the region is well below its possibility frontier. To reap the full benefits of f...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
Access to traditional financial services in sub-Saharan Africa remains low relative to other regions, in particular for the poor, the uneducated, and women. Closing gaps in financial inclusion,...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Montfort Mlachila
,
Ahmat Jidoud
,
Monique Newiak
,
Bozena Radzewicz-Bak
, and
Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2016
ISBN: 9781475532401
In most sub-Saharan African countries, financial development has progressed over the past four decades. However, with the exception of the region’s middle-income countries, both financial market...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
Sub-Saharan African countries have in general run procyclical fiscal policies since 2000. This is not surprising in light of the fact that the majority of them are low-income and/or resource-dependent econom...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
This chapter examines the experience of three countries to establish and implement fiscal frameworks aimed at generating financial savings for rainy days: Nigeria, Botswana, and Chile....
Volume: 16
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degree of f...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degree of f...
Volume: 16
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513563541.087
ISBN: 9781513563541
Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degree of f...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
The focus of this paper is to analyze the link between the fiscal policy stance and economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2014, a period marked by relatively high rates of growth, a substa...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
The cyclical behavior of fiscal policy affects sub-Saharan African countries because many of them depend on commodity exports or have been gaining access to international capital markets in recent years, and...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degr...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
The Business Cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa
First, this chapter illustrates the stylized facts of the business cycle dynamics among sub-Saharan African countries in recent years. While...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Tetsuya Konuki
, and
Mauricio Villafuerte
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
August
2016
ISBN: 9781513563541
This chapter examines factors that may influence the way fiscal policy has been conducted over the business cycle—that is, the degree of fiscal policy procyclicality—in each of the sample sub-Saharan African...
Volume/Issue: 2016/133
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Robert Dippelsman
,
Venkat Josyula
, and
Eric Métreau
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
July
2016
ISBN: 9781475569339
There are two approaches for producing volume estimates of GDP, fixed base year and annual chaining. While most advanced economies have adopted the chain-linked approach in the past twenty years, some African count...
Volume/Issue: 2016/133
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Robert Dippelsman
,
Venkat Josyula
, and
Eric Métreau
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
July
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475569339.001
ISBN: 9781475569339
There are two approaches for producing volume estimates of GDP, fixed base year and annual chaining. While most advanced economies have adopted the chain-linked approach in the past twenty years, some African count...
Volume/Issue: 2016/118
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christine Dieterich
,
Anni Huang
, and
Alun Thomas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
June
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484388518.001
ISBN: 9781484388518
As labor market data is scarce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this paper uses household survey data to
analyze the determinants of the gender gap in the labor market and its welfare implications for five SSA
countrie...
Volume/Issue: 2016/118
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christine Dieterich
,
Anni Huang
, and
Alun Thomas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
June
2016
ISBN: 9781484388518
As labor market data is scarce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this paper uses household survey data to
analyze the determinants of the gender gap in the labor market and its welfare implications for five SSA
countrie...
Volume/Issue: 2016/111
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Dalia Hakura
,
Mumtaz Hussain
,
Monique Newiak
,
Vimal Thakoor
, and
Fan Yang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
June
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484382349.001
ISBN: 9781484382349
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality-income or gender related-can
impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper
finds that both income and gen...
Volume/Issue: 2016/111
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Dalia Hakura
,
Mumtaz Hussain
,
Monique Newiak
,
Vimal Thakoor
, and
Fan Yang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
June
2016
ISBN: 9781484382349
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality-income or gender related-can
impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper
finds that both income and gen...
Volume/Issue: 2016/106
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
April
2016
ISBN: 9781484338964
This paper provides detailed assessment of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community's (CEMAC's) financial system. Over the past decade, primarily as a result of high oil prices, CEMAC achieved robust eco...
Volume/Issue: 2016/106
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
April
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484338964.002
ISBN: 9781484338964
This paper provides detailed assessment of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community's (CEMAC's) financial system. Over the past decade, primarily as a result of high oil prices, CEMAC achieved robust eco...
Volume/Issue: 2015/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513510583
This Selected Issues paper compares the growth performance of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries with that of comparative countries. During the last two decades, the average growth of...
Volume/Issue: 2015/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513510583
This Selected Issues paper compares the growth performance of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries with that of comparative countries. During the last two decades, the average growth of...
Volume/Issue: 2015/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513510583
This Selected Issues paper compares the growth performance of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries with that of comparative countries. During the last two decades, the average growth of...
Volume/Issue: 2015/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513510583
This Selected Issues paper compares the growth performance of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries with that of comparative countries. During the last two decades, the average growth of...
Volume/Issue: 2015/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513510583
This Selected Issues paper compares the growth performance of Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries with that of comparative countries. During the last two decades, the average growth of...
