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Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa : Exploring Different Channels
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
Keywords: Uganda, Togo, Tanzania, Swaziland, South Sudan, Spillovers, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sierra Leone, Congo, Republic of, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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...
A Governance Dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa?1 »
Source: A Governance Dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa?
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
Keywords: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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...
The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa : Size and Determinants
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
Keywords: Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo
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....
Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa : Causes and Policy Implications
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
Keywords: South Africa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Sudan, Swaziland
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...
Public Investment Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Countries »
Source: Public Investment Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Countries
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
Keywords: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti
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...
Medium-Term Budget Frameworks in Sub-Saharan African Countries »
Source: Medium-Term Budget Frameworks in Sub-Saharan African Countries
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
Keywords: Zambia, Congo, Republic of, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Togo, Tanzania, Sudan, Swaziland, Sub-Saharan Africa
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...
Sub-Saharan African Migration »
Source: Sub-Saharan African Migration : Patterns and Spillovers
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
Keywords: Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Swaziland, Spillovers, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone
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...
Growth Breaks and Growth Spells in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Growth Breaks and Growth Spells in Sub-Saharan Africa
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
Keywords: Africa, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros
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...
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Sub-Saharan Africa »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 October 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513597331.086
ISBN: 9781513597331
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; commodity exporters; oil-exporting countries; competitiveness; trade integration; income inequality; gender inequality
Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has weakened after more than a decade of solid growth, although this overall outlook masks considerable variation across the region. Some countries have been negatively affected by fall...
Perspectives économiques régionales, Oct 13 : Afrique subsaharienne Maintenir le rythme »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 October 2013
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484369470.086
ISBN: 9781484369470
Keywords: frontier markets, exchange rate, capital inflows, debt, private capital, portfolio flows, balance of payments, structural reforms, exchange rate pegs, foreign exchange
The October 2013 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa provides a comprehensive report on the prospects for growth in the region, as well as the major risks to the outlook. Generally, growth is expected to...