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The New International Financial Architecture and Africa »
Source: The New International Financial Architecture and Africa
Volume/Issue: 2001/130
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Saleh Nsouli , and Françoise Le Gall
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2001
ISBN: 9781451855197
Keywords: international financial architecture, international financial, financial system, International Economic Order,
The new international financial architecture can help African countries benefit from globalization, while minimizing the risks, and foster an environment conducive to increased domestic investment and higher sustai...
External Debt Histories of Ten Low-Income Developing Countries »
Source: External Debt Histories of Ten Low-Income Developing Countries : Lessons from Their Experience
Volume/Issue: 1998/72
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Kevin Ross , R. Brooks , Robert Powell , Ydahlia Metzgen Quemarez , Doris Ross , Mariano Cortes , Saqib Rizavi , Benoit Ketchekmen , and Francesca Fornasari
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
ISBN: 9781451849318
Keywords: External Debt, HIPCs, Low-Income Countries, debt, creditors, debt burden, debt stock
The external debt burden of many low-income developing countries has increased significantly since the 1970s. Developments in a sample of ten countries show that the main factors behind the buildup of debt were (1)...
Fiscal Sustainability in African HIPC Countries »
Source: Fiscal Sustainability in African HIPC Countries : A Policy Dilemma?
Volume/Issue: 2003/187
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Annalisa Fedelino , and Alina Kudina
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2003
ISBN: 9781451859539
Keywords: concessional financing, external debt, fiscal policies, domestic debt, debt relief, International Lending and Debt Problems,
This paper looks at the link between fiscal policy and debt sustainability in a number of African countries participating in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The paper finds that, on the basis...
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....
Access to Bank Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Access to Bank Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa : Key Issues and Reform Strategies
Volume/Issue: 2005/166
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Emilio Sacerdoti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
ISBN: 9781451861853
Keywords: Banking systems, bank credit, banking, banking system, financial system, working capital, Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation, Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development, Economywide Country Studies: Africa,
This study discusses issues of access to bank credit in Sub-Saharan Africa, and examines measures that could help facilitate access by the private sector to bank credit. It reviews in particular obstacles to credit...
Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in Sub-Saharan Africa
Volume/Issue: 2013/34
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Calixte Ahokpossi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 January 2013
ISBN: 9781475551136
Keywords: Banks interest margins, commercial banks, market structure, banking, foreign ownership, bank interest, bank interest margins, Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy, General,
Financial intermediation is low in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) compared to other regions of the world. This paper examines the determinants of bank interest margins using a sample of 456 banks in 41 SSA countries. The...
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...
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...
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...
Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts »
Source: Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts : Experience of Sub-Saharan African Countries
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
Keywords: System of National Accounts, chain linking, volume measures, fixed base year
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...