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Regional economic outlook : sub-Saharan Africa / International Monetary Fund.

Contributor(s): International Monetary Fund.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005Description: vii, 88 p. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1589064437.Subject(s): Economics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan | Monetary policyDDC classification: 330.91967
Contents:
Overview -- Recent developments and short-term prospects -- Responding to exogenous shocks -- Sustaining growth in Africa -- Making regional trade arrangements more effective in Africa.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa Prepared by the Policy Wing of the IMF African Department, this first, annual issue of Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes economic, trade, and institutional issues in 2004, and prospects in 2005, for the 42 countries covered by the Department (for data reasons, Eritrea and Liberia are excluded). Topics examined include responses to exogenous shocks, growth performance and growth-enhancing policies, and the effectiveness of regional trade arrangements. Detailed aggregate and country data (as of February 24, 2005) are provided in an appendix and a statistical appendix, and a list of relevant publications by the African Department is included.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-83).

Overview -- Recent developments and short-term prospects -- Responding to exogenous shocks -- Sustaining growth in Africa -- Making regional trade arrangements more effective in Africa.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. vii)
  • Chapter I Overview (p. 1)
  • Chapter II Recent Developments and Short-Term Prospects (p. 3)
  • Overview of Developments in 2004 (p. 3)
  • Prospects for 2005 (p. 10)
  • Chapter III Responding to Exogenous Shocks (p. 14)
  • Impact of Declining World Cotton Prices (p. 14)
  • Impact of Removal of Textile Quotas (p. 15)
  • What Are the Policy Options? (p. 20)
  • Chapter IV Sustaining Growth in Africa (p. 22)
  • Explaining Differences in Growth Performance (p. 24)
  • Growth Accelerations (p. 28)
  • Policies, Institutions, and Growth in SSA (p. 33)
  • Conclusions (p. 38)
  • Chapter V Making Regional Trade Arrangements More Effective in Africa (p. 40)
  • The Effects of African Trade Arrangements (p. 40)
  • What Can Be Done? (p. 42)
  • Appendix Tables A1-A9 (p. 46)
  • Statistical Appendix (p. 53)
  • Data and Conventions (p. 53)
  • List of Statistical Tables (p. 53)
  • References (p. 79)
  • Publications of the IMF African Department, 2003-05 (p. 84)
  • Boxes
  • 2.1 Transparency in Oil Sector Operations in Africa (p. 6)
  • 2.2 Pass-Through of Oil Price Increases to Domestic Prices (p. 9)
  • 2.3 Impact of Higher Oil Prices on the Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (p. 10)
  • 2.4 South Africa-Structural and Social Reforms (p. 12)
  • 3.1 The Impact of Quota Removal on Mauritius (p. 19)
  • 4.1 Growth Experiences: Uganda, The Gambia, and Nigeria (p. 27)
  • 5.1 Regional Trade Integration With and Without RTAs: The EU and East Asia (p. 44)