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10 Africa: Industrialization Strategy In the Context of Globalization »
Source: Trade Reform and Regional Integration in Africa
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 December 1998
ISBN: 9781557757692
Keywords: trade liberalization, regional integration, trade reform, trade taxes, tariff rates
The crucial challenge facing policy makers in government and the multilateral agencies is that of framing a new industrial strategy for sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century. Whatever its limit...
Appendix A. Estimating Pretax and Posttax Global Energy Subsidies »
Source: Energy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , David Coady , Stefania Fabrizio , Sanjeev Gupta , Trevor Alleyne , and Carlo Sdralevich
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 September 2013
ISBN: 9781475558111
Keywords: prices, electricity, pricing, electricity sector, electricity subsidies
This appendix describes the data sources and methodologies used for the estimation of subsidies for petroleum products, coal, natural gas, and electricity. Pretax Subsidies...
Capacity Development »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015 : Tackling Challenges Together
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
ISBN: 9781475544886
Keywords: debt, imf, tax, interest, investment
The IMF shares its expertise with officials in member countries and provides training to them—what it calls “capacity development”—to help countries build strong...
Chapter 4. Fiscal Redistribution in Developing Countries: Overview of Policy Issues and Options »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction The developing world has experienced sustained economic growth and poverty reduction during the past two decades. Globally, income inequality has also been on a steady d...
CHAPTER 2 IMF Country, Global, and Regional Surveillance »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2000
ISBN: 9781557758439
Keywords: central bank, financial sector, financial statements, debt relief, balance of payments
Central to the IMF’s mandate of improving the operation of the international monetary system is its oversight (or “surveillance”) of the economic and financial policies of its member countries. IMF surveilla...
CHAPTER IV. Sustaining Growth in Africa »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, May 2005, Sub-Saharan Africa
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 May 2005
ISBN: 9781589064430
Keywords: oil-producing countries, exchange rate regime, exchange rate, floating exchange rate, floating exchange rate regime
Are improvements in growth in SSA since the mid-1990s sustainable? This chapter 1 examines this question in three stages. First, it explores the factors contributing to this recen...
CHAPTER 5 Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2001 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2001
ISBN: 9781589060623
Keywords: interest, debt, payments, loans, financial statements
The stubbornly high incidence of extreme poverty in many parts of the world remains one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. The International Development Goals adopted by United Na...
Chapter 5. Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2002 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 October 2002
ISBN: 9781589061620
Keywords: financial statements, poverty reduction, financial sector, conditionality, balance of payments
Reducing poverty in low-income countries remains one of the foremost challenges of our time. There is unprecedented agreement in the international community about what needs to be done: a new cooperative par...
CHAPTER 5 Poverty Reduction and Debt Relief for Poor Countries »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2000
ISBN: 9781557758439
Keywords: central bank, financial sector, financial statements, debt relief, balance of payments
The Committee urges all those with a stake in the HIPC Initiative to work for faster and effective implementation, and to give the HIPC process the highest priority so that as many countries as...
Chapter 18. The Role of Transparency and Civil Society in Managing Commodities for Inclusive Growth and Development »
Source: Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Author(s): Rabah Arezki , Catherine Pattillo , Marc Quintyn , and Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616353797
Keywords: hedging, fiscal policy, inflation, terms of trade, food prices
Introduction In 2008, aid flow to sub-Saharan Africa reached US$36 billion per year. Natural resource rents, by contrast, stood at US$240 billion. Over three-quarters of Africa’s sub...