In a case study of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, this paper finds that bilateral real exchange rates …

In a case study of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, this paper finds that bilateral real exchange rates …

degree of control that national authorities can (or can no longer) maintain over land in sub-Saharan Africa …

remains too slow to reach targets by 2015, despite significant progress in the late 1990s. The MDG Africa Steering Group … national development plans would be impacted by scaled up development aid to Africa. This joint publication of the IMF and the …-specific results for Benin, the Central African Republic, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Sierra Leone, and Zambia …

Many low-income countries do not use interest rates as their main monetary policy instrument. In East Africa, for … de facto pursuing a strategy more akin to a Taylor Rule. Estimations of small-scale models for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania … place in Kenya and Tanzania. In Uganda, these errors are much smaller, in fact similar in size to Taylor Rule deviations …

Trade is essential for economic growth and development in East Africa. However, trade has been hampered by various … of One-Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) has been implemented in East Africa. This report assesses the impact of OSBPs on … transport times and operational costs in the region, with a focus on the impact of OSBPs supported by TradeMark Africa (TMA …

introduced in various regions, including East Africa, to reduce the cost of trade and facilitate trade flows. But what is the … of OSBPs on the economy and households in East Africa. It assesses how reduced trade costs resulting from the … household expenditure. To assess the impact of OSBPs, the study analysed the Busia (Kenya-Uganda) and Taveta-Holili (Kenya …