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Zimbabwe : Challenges and Policy Options after Hyperinflation

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This paper examines the challenges and policy options after hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. The paper reviews the pros and … cons of alternative monetary regimes for Zimbabwe to succeed the current multicurrency system, which the authorities …. The paper also assesses competitiveness and external sustainability in debt-distressed Zimbabwe. It also makes a case for …

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Regional economic outlook : : Sub-Saharan Africa : May 06

2006

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- OVERVIEW -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND SHORT- TERM PROSPECTS -- SCALING UP AID: MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS -- FINANCIAL SECTORS: ISSUES, CHALLENGES, AND REFORM STRATEGIES -- FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION -- APPENDIX -- STATISTICAL APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- PUBLICATIONS OF...

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Spillovers From the Rest of the World Into Sub-Saharan African Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2009

This paper investigates the impact of a global slowdown on individual African countries using a series of dynamic panel regressions for countries in the region, relating real growth in domestic output to world growth in trade weighted by partner countries and several control variables: oil...

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Foreign Reserve Adequacy in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper looks at the question of adequacy of reserves in sub-Saharan African countries in light of the shocks faced by these countries. Literature on optimal reserves so far has not paid attention to the particular shocks facing low-income countries. We use a two-good endowment economy model...

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Fiscal and Monetary Anchors for Price Stability : Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2008

The paper presents a model of fiscal dominance with borrowing constraints, and provides evidence for a large number of sub-Saharan African countries on the relative importance of fiscal and monetary determinants of inflation. Based on the dynamic response of inflation to different shocks,...

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Can Regional Cross-Listings Accelerate Stock Market Development? : Empirical Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This study analyzes the impact of regional cross-listing of stocks on the depth of the stock markets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It analyzes data from 1990 to 2007 for a panel of 13 stock markets in SSA countries, only some of which have regional cross-listings. Using event study methodology,...

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De Jure Versus De Facto Exchange Rate Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2011

There are 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with floating exchange rate regimes, de jure. Some target the money supply or the inflation rate; others practice ""managed floating."" Statistical analysis on monthly data for the past decade reveals that in most cases these exchange rate...

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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2015 : Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2015

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 falling prices of their main commodity exports. Oil-exporting countries, including...

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Regional Economic Outlook, April 2014, Sub-Saharan Africa : Fostering Durable and Inclusive Growth

International Monetary Fund - 2014

The five Regional Economic Outlooks published biannually by the IMF cover Asia and Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. In each volume, recent economic developments and prospects for the region are discussed as a whole, as well as for...

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Implementation Plan in Response to Board-Endorsed Recommendations Arising from the Independent Evaluation Office Report on The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This paper sets out an implementation plan that responds to the IEO report on the Fund and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa (the IEO Report). It sets out the recommendations made in the IEO Report and the view of the Executive Board on them (Section II), and outlines the various work streams that are...

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