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

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 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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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

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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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