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This paper aims to illustrate the important fiscal aspects of an agricultural price stabilization fund by examining the operations and experience of the CSSPPA in Côte d’Ivoire. After considering some of the issues that determine whether a price stabilization fund should be in the private or...
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When the exchange rate fluctuates and the market exhibits hysteresis, planning horizons of domestic and foreign competitors will matter in determining pass-through as well as relative market shares of these firms. Using the Cournot duopoly model, it is shown that if the foreign exporter is a...
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In April 2009, the Boards of Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed that Côte d’Ivoire had met the requirements for reaching the decision point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)...
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hurt regional trade and output. The external current account has remained in surplus, helped by resilient cocoa production …
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This paper discusses Côte d’Ivoire’s preliminary assessment of eligibility for assistance under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. The March 2007 Ouagadougou Political Accord provides a roadmap for reunification, national reconciliation, demobilization, and...
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Ghana continued at a robust pace of 8 percent in …
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has created significant challenges for Ghana. A swift return to macroeconomic stability in 2013 was thwarted by weaker … external and domestic conditions. Reflecting lower gold and cocoa exports, the current account deficit exceeded 12 percent of …
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The 2007 Article IV Consultation reports on Ghana’s recent economic and policy development. Public Financial Management … donor assistance in the near future, Ghana has decided to access the international capital market to finance prudently …
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Ghana’s growth of 3–4 percent in 2009 was about twice the estimated average for sub-Saharan Africa. Fiscal performance … in 2009 was weaker than programmed, giving rise to substantial new domestic expenditure arrears. The Bank of Ghana (BoG …
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This Ex-Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement for Ghana explains its experience with particular attention … to the IMF's role. Progress in structural reform was slow, but Ghana also avoided mistakes made by some countries that … introduced reforms without enough public support. Ghana’s success in its reforms is embedded in the strengthening of democratic …
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