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Fiscal and Monetary Anchors for Price Stability : Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund - 2008
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, including nominal public debt, results show that a number of SSA countries … of inflation variability, as predicted by the fiscal theory of the price level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401393
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Cape Verde, Namibia, and Kingdom of Swaziland; Selected Issues Paper on the Challenges of Small Middle-Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the challenges of small middle-income countries (MIC) in sSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) comprising Cape Verde, Namibia, and the Kingdom of Swaziland. The IMF report summarizes the analytic underpinnings that support the IMF staff’s advice on policies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243015
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769177
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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2014: Sub Saharan Africa : Staying the Course
International Monetary Fund - 2014
Growth in much of Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remain strong, driven by efforts to invest in infrastructure and strong agricultural production. The current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is exacting a heavy toll, with spillovers to neighboring countries. External...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014411634
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014412391
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401389
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401983
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403000
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409454
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De Jure Versus De Facto Exchange Rate Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund - 2011
supply or the inflation rate; others practice ""managed floating."" Statistical analysis on monthly data for the past decade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398650