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The Global Financial Crisis: Impact on WAEMU Member Countries and Policy Options; Impact on WAEMU Member Countries and Policy Options
Yackovlev, Irene; Weisfeld, Hans; Mueller, Johannes - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245858
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Monetary Union in West Africa; Who Might Gain, Who Might Lose, and Why?
Masson, Paul R.; Debrun, Xavier; Pattillo, Catherine A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Europe, is potentially important in Africa. We calibrate the model to data for West Africa and use it to assess proposed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825633
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Reforming External Tariffs in Central and Western African Countries
Doe, Lubin Kobla - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper examines the reform of the external tariff initiated by the CEMAC and the WAEMU that is aimed at reinforcing their economic integration. Overall, there is broad compliance with the streamlined and moderate rates, but with significant deviations from the harmonized paths in several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826234
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Harmonization of Domestic Consumption Taxes in Central and Western African Countries
Doe, Lubin Kobla - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper examines the reform of the main domestic consumption taxes initiated by the CEMAC and the WAEMU aimed at reinforcing their economic integration. On the whole, compliance with the VAT is relatively weaker in the CEMAC than in the WAEMU. The opposite applies for excises. Major reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826514
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The Choice Between External and Domestic Debt in Financing Budget Deficits; The Case of Central and West African Countries
Beaugrand, Philippe; Mlachila, Montfort; Loko, Boileau - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
The paper reviews the principles and practical considerations involved in the choice between foreign and domestic financing of fiscal deficits, and derives a series of recommendations broadly applicable to Central and West African countries. The paper develops a simple analytical framework and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768940
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A Framework to Assess the Effectiveness of IMF Technical Assistance in National Accounts
Pastor, Gonzalo C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of technical assistance provided by AFRITAC West (AFW) in the area of national accounts using the Fund's Technical Assistance Information Management System (TAIMS). The challenge has been to report on "ultimate outcomes" (i.e., the production and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497607
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Monetary Union in West Africa; An Agency of Restraint for Fiscal Policies
Pattillo, Catherine A.; Masson, Paul R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
fiscal restraints considered in the European Monetary Union literature, and their applicability to West Africa. The empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599504
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What is Fuzzy About Clustering in West Africa?
Qureshi, Mahvash Saeed; Tsangarides, Charalambos G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
characteristics of the countries in west and central Africa. In particular, the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) countries do not … form a cluster with the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries; and, within the WAMZ, there is a … Africa (CEMAC) and WAMZ countries. Overall, our findings raise some questions about the geographical boundaries of several …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604792
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Explaining Episodes of Growth Accelerations, Decelerations, and Collapses in Western Africa
Salinas, Gonzalo; Imam, Patrick A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
coast; decelerations occurred during short-lived regimes and when corruption indices weakened; and collapses are linked to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605430
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Inflation Uncertainty and Relative Price Variability in WAEMU Countries
Gerling, Kerstin; Valdovinos, Carlos Fernandez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Using a consistent dataset and methodology for all eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) from 1994 to 2009, this paper provides evidence of the two major channels for real effects of inflation: inflation uncertainty and relative price variability. In line...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876598