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This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards …
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Household savings rates in the United States have recently crept up from all-time lows. Some have suggested that a … model predicts that such primary savings will increase, but only temporarily and modestly, as household assets stabilize. As …
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of Ethiopia are encouraging, with a significant deceleration in inflation and continued robust economic growth. Despite …
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KEY ISSUES Context: Ethiopia’s investment-led development strategy has delivered robust growth and progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Restrained fiscal and monetary policies have helped maintain macroeconomic stability, although the financing mode of the continuing...
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Ethiopia pursues a public sector-led growth strategy that focuses on promoting growth through high public investment …
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microfinance. While not yet significant in most Sub-Saharan countries, several features make Islamic finance instruments relevant …
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Togo has made significant progress in macroeconomic stability, but challenges remain in accelerating economic reforms and reducing poverty. Real economic growth accelerated from almost 4½ in 2010–2011 to 5¾ in 2012–2013,...
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microfinance sector in Africa. The paper supports the view that microfinance institutions, especially those engaged in full …. Growing linkages between microfinance institutions and the banking system and the dissemination of good practices by …
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The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer …
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