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This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper on the Democratic Republic of Congo discusses economic policies and development. The macroeconomic and budget framework has been developed to take into account the effects of sectoral policies to maintain macroeconomic stability, a necessary condition for...
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KEY ISSUES Context: Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. Weak economic growth has contributed to … social spending on education and health. However, there are downside risks, whereby a slow pace of reform implementation … would keep Madagascar on a path of economic stagnation and persistent poverty. Fiscal Policy: There is a need to increase …
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The purpose of this paper is to assess Madagascar's competitiveness in recent years, using both price and nonprice … overvalued. We also carry out a comparative analysis of nonprice indicators and find that Madagascar performs less favorably than …
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In 2008, Madagascar reformed its domestic tax system. Because the excise duties and VAT regimes were reformed, the …
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This paper focuses on Madagascar’s Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The Malagasy authorities managed to avert a macroeconomic crisis during a difficult period of political transition and economic uncertainty since 2009. However, these disruptions have...
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This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simultaneously raising labor productivity and freeing up labor. The urban population is...
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access for men and women to education and land use, to the decision-making process, and to employment. …
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education and health services. Lesotho plans to deal boldly with its trading and investment partners by exploiting the …
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This paper focuses on the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development (SCADD) for Burkina Faso. It provides an overview of a decade of development, takes stock of the recent performance of Burkina Faso in various areas, and identifies the main challenges. The paper spells out a...
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