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predict stagnation (Meade, 1961). We use growth accounting to analyze the sources of past growth and project potential ranges … of growth through 2033. Growth averaged 4½ percent over the past 20 years. Our baseline suggests future growth rates … around 3¼ percent, but growth could reach 4-5 percent with strong pro-active policies including (i) improving investment and …
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Many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced a moderation in growth in … historically, this growth model appears to have run its course. The analysis in this paper suggests that the decline in the … contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to growth is largely responsible for the slowdown in trend growth in many SMICs …
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Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined … the Arab Spring and based on cross-country experience, this paper concludes that sustainable and inclusive growth calls … for a two pronged approach: short term measures that revive growth momentum and partially allay popular concerns …
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economy by 2035. This scenario foresees strong and lasting average annual growth, supported by ambitious policies for …
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This review is on Comoros’ first full Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS). The macroeconomic developments outlined in the progress report are broadly in line with the assessment. Key policy challenges remain for the future. Progress in strengthening budget management has mixed during the...
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The attached Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) on the Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Guinea, prepared jointly by the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF, was distributed with the member country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) to the Executive Boards...
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performance of policies, the political and institutional environment, and the constraints weighing on its growth as well as the …
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to push forward the authority’s agenda for high, sustained, and inclusive growth and poverty reduction. The private … sector is recognized as the main engine of growth in the Senegalese economy. The strategy is clearly focused on improving the …
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This paper discusses Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy II (NPRS-II) (2012–2016) for Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. A comparison of the results of the 2000 and 2010 poverty profile, based on the average income method, shows that there was progress in reducing poverty,...
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