This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards …. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural … hindering further broadening of growth across key sectors to reduce poverty, and highlights the main areas for policy action. …

challenges remain in accelerating economic reforms and reducing poverty. Real economic growth accelerated from almost 4½ in 2010 …

of Ethiopia are encouraging, with a significant deceleration in inflation and continued robust economic growth. Despite …

Ethiopia pursues a public sector-led growth strategy that focuses on promoting growth through high public investment …

microfinance. While not yet significant in most Sub-Saharan countries, several features make Islamic finance instruments relevant …

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 …

The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer …