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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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This Selected Issues paper reviews the evolution of inequality in Ethiopia and discusses the role of various … macroeconomic policies as well as structural factors. With a Gini coefficient of 30, Ethiopia remains among the most egalitarian … income deciles. In terms of tax revenue collection, Ethiopia faces the typical challenges of a developing country. It is …
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KEY ISSUES Context: Ethiopia’s investment-led development strategy has delivered robust growth and progress toward …
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This Selected Issues paper argues that for Ethiopia to continue sustaining robust growth, leveraging the transformation … power of the private sector, especially entrepreneurs, is essential. Although Ethiopia's public sector-led development … domestic product ratios. Comparing Ethiopia's development experience-especially in terms of structural transformation and …
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Context: Ethiopia’s public sector-led development strategy has contributed to considerable poverty reduction and … National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) for the formulation and implementation of financial sector policies to promote financial …
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1. In recent years, Ethiopia has sustained high growth spurred by bold national plans. During 2005/06–2009/10, the …
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São Tomé and Príncipe has maintained macroeconomic stability, despite many challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing socio-economic vulnerabilities, which were further compounded by persistent energy shortages and damages from the floods in end-2021. Growth declined in 2021...
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This paper discusses Chad’s First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PC), and Request for Modification of PC, and Augmentation of Access. Performance under the ECF supported program was broadly satisfactory...
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KEY ISSUES Background. The Gambian economy is facing urgent balance of payments needs triggered mostly by the impact of the regional Ebola outbreak on tourism. Although the country remains Ebola free, the regional outbreak is expected to cut by more than half tourism receipts for the 2014/15...
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The Rwandan economy continues its robust growth, notwithstanding the challenging external environment, repeated shocks, and ongoing fiscal consolidation. Headline inflation decelerated sharply in recent months owing to appropriately tight monetary policy stance and favorable developments in food...
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