This paper identifies policies to increase productivity in the East, reduce regional income disparities, and promote overall income convergence. Achieving this objective will require improving educational attainment and reducing skill mismatches in the East, scaling up public infrastructure to...

The macroeconomic effects of scaling up aid -- Managing the real exchange rate -- Using monetary policy for sterilization and inflation management -- Mobilizing adequate domestic revenues -- Projecting the impact of increased aid on economic growth -- Meeting other fiscal challenges --...

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