The Central African Republic (CAR) is at a critical crossroads. Despite its significant natural resource wealth, CAR remains one of the poorest and most fragile countries in the world. Cycles of political instability and a heavy reliance on natural resources have left the economy poorly...

The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) grew at a slower pace in 2019 compared to 2018. Still, it grew at 3.1 percent, year-onyear, in 2019, above the average of regional peers (1.6 percent) and countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) (2.7 percent). Despite...

The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the business environment. These factors can be accommodating or constraining for firms and play an important role in whether a country will prosper or not. An accommodating business environment is one that encourages firms to operate...

This report presents recommendations to assist the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible artisanal mining practices, discusses formalization of the artisanal mining sector, and advises organization into cooperatives in the Central African Republic. Best practices are outlined to...

This public expenditure review (PER) aims to assist the government in its efforts to achieve a transition out of fragility through growth and development. Higher and sustained per capita real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to raise the income of the population and create employment is...

Cette note fourni une vue d'ensemble des analyses de la revue des dépenses publiques (RDP) pour ledéveloppement humain (DH) de la RCA. Cette revue se veut offrir aux décideurs et parties prenantes une baseanalytique pour la formulation d'interventions à la fois ambitieuses et financièrement...

Ce rapport, la toute première évaluation de la pauvreté en République centrafricaine (RCA), s’appuiesur des microdonnées pour proposer des stratégies réalistes visant à sortir les Centrafricains de lapauvreté. La République centrafricaine doit impérativement se doter de politiques...

L'économie de la République centrafricaine (RCA) a stagné en 2021 par rapport à 2020. L’insécurité et les perturbations des chaînes d’approvisionnement ont poussé l’inflation au-dessus du plafond régional de 3 pour cent en 2021. Les pressions budgétaires se sont intensifiées en...

"This paper analyzes the economic growth impact of organized political violence. First, the authors articulate the theoretical underpinnings of the growth impact of political violence in a popular model of growth under uncertainty. The authors show that, under plausible assumptions regarding...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Natural Resources and Conflict: What We Can Do -- 2. The Natural Resource Curse: How Wealth Can -- 3. Who Gets the Money? Reporting Resource Revenues -- 4. Where Did It Come From? Commodity Tracking Systems -- 5....