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that borrowing from the Bank of South Sudan had been limited in the second half of 2017. The spread between the official … to expose many households to food insecurity and displacement. South Sudan's cabinet approved the general budget for … remains unclear how South Sudan will finance the budget, given its struggling economy amidst the ever-rising inflation and …
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After contracting for four consecutive years since FY2014/15, the economy is estimated to have recovered with a growth rate of 3.2 percent in FY 2018/19. These developments reflect activity in the oil sector, which rebounded strongly, and dividends from the peace agreement, which led to a...
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The Republic of South Sudan emerged in 2011 from decades of conflict as the world's newest independent country, with … huge state and peace building challenges, and extreme institutional and socio-economic deficits.By August 2016, South Sudan …, although there are some indications that borrowing from theBank of South Sudan had been limited in recent months.The current …
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Eruptions of Popular Anger: The Economics of the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath sets out to answerthree puzzles-the "Arab inequality" puzzle of civil uprisings in countries with low-to-moderateand stagnant economic inequality, the "unhappy development" paradox of increasing dissatisfactionat a...
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After a sharp fall in 2017, economic growth in MENA is projected to rebound to 3.1 percent in 2018, thanksto the positive global outlook, oil prices stabilizing at relatively higher levels, stabilization policies andreforms, and recovery and reconstruction as conflicts recede. The outlook for...
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The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region...
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Developing EAP grew slightly faster than anticipated in 2017. The growth of regional GDP excluding China is forecast to accelerate in 2018, while China's GDP growth is expected to moderate as the economy keeps rebalancing. Major downside risks include volatility associated with faster than...
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This volume summarizes a series of studies undertaken to better understand the current socioeconomic context of the Northern and Eastern provinces in Sri Lanka. Nearly a decade after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, the Northern and Eastern provinces lag in key social and economic measures....
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The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644140