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Burkina Faso; Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Press Release on...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The number of Malian refugees in Burkina Faso has increased, but the government’s contribution remains in line with earlier estimates. Growth for 2012 has been revised upward to 8 percent. The overall fiscal deficit is significantly lower than anticipated. The current account is expected...
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Burkina Faso; Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement—An Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper discusses Burkina Faso’s ex-post assessment of longer-term program engagement. Economic growth has fluctuated above regional standards, averaging 5.3 percent between 2007 and 2012. The improvements in the agricultural sector, as a result of authorities’ strong push for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244618
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Corporate governance and maximisation of the shareholder value: theoretical evidence from CFA zone in Africa
Nosseyamba, Benjamin Ouedraogo - In: African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 1 (2012) 2, pp. 209-222
countries of the CFA zone in Africa. Data from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon covering the period 2005 to 2009 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011015211
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Insights into biofuel development in Burkina Faso: Potential and strategies for sustainable energy policies
Tatsidjodoung, Parfait; Dabat, Marie-Hélène; Blin, Joël - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5319-5330
In many African countries, the upswing in oil prices is one factor that favours the adoption and implementation of a national biofuel policy. This trend has a major impact on state budgets and domestic trade balances, while also limiting the access of rural inhabitants to modern energy services....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011049382
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Burkina Faso
Some, Leopold; Jalloh, Abdulai; Zougmore, Robert; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa covering about 274,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the …
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Wealthiest Is Not Always Healthiest: What Explains Differences in Child Mortality in West Africa?
Ickowitz, Amy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Ghana has the lowest under-five mortality rate in West Africa. Understanding why Ghana’s child mortality rate is lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108728
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How do households choose between health providers? results from qualitative fieldwork in Burkina Faso
Gemignani, Regina; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper provides results from qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso to understand the factors that lead households to rely on traditional as opposed to modern health providers, and within modern providers, on faith-inspired as opposed to public facilities. While there is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113987
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The ambivalence of stigma and the double-edged sword of HIV/AIDS intervention in Burkina Faso
Gausset, Quentin; Mogensen, Hanne Overgaard; Yameogo, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 7, pp. 1037-1044
issue when dealing with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article is based on direct observation of HIV-related practices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010582495
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An evaluability assessment of a West Africa based Non-Governmental Organization's (NGO) progressive evaluation strategy
D’Ostie-Racine, Léna; Dagenais, Christian; Ridde, Valéry - In: Evaluation and Program Planning 36 (2013) 1, pp. 71-79
) of a West-Africa based humanitarian NGO's progressive evaluation strategy. Since 2007, the NGO has established an …
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