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Africa on the move : unlocking the potential of small middle-income states
Leigh, Lamin (ed.); Mansoor, Ali M. (ed.) - Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2016
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the book blends rigorous theory, econometrics, and practitioners' insights to come up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432659
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Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Leigh, Lamin - 2016
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the book blends rigorous theory, econometrics, and practitioners' insights to come up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407765
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Seychelles : Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for an Extension of the Arrangement and Augmentation of Access—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on...
International Monetary Fund / African Dept - 2013
Resilient growth is observed in 2012 in Seychelles. Weakness in tourism has been offset by increases from less … Seychelles. The banking system remains solid and continues to maintain healthy capital adequacy ratios. Despite strong program … performance, Seychelles remains highly vulnerable to external shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395401
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Africa on the move : unlocking the potential of small middle-income states
Leigh, Lamin (ed.); Mansoor, Ali (ed.) - 2016
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the book blends rigorous theory, econometrics, and practitioners' insights to come up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012682863
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Seychelles : 2013 Article IV consultation, seventh review under the extended arrangement and request for modification of performance criterion
Robinson, David J. (contributor) - 2013
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012693413
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Seychelles : request for an extended arrangement under the extended fund facility : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Seychelles
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021
Seychelles was hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. The authorities reacted swiftly, by locking down the economy, thereby …, and GDP contraction. As soon as vaccines became available, Seychelles led the world in vaccination coverage and reopened …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697869
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Foreign aid, investment and fiscal policy behavior : theory and empirical evidence
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohammed - 2014
The paper provides theoretical and empirical justifications for the instrumentality of foreign aid in stimulating private investment and fixed capital formation through fiscal policy mechanisms. We propose an endogenous growth theory based on an extension of Barro (1990) by postulating that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409169
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International aid, corruption and fiscal policy behavior
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohammed - 2014
The Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) debate on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' has had an important influence in policy and academic circles. This paper provides a unifying framework by using investment and fiscal behavior transmission channels in 53 African...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409264
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Foreign aid, fiscal optimality and economic growth in Nigeria
Saibu, Olufemi Muibi; Obioesio, Felix - In: Spoudai : journal of economics and business 67 (2017) 4, pp. 85-99
The main thrust of this study has been to provide empirical illuminations to the debate on the effectiveness of foreign aid in driving sustainable growth and development. Using an extended Barro style model of aid-augmented government expenditure and economic growth, an analytical model is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011843944