Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made significant progress in opening their economies to external competition through trade and currency liberalization. This paper analyzes trade and policy developments for 22 countries in eastern and southern Africa, looks at...

Nach herben Verlusten bei den Wahlen Ende Mai 2024 wurde der African National Congress (ANC) zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des demokratischen Südafrikas gezwungen, eine Koalitionsregierung einzugehen. Unter Führung von Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) haben sich zehn Parteien auf die Bildung einer...

In late 1979, the African Center for Monetary Studies requested, on behalf of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB), that the Fund staff prepare a study describing the existing payments, exchange control, and exchange rate arrangements in the proposed 17-nation Preferential Trade Area...