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Africa’s economic progress now seems on a firm footing after a third straight year of satisfactory performance in 2005, with overall growth of 5 per cent, average per capita income up 3 per cent and inflation steady at under 10 per cent. Two-thirds of the 30 countries surveyed in the Africa...
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Southern Africa suffers from disproportionately expensive capital and this is denying the region its full growth potential. This book presents the ideas and proposals of a group of experts and practitioners from the state and business environments, brought together by the OECD Development Centre...
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Decentralization has been advocated by donors and development agencies as an important factor broadening citizen participation and improving local governance, thereby, promoting poverty reduction from the bottom up. On the basis of a comprehensive review of 19 country case studies documented in...
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This book demonstrates how the growing economic power of China and India is already influencing the growth patterns of African countries, particularly oil- and commodities-exporting ones. As world prices for commodities rise, producer countries in Africa and throughout the world will gain, but...
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Cet ouvrage apporte la preuve que l’affirmation de la puissance économique de la Chine et de l’Inde influence dès à présent les schémas de croissance des pays africains, particulièrement des pays exportateurs de pétrole et de produits de base. L’augmentation des cours mondiaux des...
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Decentralisation has been advocated by donors and development agencies as an important factor broadening citizen participation and improving local governance, thereby promoting poverty reduction from the bottom up. On the basis of a comprehensive review of 19 country case studies documented in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442872
. La réduction des taux d’intérêt et par conséquent des coûts de ?nancement dans la zone rand (Lesotho, Namibie, Swaziland et Afrique du Sud) est essentielle à la promotion de l’investissement et de la croissance économique. . Dans ces pays, les taux d’intérêt en monnaie locale...
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Strong commodity prices are driving Africa’s growth, which should be about 6 % in 2007 and 2008. External vulnerability is a function of its limited integration into international trade and investment flows. Africa should mobilise external sources more strategically. In this respect, aid for...
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Against a backdrop of sustained global growth and high commodity prices, Africa has experienced its best economic performance in many years. While recent economic performance is not merely driven by favourable external factors, African economies still lack proper “shock-absorbers” to...
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S’appuyant sur une croissance mondiale soutenue et la hausse du cours des matières premières, l’Afrique a enregistré en 2004 d’excellentes performances économiques, les meilleures depuis de nombreuses années. Cependant, si ces résultats récents ne sont pas uniquement à porter au...
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