President Touadera signed a new peace agreement on February 6, 2019 with 14 armed groups. This agreement calls for the establishment of an inclusive government, the deployment of joint brigades, an acceleration of decentralization efforts, and the co-management of natural resources. While its...

The economy of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), a fragile state, is recovering gradually. Following the 2013 crisis, macroeconomic conditions have stabilized: growth has resumed, inflation has declined, domestic revenues have recovered, and debt ratios have decreased. The outlook, however,...

This paper discusses Central African Republic's (CAR) Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility. Consistent with the IMF's Country Engagement Strategy, the IMF-supported program is expected to support the implementation of the peace agreement and of CAR's...

This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev)-supported survey of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country....

This report presents recommendations to assist the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible artisanal mining practices, discusses formalization of the artisanal mining sector, and advises organization into cooperatives in the Central African Republic. Best practices are outlined to...

The Country Opinion Survey in C.A.R. assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in C.A.R. perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and...

Ce rapport, la toute première évaluation de la pauvreté en République centrafricaine (RCA), s’appuiesur des microdonnées pour proposer des stratégies réalistes visant à sortir les Centrafricains de lapauvreté. La République centrafricaine doit impérativement se doter de politiques...

L'économie de la République centrafricaine (RCA) a stagné en 2021 par rapport à 2020. L’insécurité et les perturbations des chaînes d’approvisionnement ont poussé l’inflation au-dessus du plafond régional de 3 pour cent en 2021. Les pressions budgétaires se sont intensifiées en...