Author : Mr.Jorge I Canales Kriljenko
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2011-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1475510152
This paper examines whether a mix of tighter fiscal policy, looser monetary policy, and greater reserve build-up would increase growth and depreciate the rand in real terms. The experience of South Africa over the last twenty years is looked at using a number of econometric techniques that control for the external environment.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1475578555
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record strong economic growth, despite the weaker global economic environment. Regional output rose by 5 percent in 2011, with growth set to increase slightly in 2012, helped by still-strong commodity prices, new resource exploitation, and the improved domestic conditions that have underpinned several years of solid trend growth in the region's low-income countries. But there is variation in performance across the region, with output in middle-income countries tracking more closely the global slowdown and with some sub-regions adversely affected, at least temporarily, by drought. Threats to the outlook include the risk of intensified financial stresses in the euro area spilling over into a further slowing of the global economy and the possibility of an oil price surge triggered by rising geopolitical tensions.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1484353943
Growth remained strong in the region in 2012, with regional GDP rates increasing in most countries (excluding Nigeria and South Africa). Projections point to a moderate, broad-based acceleration in growth to around 51⁄2 percent in 2013¬14, reflecting a gradually strengthening global economy and robust domestic demand. Investment in export-oriented sectors remains an important economic driver, and an agriculture rebound in drought-affected areas will also help growth. Uncertainties in the global economy are the main risk to the region’s outlook, but plausible adverse shocks would likely not have a large effect on the region’s overall performance.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 27,60 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1484300483
The October 2013 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa provides a comprehensive report on the prospects for growth in the region, as well as the major risks to the outlook. Generally, growth is expected to remain strong despite a downward revision since the May 2013 report. The report analyzes drivers of growth in nonresource-rich sub-Saharan African countries, and examines the risks to frontier market economies of volatile capital flows as they become more integrated with international capital markets.
Author : Céline Allard
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1475574932
Growth momentum in sub-Saharan Africa remains fragile, marking a break from the rapid expansion witnessed since the turn of the millennium. 2016 was a difficult year for many countries, with regional growth dipping to 1.4 percent—the lowest level of growth in more than two decades. Most oil exporters were in recession, and conditions in other resource-intensive countries remained difficult. Other nonresource-intensive countries however, continued to grow robustly. A modest recovery in growth of about 2.6 percent is expected in 2017, but this falls short of past trends and is too low to put sub-Saharan Africa back on a path of rising living standards. While sub-Saharan Africa remains a region with tremendous growth potential, the deterioration in the overall outlook partly reflects insufficient policy adjustment. In that context, and to reap this potential, strong and sound domestic policy measures are needed to restart the growth engine.
Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 2011-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1463902212
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.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1484312511
Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has recovered relative to 2016, but the momentum is weak and per capita incomes are expected to barely increase. Further, vulnerabilities have risen in many countries, adding to the urgency of implementing the fiscal consolidations planned in most countries and with stepped up efforts to strengthen growth.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1475595395
The sharp decline in oil and other commodity prices have adversely impacted sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, the region is projected to register another year of solid economic performance. In South Africa, however, growth is expected to remain lackluster, while in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone the Ebola outbreak continues to exact a heavy economic and social toll. This report also considers how sub-Saharan Africa can harness the demographic dividend from an unprecedented increase in the working age population, as well as the strength of the region's integration into global value chains.
Author : Cees Bruggemans,
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,56 MB
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0992180600
Peet Strydom celebrated his 75th birthday on 20 January 2012. Within the spirit of the Ruiterbosch Conferences over the past 14 years, the editors suggested a book to commemorate this event and to celebrate the stimulating and fruitful discussions we had in the past. The invitation to all participants was that they should write a chapter on their particular field of interest. The end result is this book with a wide range of very interesting national and international economic perspectives, all in honour of Peet Strydom.
Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,12 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1475538278
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year is set to drop to its lowest level in more than 20 years, reflecting the adverse external environment, and a lackluster policy response in many countries. However, the aggregate picture is one of multispeed growth: while most of non-resource-intensive countries—half of the countries in the region—continue to perform well, as they benefit from lower oil prices, an improved business environment, and continued strong infrastructure investment, most commodity exporters are under severe economic strains. This is particularly the case for oil exporters whose near-term prospects have worsened significantly in recent months. Sub-Saharan Africa remains a region of immense economic potential, but policy adjustment in the hardest-hit countries needs to be enacted promptly to allow for a growth rebound.
