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Regional Economic Outlook.

Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit hard by the global recession, but signs of resilience remain. While South Africa and some other middle-income countries were caught in the turbulence of international financial markets, and oil exporters saw government revenues plunge, some countries with wider commod...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: African Dept., International Monetary Fund
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Main Messages; 1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Weathering the Storm; Introduction and Summary; Tables; 1.1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Selected Indicators, 2005-10; Figures; 1.1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Key External Developments; The Great Recession and Sub-Saharan Africa; 1.2. Sub-Saharan Africa: Changes in Key Indicators, Average 2004-08 and 2009 Projections; 1.2. Sub-Saharan Africa: Oil-Exporting Countries: Revenues, Expenditures, and Fiscal Balance; 1.3. Sub-Saharan Africa: Selected Foreign Inflows.
  • 1.4. Low-Income Countries and Fragile States: Revisions to Fiscal Balance Projections, 2009Boxes; 1.1. Sub-Saharan Africa: The Fiscal Policy Response to the Crisis; Cyclical Recoveries in Sub-Saharan Africa; 1.5. Sub-Saharan Africa: Past and Current Economic Cycles; 1.6. Sub-Saharan Africa Country Groupings: Past Economic Cycles; 1.7. Sub-Saharan Africa: Past Economic Cycles and Latest Projections; Outlook; 1.8. Sub-Saharan Africa: Contributions to Real GDP Growth, 2000-11; 1.9. Sub-Saharan Africa: Projected GDP Growth, 2008-11.
  • 1.10. Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic and Political Environment, 1970-20091.11. Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports by Destination; 1.12. Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth Prospects, 2000-11; What Next for Policies?; 1.13. Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Responses, 2009; 1.14. Sub-Saharan Africa: Past Economic Cycles and Latest Projections; 1.15. Sub-Saharan Africa: Output Gap and Change in Fiscal Balance Excluding Grants, 2005-07 and 2009 Projections; 1.16. Sub-Saharan Africa: Bilateral Exchange Rate in Selected Countries, September 2008-August 2009.
  • 1.2. The Slowdown and Recovery in Africa: The Role of Spillover Effects2. Fiscal Policy and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Effectiveness, Challenges, and Prospects; Introduction and Main Messages; Fiscal Policy and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2.1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of Countries Satisfying Various Stability Criteria; 2.1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Indicators; Fiscal Policy as a Stabilization Tool; 2.2. Sub-Saharan Africa: Public Sector Debt; 2.3. Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Balance Deterioration, 2009 vs. 2008; 2.2. Range of Fiscal Multipliers.
  • 2.4. Amplitude and Correlation, Central Government Total Spending, 1980-20082.3. Fiscal Procyclicality in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-2008: Groups and Spending Categories; 2.4. Changes in Fiscal Procyclicality by Decade, 1980-2008; Fiscal Policy and Debt Sustainability; 2.5. Evolution of Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2.1. Debt Sustainability Analysis; 2.5. Risk of Debt Distress by Country Grouping; 2.6. NPV of Debt after HIPC Initiative, Additional Bilateral Debt Relief, and MDRI in 28 Sub-Saharan Africa HIPCs.