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Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States »
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513588605.071
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the b...

Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries »
Source: Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2015/2
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Aidar Abdychev , La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul , Andrew Jonelis , Lamin Leigh , Ashwin Moheeput , Friska Parulian , Ara Stepanyan , and Albert Touna Mama
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484328439
Keywords: Growth, potential growth&;amp;#x2026;, environment, debt, productivity growth, economics, trade, Forecasting and Other Model Applications, Forecasting and Simulation, One
Many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced a moderation in growth in recent years. Although factor accumulation, most notably capital deepening, was crucial to the succe...

Does the Business Environment Affect Corporate Investment in India? »
Source: Does the Business Environment Affect Corporate Investment in India?
Volume/Issue: 2012/70
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Kiichi Tokuoka
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2012
ISBN: 9781463939069
Keywords: Business environment, Costs of doing business, inflation, gdp growth, inflation rate, real gdp, real interest rate, Asia and Pacific Department, Production and Organizations: General,
Since the global financial crisis, corporate investment has been weak in India. Sluggish corporate investment would not only moderate growth from the demand side but also constrain growth from the supply side over...

Enhancing Macroeconomic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Small States of the Pacific »
Source: Enhancing Macroeconomic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Small States of the Pacific
Volume/Issue: 2015/125
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ezequiel Cabezon , Leni Hunter , Patrizia Tumbarello , Kazuaki Washimi , and Yiqun Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 June 2015
ISBN: 9781513525792
Keywords: natural disasters, climate change, panel VAR, disaster risk management, disasters, disaster, natural disaster, damage, Environment and Growth, International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions,
Natural disasters and climate change are interrelated macro-critical issues affecting all Pacific small states to varying degrees. In addition to their devastating human costs, these events damage growth prospects...

Avoiding the New Mediocre: Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia »
Source: Avoiding the New Mediocre : Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Pritha Mitra , Amr Hosny , Gohar Minasyan , Mark Fischer , and Gohar Abajyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 March 2016
ISBN: 9781513572710
Keywords: Middle East and Central Asia, Fiscal policy, environment, oil, productivity, growth, employment, long-term growth, capital, labor
Raising the Middle East and Central Asia's long-term growth prospects is critical for meeting the region's pressing need for jobs and higher living standards....

Chapter 1. Introduction »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Background Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced strong growth since 1992, prompting many observers to argue that the region has reached a turning point in its development history and i...

Chapter 2. Macroeconomic Vulnerability: Reserves Adequacy and Fiscal Policy »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
The turbulence in global markets in the past few years underscores the importance of reassessing the adequacy of international reserves, including for small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Afr...

Chapter 3. Long-Term Implications of Fiscal Policy for Labor Market Outcomes »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Policymakers sometimes view the expansion of public employment as a useful tool for reducing high unemployment. This is probably one of the reasons public employment accounts for an important share of total...

Chapter 4. Increasing Productivity Growth in Small Middle-Income Countries »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
As indicated in Chapter 1, prudent macroeconomic management and improved institutional settings in many of the small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa resulted in impressive economic perf...

Chapter 6. Political Economy of Reform »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Thus far, this book has discussed the macroeconomic vulnerability faced by small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa, assessed how labor market outcomes can be improved by reforms that cont...