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Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons »
Source: Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa : Experiences and Lessons
Volume: 13
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Trevor Alleyne , and Mumtaz Hussain
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 August 2013
ISBN: 9781484366547
Keywords: Cross country analysis, Electric power, Energy sector, Energy taxes, Oil prices, Fiscal reforms, Gasoline prices, Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsidies, electricity
The reform of energy subsidies is an important but challenging issue for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. There is a relatively large theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. While this paper relies...
6 An Analysis of External Debt and Capital Flight in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
The African debt crisis, like its Latin American counterpart, started in the early 1980s and still continues. Debt was a big issue in the 1980s when the international financial system appeared threatened by...
IV REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN AFRICA »
Source: Capacity Building, Governance, and Economic Reform in Africa
Series: Seminar Volumes
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 October 2001
ISBN: 9781589060722
Keywords: les, pas, esp, growth rates, public sector
Charles Konan Banny Governor, BCEAO, Dakar, Sénégal The topic we will be discussing is undoubtedly essential in steering econ...
IV BESOINS DE RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITÉS EN AFRIQUE »
Source: Capacity Building, Governance, and Economic Reform in Africa
Series: Seminar Volumes
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 October 2001
ISBN: 9781589060722
Keywords: les, pas, esp, growth rates, public sector
Charles Konan Banny Gouverneur, BCEAO, Dakar, Sénégal Le thème dont nous allons débattre est, sans aucun doute, vital pour le...
8 Debt Relief for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: Lessons from the Debt Crisis of the 1980s »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
The official financial community has adopted in principle a historic Initiative to forgive a large portion of the debt owed by the most severely indebted of the heavily indebted poo...
9 Assessing the Efficiency of Mechanisms for Dealing with the Debt Problems of Low-Income Countries »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
It is now a decade and a half since Mexico nearly defaulted on its external obligations and the “debt crisis” hit began. There was, of course, more than one type of debt crisis, and...
5 Debt Overhang and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
There has been significant progress in the past several years toward establishing a common understanding and appreciation of the critical features and severity of the African debt problem. It is now widely a...
12 Private Capital Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview of Trends and Determinants »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
The surge in private capital flows to developing countries during the 1990s has largely bypassed sub-Saharan Africa. In sharp contrast to the earlier lending boom of 1977–82, when s...
II Cross-Country Analysis »
Source: Adjustment for Growth : The African Experience
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Amor Tahari , M. Nowak , Michael Hadjimichael , and Robert Sharer
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 October 1996
ISBN: 9781557755667
Keywords: debt, interest, terms of trade, external debt, payments
The experience of sub-Saharan African countries in recent years has demonstrated that achieving gains in real per capita incomes requires more private saving and investment. 1 Non...
4 Analytical Aspects of the Debt in Problems of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
After a difficult period following the onset of the debt crisis in 1982, the debt situation of most middle-income debtor countries has improved substantially. However, a group of low-income countries, most o...