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Drivers of Gross Capital Inflows : Which Factors Are More Important for Sub-Saharan Africa? (Английский)

This paper discusses recent trends and investigates the drivers of capital flows across regions in the world, with emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. The post-global financial crisis behavior of capital flows...

Assessing Africa's policies and institutions : 2017 CPIA results for Africa (Французский)

Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing pressure on weak policy frameworks. Output growth rebounded to an estimated 2.6 percent...

Assessing Africa's policies and institutions : 2017 CPIA results for Africa (Английский)

Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing pressure on weak policy frameworks. Output growth rebounded to an estimated 2.6 percent...

Infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa : a scorecard (Английский)

Infrastructure is viewed as a crucial ingredient to foster growth and productivity. Amid the post -- global financial crisis slowdown, Sub-Saharan Africa is in dire need to continue the growth momentum...

Assessing fiscal space in Sub-Saharan Africa (Английский)

This paper presents new empirical evidence on how fiscal space in Sub-Saharan Africa has evolved over the past 15 years. Fiscal space is a multi-dimensional concept that is proxied by indicators capturing...

Cyclicality of fiscal policy in Sub-Saharan Africa : magnitude and evolution (Английский)

This paper studies the cyclical aspects of fiscal policy in Sub-Saharan Africa countries during 1970–2014. It compares the cyclical properties of real government consumption in the region with those in...

Mining in Africa : are local communities better off? (Английский)

This study focuses on the local and regional impact of large-scale gold mining in Africa in the context of a mineral boom in the region since 2000. It contributes to filling a gap in the literature on...

Socioeconomic impact of mining on local communities in Africa (Английский)

The local economic impacts of resource abundance : what have we learned ? (Английский)

What are the socioeconomic impacts of resource abundance? Are these effects different at the national and local levels? How could resource booms benefit (or harm) local communities? This paper reviews...

The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining : evidence from Ghana (Английский)

Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded...

The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining : evidence from Ghana (Английский)

Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded...

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: economic prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa remain strong, but growth is vulnerable to a sharp decline in commodity prices; the region's progress...

Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Africa : assessing Africa's policies and institutions (Английский)

This report is the second in a series of annual reports describing the progress African countries are making on strengthening the quality of policies and institutions that underpin development. The World...

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: Sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a steady pace; the region's decade-long economic expansion appears sustainable; and for...

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: Sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a steady pace; the region's decade-long economic expansion appears sustainable; and for...

Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Africa : assessing Africa's policies and institutions (Английский)

The World Bank's Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) is an important knowledge product that assesses the performance of 39 IDA countries along 16 dimensions of policy and institutional quality...

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: recent economic trends; global economic developments; and trends and outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following heading: recent economic trends; and the challenge of employment in Africa: raising the productivity of the informal sector.

Yes Africa can : success stories from a dynamic continent (Английский)

Over the past decade Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a remarkable turnaround in economic performance. After years of stagnation, economic growth has spurted gross domestic product (GDP) grew from an annual...

Africa's pulse (Английский)

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following heading: recent global economic trends and prospects; factors driving the region performance; risk to economic prospects; and rising commodity prices.