Although access to reliable electricity enables manufacturing companies to increase their output, there have been few studies of the distribution of output growth between export and domestic markets. Although...
Chad remains among the least developed countries in the world; its GDP per capita has contracted since 2015, preventing the country from reducing poverty and from improving development outcomes. Progress...
Chad remains among the least developed countries in the world; its GDP per capita has contracted since 2015, preventing the country from reducing poverty and from improving development outcomes. Progress...
The economic recovery in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale, CEMAC) has been weak amid modest hydrocarbon production. Higher...
La reprise économique dans la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) a été faible dans un contexte de production modeste d’hydrocarbures. La hausse des prix du pétrole n’a pas...
Chad’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1.2 percent in 2021 - the second consecutive year of recession - driven by a two-month suspension of oil production at its Esso plants, economic disruptions...
Chad’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1.2 percent in 2021 - the second consecutive year of recession - driven by a two-month suspension of oil production at its Esso plants, economic disruptions...
Les économies de la Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) se redressent lentement, aidées par une demande extérieure plus forte et des prix du pétrole plus élevés. Toutefois...
Economies in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Communaute Economique et Monetaire de l’Afrique Centrale, CEMAC) are recovering slowly, helped by stronger external demand and higher...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted Chad’s economic recovery, which started in 2018. GDP contracted by 0.9 percent in 2020. Agriculture and the oil sector remained the main drivers of growth...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted Chad’s economic recovery, which started in 2018. GDP contracted by 0.9 percent in 2020. Agriculture and the oil sector remained the main drivers of growth...
The CEMAC Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) presents an overall global and regional quarterly update, with country-by-country recent developments and outlook. The global economic recovery is continuing even...
The CEMAC Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) presents an overall global and regional quarterly update, with country-by-country recent developments and outlook. The global economic recovery is continuing even...
This paper uses computable general equilibrium model-based simulations to assess the gender dimensions of the impact of COVID-19 on economic outcomes, that is, labor force participation, employment, wages...
The twin shocks of the pandemic and the coup pushed the economy into a recession in 2020. Real GDP is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent (4.9 percent in per capita terms) in 2020. The containment measures...
The twin shocks of the pandemic and the coup pushed the economy into a recession in 2020. Real GDP is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent (4.9 percent in per capita terms) in 2020. The containment measures...
Up to February 2020, Chad’s economy continued its gradual, but mild recovery, supported by a substantial increase in oil and agriculture production. Since March 2020, like in the rest of the world, the...
Up to February 2020, Chad’s economy continued its gradual, but mild recovery, supported by a substantial increase in oil and agriculture production. Since March 2020, like in the rest of the world, the...
In low-income, capital-scarce economies that face financial and fiscal constraints, managing revenues from newly found natural resources can be a daunting challenge. The policy debate is how to scale up...