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Cover Perspectives économiques régionales, avril 2014 : Afrique subsaharienne
Perspectives économiques régionales, avril 2014 : Afrique subsaharienne
Promouvoir une croissance solidaire
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Le FMI publie deux fois par an des Perspectives économiques régionales pour cinq régions : Asie et Pacifique ; Europe ; Moyen-Orient et Asie centrale ; Afrique subsaharienne ; et hémisphère occidental. Chaque rapport aborde l'évolution économique récente et les perspectives de la région concernée, ainsi que pour certains pays. Les rapports comportent des données statistiques clés sur les pays de la région. Chaque rapport traite des politiques qui ont eu une incidence sur les résultats économiques régionaux et précise les enjeux auxquels les décideurs sont confrontés. Les perspectives à court terme, les principaux risques et les difficultés de politique économique afférentes sont analysés tout au long des rapports, qui examinent également l'actualité (par exemple, comment mettre fin progressivement à l'intervention publique tout en préservant une reprise économique mondiale qui reste fragile). Ces rapports précieux sont l'aboutissement d'études interdépartementales exhaustives, fondées pour l'essentiel sur les renseignements recueillis par les services du FMI dans le cadre de leurs consultations avec les pays membres.

Keywords:
REO; exchange rate; fragile state; monetary policy
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, April 2014, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2014, Sub-Saharan Africa
Fostering Durable and Inclusive Growth
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

The five Regional Economic Outlooks published biannually by the IMF cover Asia and Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. In each volume, recent economic developments and prospects for the region are discussed as a whole, as well as for specific countries. The reports include key data for countries in the region. Each report focuses on policy developments that have affected economic performance in the region, and discusses key challenges faced by policymakers. The near-term outlook, key risks, and their related policy challenges are analyzed throughout the reports, and current issues are explored, such as when and how to withdraw public interventions in financial systems globally while maintaining a still-fragile economic recovery.These indispensable surveys are the product of comprehensive intradepartmental reviews of economic developments that draw primarily on information the IMF staff gathers through consultation with member countries.

Keywords:
REO; exchange rate; fragile state; monetary policy; MDRI country; Zimbabwe dollar; fragile country; oil-exporting country; country group composite; Exchange rates; Monetary policy frameworks; Inflation; Agricultural sector; Financial inclusion; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Global; Southern Africa; West Africa; sub-Saharan Africa dummy; purchasing power parity; Sub-Saharan Africa dummy level; policy rate; poverty-reducing potential; household enterprise; Central bank policy rate
Cover Policy Papers
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Statistical Update
International Monetary Fund
This report provides an update on the status of implementation of the HIPC Initiative and the MDRI over the past year. Given that most HIPCs have reached the completion point, in November 2011, the IMF and IDA Boards2 endorsed staff’s proposal to further streamline reporting of progress under the HIPC Initiative and MDRI. It was agreed that the annual HIPC Initiative/MDRI status of implementation report will be discontinued, while the core information—on debt service and poverty reducing expenditure, the cost of debt relief, creditor participation rates, and litigation against HIPCs—should continue to be made available and updated regularly on the IMF and World Bank websites.
Keywords:
PP; IMF HIPC Initiative; MDRI-type; dollar; Point HIPCs; enhanced HIPC Initiative; MDRI assistance; completion point; millions of U.S. dollars; IMF MDRI assistance; MDRI status; IMF MDRI assistance to Cambodia; Debt relief; Debt service; Exports; Stocks; Poverty reduction; Africa; West Africa
Cover Policy Papers
Notification of Effectiveness of Partial Distribution of the General Reserve Attributed to Windfall Gold Sale Profits
International Monetary Fund
On February 24, 2012, the Executive Board approved a partial distribution of the general reserve equivalent to SDR 700 million attributed to part of the gold sales windfall profits to all members in proportion to their quotas.
Keywords:
PP; windfall gold sale profit; lending capacity; equivalent to SDR; notification of effectiveness; subsidies to the PRGT; availability of SDR; subsidy pledge; Gold; Poverty reduction strategy; Communications in revenue administration; Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
République centrafricaine: Consultations de 2011 au titre de l’article IV—Rapport des services du FMI, note d’information au public sur les délibérations du Conseil d’administration, et déclaration de l’Administrateur pour la République Centrafricaine
International Monetary Fund
Depuis plusieurs années, le FMI publie un nombre croissant de rapports et autres documents couvrant l'évolution et les tendances économiques et financières dans les pays membres. Chaque rapport, rédigé par une équipe des services du FMI à la suite d'entretiens avec des représentants des autorités, est publié avec l'accord du pays concerné.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; CAR authorities; authority; C.A.R. economy; CAR well; policy
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Central African Republic: 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Central African Republic
International Monetary Fund
The Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation found the macroeconomic performance of the Central African Republic (CAR) satisfactory despite its below-average growth compared with other countries of the region. The report has identified lack of resources, institutional frailties, overdependence on external assistance among other factors responsible for the tardy economic growth and increase in poverty. However, the report has observed that the economy is poised for a medium-term recovery with budgetary discipline and transparency, and effective management of public debt.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; CAR authorities; authority; C.A.R. economy; CAR well; policy; development partner; payment arrears; economy of the Central African Republic; Oil prices; Commercial banks; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa
Cover IMF Working Papers
Global Poverty Estimates: A Sensitivity Analysis
Ms. Camelia Minoiu and Ms. Shatakshee Dhongde
Current estimates of global poverty vary substantially across studies. In this paper we undertake a novel sensitivity analysis to highlight the importance of methodological choices in estimating global poverty. We measure global poverty using different data sources, parametric and nonparametric estimation methods, and multiple poverty lines. Our results indicate that estimates of global poverty vary significantly when they are based alternately on data from household surveys versus national accounts but are relatively consistent across different estimation methods. The decline in poverty over the past decade is found to be robust across methodological choices.
Keywords:
WP; poverty estimate; sensitivity analysis; global poverty; household surveys; national accounts; income distribution; international poverty line; consumption poverty; density function; day poverty line; kernel density estimation; nonparametric estimation method; estimate poverty; Personal income; Consumption; Estimation techniques; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Central African Republic: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Requests for Waiver of Nonobservance and Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Central African Republic.
International Monetary Fund
This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Central African Republic has recorded the modest economic growth since the end of the internal conflict in 2003, recovering from decades of decline in living standards. Real GDP grew by 2½ percent a year on average during 2004–08. In 2008 and early 2009, a series of domestic and external shocks hit the economy, beginning with unstable power supply, followed by price rises in imported commodities, and later the global recession. Executive Directors have underscored the importance of further strengthening fiscal management.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; CAR authorities; SDR; C.A.R. authorities; reform; PRGF arrangement; authorities ability; utility consumption; authorities commitment; Commercial banks; Credit; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Central African Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: First Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund
This paper discusses key findings of the first annual progress report on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Central African Republic. The first year of PRSP implementation was characterized by an unfavorable international economic environment, with its repercussions on the national economy. The various external shocks have led to instability in budget resources, a surge in inflation, an aggravated foreign trade deficit, and slowed growth. Despite this unfavorable economic cycle, with the help of its development partners, the government has established an institutional framework for PRSP implementation, monitoring, and assessment.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; development partner; financial support; feasibility study; standard of living; international community; Poverty reduction strategy; Global