Daily Archives: February 3, 2010
Africa IMF Reports : Malawi 2009
IMF Reports for Malawi 2009
Press Release: Malawi — Press Statement at the end of the IMF Staff Mission
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09396.htm
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Malawi
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09105.htm
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Malawi: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, November 13, 2008
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2008/mwi/111308.pdf
Country Report No. 09/16: Malawi: Request for a One-Year Exogenous Shocks Facility Arrangement – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by theExecutive Director for Malawi
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22629.0
All information is from http://www.imf.org
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Suggested Books
- The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 (Country Case Study Series) (Volume 2)
- Malawi, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide
Africa IMF Reports : Kenya 2009
IMF Reports for Kenya 2009
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2010/pn1002.htm
IMF Survey: IMF Shocks Loan, Policy Changes Help Kenya’s Recovery
Less than a year after drawing on an emergency IMF loan, Kenya is showing signs of economic recovery, the IMF says in its regular assessment of the country’s economy. Kenya’s loan drawdown allowed the country to close financing gaps that opened up during 2008.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/car010810a.htm
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Article IV Consultation with Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09377.htm
Country Report No. 09/225: Kenya: 2004 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Requests for Augmentation of Access, Rephasing of the Arrangement, and Waiver of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=23138.0
Country Report No. 09/191: Kenya: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility – Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=23034.0
Transcript of a Press Conference Call by the International Monetary Fund on “Lending for Africa” [includes Kenya]
http://www.imf.org/external/np/tr/2009/tr060109.htm
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Kenya: Letter of Intent, May 15, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/ken/051509.pdf
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$209 Million Disbursement to Kenya Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09191.htm
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0977.htm
Country Report No. 09/18: Kenya: Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kenya
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22637.0
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Suggested Books
- Beyond the Miracle of the Market: The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
- Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya (Directions in Development)
- Kenya (Country Guide)
Africa IMF Reports : Niger 2009
IMF Reports for Niger 2009
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09296.htm
Country Report No. 09/172: Niger: Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22993.0
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Niger: Letter of Intent and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, April 27, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/ner/042709.pdf
Press Release: IMF Completes the Second Reviews under Niger’s PRGF and Approves US$5.0 million Disbursement
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09166.htm
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion an IMF Staff Mission to Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0979.htm
Working Paper No. 09/36: The Macroeconomic Impact of Scaled-up Aid: The Case of Niger
Author/Editor: Farah, Abdikarim; Sacerdoti, Emilio; Salinas, Gonzalo
Summary: We develop a simple macroeconomic model that assesses the effects of higher foreign aid on output growth and other macroeconomic variables, including the real exchange rate. The model is easily tractable and requires estimation of only a few basic parameters. It takes into account the impact of aid on physical and human capital accumulation, while recognizing that the impact of the latter is more protracted. Application of the model to Niger-one of the poorest countries in the world-suggests that if foreign aid as a share of GDP were to be permanently increased from the equivalent of 10 percent of GDP in 2007 to 15 percent in 2008, annual economic growth would accelerate by more than 1 percentage point, without generating significant risks for macroeconomic stability. As a result, by 2020 Niger’s income per capita would be 12.5 percent higher than it would be without increased foreign aid. Moreover, the higher growth would help Niger to cut the incidence of poverty by 25 percent by 2015, although the country will still be unable to reach the Millennium Development Goal of poverty reduction (MDG 1).
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22710.0
Country Report No. 09/70: Niger: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22731.0
Country Report No. 09/59: Niger: 2008 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waivers and Modification of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22715.0
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2009/pn0917.htm
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Niger: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 3, 2008
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2008/ner/120308.pdf
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Suggested Books (US)
- Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability in Niger (World Bank Country Study)
- Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide
Africa IMF Reports : Burundi 2009
IMF Reports for Burundi 2009
Country Report No. 09/242: Burundi: Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=23159.0
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Burundi: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, June 26, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/bdi/062609.pdf
Burundi–Consultative Group Meeting
http://www.imf.org/external/np/dm/2009/102609.htm
Press Release: IMF Completes Second Review under PRGF Arrangement with Burundi and Approves US$10.2 Million Disbursement
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09261.htm
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Burundi
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09205.htm
Country Report No. 09/84: Burundi – Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative – Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22762.0
Country Report No. 09/90: Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – Annual Progress Report
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22770.0
Country Report No. 09/91: Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – Annual Progress Report – Joint Staff Advisory Note
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22771.0
Country Report No. 09/93: Burundi: First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22774.0
IMF Survey: Burundi’s Debt Relief Savings to Go to Food, Health, Schools
The IMF and World Bank’s cancellation of more than 90 percent of Burundi’s debt, worth about $1.4 billion, may save the African country up to $50 million a year over the next 10 years to spend on agriculture, health, and education.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car020509a.htm
Press Release: IMF Completes First Review under PRGF Arrangement with Burundi and Approves US$9.9 Disbursement
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0917.htm
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Burundi: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, January 8, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/bdi/010809.pdf
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support Burundi’s Completion Point under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative and Approve Debt Relief under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0918.htm
Working Paper No. 09/11: How Can Burundi Raise Its Growth Rate?The Impact of Civil Conflicts and State Intervention on Burundi’s Growth Performance
Author/Editor: Basdevant, Olivier
Summary: Over the last thirty years Burundi’s low economic growth has led to a significant decline in per capita GDP. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on supply-side constraints that prevented Burundi’s economy from growing faster. Lack of investment, civil conflict, economic inefficiencies, state intervention in the economy, and regulatory restrictions explain a large part of the weak growth performance for the last thirty years.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22556.0
All information from http://www.imf.org
Suggested Books (US)
- Burundi: Burundi, History of Burundi, Politics of Burundi, Geography of Burundi, Economy of Burundi, Demographics of Burundi, Culture of Burundi, Outline … Provinces of Burundi, Communes of Burundi
- Burundi: The Biography of a Small African Country (Columbia/Hurst)
- The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 (Country Case Study Series) (Volume 2)
- Breaking the Cycle: A Strategy for Conflict-sensitive Rural Growth in Burundi (World Bank Working Papers)
Africa IMF Reports : Ethiopia 2009
IMF Reports for Ethiopia 2009
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, August 7, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/eth/080709.pdf
Country Report No. 09/296: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Request for a 14-Month Arrangement under the Exogenous Shocks Facility-Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=23310.0
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$240.6 Million Arrangement for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09289.htm
Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Letter of Intent, December 15, 2008
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2008/eth/121508.pdf
Country Report No. 09/34: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility – Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22660.0
IMF Survey: IMF Lends Ethiopia $50 Million to Help Absorb Price Shocks
The IMF approves a $50 million loan for Ethiopia to help its economy adjust to the steep increases in international prices of fuel, fertilizer, and cereals in 2008. The price increases weakened Ethiopia’s international reserves position and contributed to inflationary pressure.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car020209a.htm
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$50 Million Disbursement to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0913.htm
Press Release: IMF Deputy Managing Director Kato Visits Ethiopia and Discusses Global Economic Challenges with the African Union
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0922.htm
All information from http://www.imf.org
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Book Suggestions
- A History of Ethiopia Updated Edition
- Ethiopia – Culture Smart!: The essential guide to customs & culture
- Ethiopia, 5th (Bradt Travel Guide Ethiopia)
- Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook