Documents et rapports

Malawi Economic Monitor : Planning Beyond the Next Harvest, Advancing Economic Stability and Agricultural Commercialization (anglais)

The 16th edition of the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) calls for urgent actions to stabilize the economy and enhance growth. As in the previous MEM, this includes addressing three key areas: i) Stabilizing...

Concept Program Information Document (PID) - Malawi Growth and Resilience Development Policy Financing - P175072 (anglais)

Malawi Economic Monitor : Strengthening Fiscal Resilience and Service Delivery (anglais)

Malawi’s economic growth remained below population growth in 2021 and is expected to decline further in 2022 due to chronic fiscal and external imbalances, compounded by severe weather events. Most recently...

Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 1 of 5) : Accelerating the Growth Momentum and Creating Better Jobs - Chapter 1 (anglais)

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income...

Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 5 of 5) : Accelerating the Growth Momentum and Creating Better Jobs : Extended Executive Summary (anglais)

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income...

Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 3 of 5) : Connecting People and Markets for Economic Transformation - Chapter 3 (anglais)

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income...

Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 2 of 5) : How can Benin’s Demographic Transition Support Economic Growth? - Chapter 2 (anglais)

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income...

Financing More Resilient Trade and Value Chains (anglais)

This report aims to improve the knowledge base on the financing of trade and related data, institutions, and instruments. An improved knowledge base can support interventions that strengthen the infrastructure...

Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 4 of 5) : Increasing Diversification and Integration for Economic Transformation - Chapter 4 (anglais)

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income...

Resilience through Reforms (anglais)

In 2020, Nigeria experienced its deepest recession in four decades, but growth resumed in the fourth quarter as pandemic restrictions were eased, oil prices recovered, and the authorities implemented policies...

The Distributional Impacts of Trade : Empirical Innovations, Analytical Tools, and Policy Responses (anglais)

Trade is a well-established driver of growth and poverty reduction. But changes in trade policy also have distributional impacts that create winners and losers. It is vital to understand and clearly communicate...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (June 29, 2020) (anglais)

Merchandise trade appears to have bottomed out in April, falling nearly 20 percent year on year (YoY), after a 10 percent decline in March. For the handful of countries with available May data, trade remains...

Nigeria in Times of COVID-19 : Laying Foundations for a Strong Recovery (anglais)

This edition of the Nigeria Development Update provides policy options that Nigerian policymakers may consider in order to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and lay the foundation for a strong...

Jumpstarting Inclusive Growth : Unlocking the Productive Potential of Nigeria’s People and Resource Endowments (anglais)

Nigeria continues its recovery from the 2016 recession, sustaining an estimated 2 percent growthrate in 2019. The collapse of global oil prices during 2014–16, combined with lower domestic oil production...

Small African Economies in a More Uncertain Global Trade Environment : The Potential Impact of Post-AGOA Scenarios for Lesotho (anglais)

This paper provides a forward-looking view of trade and its relevance for Lesotho’s medium- and long-term development. It does this through computable general equilibrium analysis of potential impacts...

Between Gatekeeper and Gateway : Taking advantage of Regional and Global Value Chains by Addressing Barriers to South Africa’s Trade Competitiveness (anglais)

South Africa's weak post-apartheid trade performance has been a significant factor in its inability to create more jobs and achieve higher growth and productivity. Exports and inbound foreign direct investment...

Supporting Lesotho's economic diversification and trade integration: structural transformation through greater export competitiveness (anglais)

This report provides a multifaceted diagnostic overview of Lesotho's export competitiveness, including an analysis of the macroeconomic environment in which exporters and importers operate in Lesotho;...

Special economic zones in the Dominican Republic : policy considerations for a more competitive and inclusive sector. : Special economic zones, global value chains, and the degree of domestic linkages in the Dominican Republic (espagnol)

The Dominican Republic is often considered an example of the successful implementation of Special Economic Zones (henceforth SEZs) in the Western hemisphere. The zones fueled economic growth during the...

Global value chain development report 2017 : measuring and analyzing the impact of GVCs on economic development (anglais)

Global value chains (GVCs) break up the production process so at different steps can be carried out in different countries. Today’s official statistical information systems, designed to measure economic...

Special economic zones in the Dominican Republic : policy considerations for a more competitive and inclusive sector. : Special economic zones, global value chains, and the degree of domestic linkages in the Dominican Republic (anglais)

The Dominican Republic is often considered an example of the successful implementation of Special Economic Zones (henceforth SEZs) in the Western hemisphere. The zones fueled economic growth during the...