The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) stagnated in 2021 compared to 2020. Insecurity and disruptions in supply chains drove inflation above the regional ceiling of 3 percent in 2021. Fiscal...
The Central African Republic (CAR) is at a critical crossroads. Despite its significant natural resource wealth, CAR remains one of the poorest and most fragile countries in the world. Cycles of political...
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...
Overall growth in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is improving, but the non-oil sector remains depressed. ROC is in debt distress with a public debt burden that is holding back economic growth. However, the...
This paper employs sectoral data to draw conclusions on how structural reforms, implemented during the period 1975-2005, affected differences in cross-country aggregate labor productivity growth in developing...
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 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 investigates the effects of financial sector, product market, and trade reforms on labor productivity growth and its two components—the intra-sectoral (within) and inter-sectoral (between) components—in...
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The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) decelerated in 2020 compared to 2019. Despite a relatively contained health impact, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant...
This paper empirically examines the demand and supply sides of bribery using World Bank Enterprise Survey data on 18,005 firms in 75 developing countries. It assesses the determinants of firms' bribe paying...
The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) grew at a slower pace in 2019 compared to 2018. Still, it grew at 3.1 percent, year-onyear, in 2019, above the average of regional peers (1.6 percent)...