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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822833903321

Autore

Kireyev Alexei

Titolo

Building Integrated Economies in West Africa : : Lessons in Managing Growth, Inclusiveness, and Volatility / / Alexei Kireyev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016

ISBN

1-4843-2456-0

1-4843-2461-7

1-4755-2580-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 pages) : color illustrations, color map

Disciplina

330.966

Soggetti

Monetary unions - Africa, West

Monetary policy - Africa, West

Economic development - Africa, West

Competition - Africa, West

Banking

Banks and Banking

Banks and banking

Banks

Debt Management

Debt

Debts, Public

Depository Institutions

Exports and Imports

Finance

Finance: General

Fiscal Policy

Fiscal policy

Government Policy

Inflation

Interest rates

Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

International economics

International Trade Organizations

Macroeconomics

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Poverty reduction

Poverty



Prices

Provision and Effects of Welfare Program

Public debt

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Revenue administration

Revenue

Social Services and Welfare

Social welfare & social services

Sovereign Debt

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Trade Policy

Africa, West Economic conditions

Côte d'Ivoire

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Lessons from the WAEMU: Findings and Recommendations -- PART I OVERVIEW AND POLICY SETTING -- 1 Institutional Arrangements and Regional Integration -- 2 Macroeconomic Setting and Current Challenges -- 3 Macroeconomic Policy Coordination -- PART II GROWTH AND INCLUSIVENESS -- 4 Quest for Higher Growth -- 5 Shocks to Growth -- 6 Structural Transformation and Diversification -- 7 Growth Inclusiveness and Equality -- 8 Financing Growth -- PART III FISCAL POLICY AND COORDINATION -- 9 Fiscal Rules and Institutions -- 10 Fiscal Discipline: Rules and Markets -- 11 Public Investment and Fiscal Rules -- 12 Fiscal Space and Investment Scaling Up -- 13 Tax Coordination and Tax Competition -- 14 Regional Sovereign Debt Market -- PART IV REGIONAL MONETARY POLICY -- 15 Monetary Policy in a Currency Union -- 16 Country Effects of a Single Monetary Policy -- 17 Liquidity Injections and Risks -- 18 Monetary Policy and Inflation -- PART V FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STABILITY -- 19 Financial System Structure -- 20 Financial Development: Level, Depth, and Access -- 21 Financial Inclusion -- 22 Financial Sector Stability -- 23 Mobile Banking -- PART VI COMPETITIVENESS AND INTEGRATION -- 24 Regional Trade Network -- 25 Macroeconomic Implications of Tariff Changes -- 26 Foreign Investment in Government Debt -- 27 Integration and Poverty Reduction -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has a long and varied history, and this book examines how the WAEMU can achieve its development and stability objectives, improve the livelihood of its people, and enhance the inclusiveness of its economic growth, all while preserving its financial stability, enhancing its competitiveness, and maintaining its current fixed exchange rates.