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South Africa growth forecasts: Better to err on the side of caution
Forecast for South African 2018 GDP growth. Following the change of political leadership early in 2018, South Africa was gripped by a wave of optimism. Analysts raised their growth forecasts for the...
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Five ways for Cameroon to align public spending with its 2035 vision
By 2035, Cameroon aspires to join the ranks of industrialized, upper-middle-income nations with low poverty rates, strong economic growth, and a functioning democracy. To realize that goal, the...
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How to remain a poverty reduction champion: Overcoming Cabo Verde’s challenges
Few countries can matchCabo Verde’s development progress over the past quarter of a century. Its Gross National Income per capita (GNI) grew six-fold. Extreme poverty fell by two-thirds from 30% in...
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More than just growth: Accelerating poverty reduction in Kenya
Kenya has been covered widely in economic news over the last decade, from the first large-scale application of mobile money to a vibrant technology hub in Africa. Indeed, Kenya experienced robust...
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Taking stock: Financing family planning services to reach Ghana’s 2020 Goals
Ghana recently held a Family Planning (FP) 2020 stock-taking event as a countdown to the country’s FP 2020 goals and commitment made during the 2012 London summit. The conference, which brought...
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Will procyclicality override Ghana’s new fiscal responsibility law?
Ghana has suffered from large fiscal volatility around election cycles for the past two decades. This volatility has been identified as one of the key challenges for Ghana’s future development path in...
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Why should Ethiopians care about urbanization? Jobs, infrastructure, and...
Ethiopia is still predominantly a rural country, with only 20% of its population living in urban areas. But this is set to change dramatically. Figures from the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency,...
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More educated, less paid: what’s behind the gender gap in Mauritius?
Today, the gender gap in education in middle and high-income countries has mostly disappeared. In some countries, girls outstrip boys in schooling outcomes, yet women earn about 16% less money per...
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How conflict and economic crises exacerbate poverty in South Sudan
South Sudan became independent in 2011 after a prolonged conflict. Although the new country was blessed with international good will, considerable foreign aid, and vast oil wealth, it nevertheless...
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For the first time, the relative economic size of Kenya’s counties is clear
Despite years of fiscal decentralization, not many countries have been able to quantify the size and structure of the economies at the decentralized units. To our knowledge, only South Africa has done...
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