External Assistance and Policies for Growth in Africa

December 15, 1995

Summary

This booklet is a collection of papers presented at a seminar on policies for growth in Africa, held in Paris in February 1995 and sponsored by the Ministry of Finance of Japan. The seminar focused on four broad themes: how to enable the private sector to play a lead role in the growth process in Africa; how to boost domestic savings and help the financial sector to contribute to the mobilization and efficient us of resources; how to facilitate foreign aid and make it more effective; and, what are the essential elements of sound debt management practices?

Subject: Balance of payments, Debt service, Debt strategy, External debt, Foreign direct investment, Government debt management, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Africa, country, debt, debt management strategy, Debt service, Debt strategy, donor country policy, East Asia, Foreign direct investment, Global, government, Government debt management, governments in Africa, IBRD loan, IDA credit, MTU, private sector activity, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Pages:
98
Volume:
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755254.072
Issue:
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Series:
Seminar Volumes
Stock No:
EAPGEA0000000
ISBN:
9781557755254
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Notes

Papers presented at a seminar held in Paris, February 13-14, 1995, organized by the International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Japan. Published jointly by the International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Japan.

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