Spillover Effects and the East African Community
Title | Spillover Effects and the East African Community PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | 33 |
Release | 2009-12-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 145524516X |
The East African Community (EAC) countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda) have been affected by the global financial crisis and global recession. The fall in global demand and inflows and tighter liquidity conditions abroad affected the countries in this region as elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. But how hard have countries in the EAC been hit? Have the spillovers from the global crisis affected countries in the region as much as other countries in the sub-Saharan region? Have the transmission channels or magnitudes of the spillovers been different across EAC countries? How can these countries return quickly to a path of sustained high growth? What is the role for policy? Would acceleration of regional integration and policy coordination help achieve this goal? Would it make the region less susceptible to shocks? This paper focus on the EAC countries and attempts to address these questions.
The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Title | The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Paulo Drummond |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 2015-01-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1484364414 |
The countries in the East African Community (EAC) are among the fastest growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The EAC countries are making significant progress toward financial integration, including harmonization of supervisory arrangements and practices and the modernization of monetary policy frameworks. This book focuses on regional integration in the EAC and argues that the establishment of a time table for the eliminating the sensitive-products list and establishing a supranational legal framework for resolving trade disputes are important reforms that should foster regional integration.
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2017, Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Regional Economic Outlook, October 2017, Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund. African Dept. |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2017-11-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1484320972 |
Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has recovered relative to 2016, but the momentum is weak and per capita incomes are expected to barely increase. Further, vulnerabilities have risen in many countries, adding to the urgency of implementing the fiscal consolidations planned in most countries and with stepped up efforts to strengthen growth.
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund. African Dept. |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | 137 |
Release | 2016-05-03 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1484309618 |
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, though with large variation among countries in the region. The sharp decline in commodity prices has severely strained many of the largest economies, including oil exporters Angola and Nigeria, and other commodity exporters, such as Ghana, South Africa, and Zambia. At the same time, the decline in oil prices has helped other countries continue to show robust growth, including Kenya and Senegal. A strong policy response to the terms-of-trade shocks is critical and urgent in many countries. This report also examines sub-Saharan Africa’s vulnerability to commodity price shocks, and documents the substantial progress made in financial develop, especially financial services based on mobile technologies.
Popular Participation in the Integration of the East African Community
Title | Popular Participation in the Integration of the East African Community PDF eBook |
Author | Korwa Gombe Adar |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 403 |
Release | 2020-03-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1793605505 |
The post-independence integration endeavor of the East African Community has been punctuated with challenges, culminating into the collapse of the 1967-1977 regional organization. The renaissance of the integration agenda since the re-establishment of the regional organization in 1999 has rekindled epistemological debate among scholars and practitioners on the East African Community raison d'etre and integration process. This volume is the first of its kind in this ongoing debate that puts into proper context the nexus between the East African citizens and the integration agenda. Focusing on the Partner States case studies, the authors of the chapters operationalize the concepts of popular participation, eastafricanness, eastafricanization, democratization, and integration. Using political, national constitutions and EAC treaty, communication and awareness dimensions the authors of the chapters have analyzed the nexus between the EACcitizens and the integration process. The study generally proceeds from the premise that the exclusion of the EAC citizens from exercising their sovereign rights through popular participation undermines the prospects for the institutionalization and consolidation of the EAC identity, eastafricanness, eastafricanization, democratization and integration.
East African Community Law
Title | East African Community Law PDF eBook |
Author | Emmanuel Ugirashebuja |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 553 |
Release | 2017-03-06 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004322078 |
East African Community Law provides a comprehensive and open-access text book on EAC law. Written by leading experts, including the president of the EACJ, national judges, academics and practitioners, it provides the most complete overview to date of this increasingly important field. Uniquely, the book also provides a systematic comparison with EU law. EU companion chapters provide concise overviews of EU law and its development, offering valuable inspiration for the application and further development of EAC law. The book has been written for all practitioners, judges, civil servants, academics and students faced with questions of EAC law. It discusses institutional, substantive and jurisdictional issues, including the nature of EAC law, free movement and competition law as well as the reception of EAC law in Partner States.
Kenya
Title | Kenya PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | 54 |
Release | 2010-01-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1451821271 |
This paper presents the staff report for Kenya’s 2009 Article IV Consultation on economic development and policies. The progress Kenya achieved on the growth and poverty reduction fronts stalled in 2008 owing to a series of adverse developments, including the global economic crisis. The political situation is generally stable, but there appears to be constraining consensus on key issues. The spillover effect of the global financial crisis slowed export growth, tourism receipts, remittances, and private capital inflows.