Lessons from Electoral Management and Processes in West Africa
It points out key historical and material forces that helped frame and shape the electoral management and processes of these countries. These are: the state as a site for zero-sum politics; the...
View ArticleExpertise on G20-Africa ties for Buenos Aires Summit
Only one African country (South Africa) is a G20 member, and it walks the line of trying to promote the continent’s concerns, while not imposing its voice on it. In addition, the chair of the African...
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Senegal
The Republic of Senegal is a lower-middle income economy located in West Africa. Its GDP was more than $23.5 billion in 2019 and major exports include gold, petroleum and phosphoric acid. Senegal was...
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Drivers of Disparity: How Policy Responses to COVID-19 Can Increase Inequalities
Recommendations: Divert newly available resources (such as unused travel allowances) and leverage funding from the private sector and/or international partners, sovereign wealth funds, national...
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Green Finance Mechanisms in Developing Countries: Emerging Practice
Recommendations: African governments should enhance efforts to employ suitable green growth financing mechanisms (eg, accelerating investments in infrastructure and renewable energy, establishing or...
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The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa
Recommendations: Credit ratings agencies should suspend their assessments for developing countries until global production and supply chains return to pre-COVID-19 levels.Governments, regulators and...
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Comparative Study of Policy Responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa
Recommendations: Address the structural bottlenecks impeding the effective implementation of an appropriate policy mix by African LICs. A key focus area is ensuring the independence of monetary and...
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Conrad van Gass
Conrad van Gass is a development economist with a background in fiscal and financial policy. He has consecutively worked for or consulted to the eThekwini Metropolitan Council, the KwaZulu-Natal...
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COVID-19 and its Impact on Senegal’s Macroeconomic Structure
Summary: Senegal faced its biggest macroeconomic crisis with the spread of COVID-19. To maintain the same growth rate as in previous years, the government implemented major fiscal policies of more...
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Is Senegal on the Right Track to Achieve its NDC Commitments?
Summary: Senegal has made good progress in improving its energy mix by increasing the share of renewable energy. It still has inadequate access to climate finance compared to the implementation needs...
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