Indicators
Weekly Monitoring of Major Financial Crisis Indicators
In order to closely monitor the global financial crisis, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is providing the public with weekly updated statistics tools. The monitoring tools, designed and updated by the Office of the Chief Economist of the AfDB, include the following indicators: analysis of financial markets, exchange rates and commodity prices. The reference date for the three indicators is July 31, 2008
Financial Markets Monitoring
Commodities Briefs
Market Briefs
Impact of the Financial Crisis on Developing Countries
This report by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK, shows that developing countries cannot be treated as a homogenous block – concerns vary significantly across countries, depending on their current economic situation and capacity to respond. Isolation from world financial markets will not protect the poorest countries, as the indirect impacts are likely to be severe.
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24/05/2012 - AfDB publishes all-Africa report on household spending patterns
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23/05/2012 - Participants support AfDB’s New Education Model for Africa - During a meeting with President Kaberuka, Rt Honorable Gordon Brown and Sir Tim Berners Lee at the 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa
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11/05/2012 - The Africa economy should become a transformation economy
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10/05/2012 - LIONS@FRICA Partnership to Promote African Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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07/05/2012 - Seventh African Economic Conference: Call for Papers
Documents
Containing the Impact of the Global Crisis and Paving the Way to Recovery in Africa (519 KB)
Development Research Briefs - Africa: Africa’s Counter Cyclical Policy Responses to the Crisis (322 KB)
Africa and the Global Economic Crisis: Strategies for Preserving the Foundations of Long-term Growth (223 KB)
Working Paper 96 - Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on Africa (2.7 MB)
The African Development Bank Group Response to the Economic Impact of the Financial Crisis (408 KB)
Financial Crisis-Making Africa's Voice Heard-Donald Kaberuka-"The Banker" (103 KB)
Working Paper 97 - Soaring Food Prices and Africa's Vulnerability and Responses: An Update (840 KB)
