The East Africa Quarterly Bulletin is produced by country economists attached to the African Development Bank Group’s (ADB) East Africa Department. The publication covers all five member states of the East African Community (EAC) as well as the islands of The Seychelles. It is part of the ADB’s...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes green growth in Africa lays in building sustainable infrastructure, managing more effectively natural resources, and building resilience in livelihoods to withstand climatic shocks. We are backing that claim with substantial investments, like in Morocco...
12-Sep-2012
African Statistical Journal Vol.15
1. Revising GDP Estimates in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ghana
2. Comparative Analysis of Economic Lifecycle Deficits in Kenya and Nigeria: Some Estimation Results
3. Determinants of Learning Outcomes for Primary Education: A Case for Uganda
4. A Comparative Assessment of Selected...
East Africa witnessed in October of 2011 a considerable surge in inflation reaching on average 20%. This rise in price has been an issue of concern for policymakers and the general public. In Ethiopia inflation rate reached 34%, and inflation attained its highest value of 18.9% in Kenya the very...
Ethiopia and Kenya have experienced strong economic growth for over nearly a decade. However, inflation, which was thought to be under control, has become a major challenge. High, and volatile, inflation is a threat to good economic performance and has negative effects on many of the poor. Table...
This guidebook directed at labour statistics practitioners in national statistics offices and policy analysts in development, economic and labour ministries, as well as those in central banks. It deals with the concepts and definitions of the economically active population (EAP); presents methods...
The food security situation on the continent in the first semester of 2012 was overshadowed by a looming food and humanitarian crisis in the Sahel due to drought. This came on the heels of the crisis in the Horn of Africa in the previous year, when 12 million people required humanitarian assistance...
08-Aug-2012
Economic Brief - Inequality and Arab Spring Revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), made up of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and North Africa (Figure 1), has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. In 2011, its population was estimated at 355 million. The region has vast reserves of oil and natural gas: estimates in 2011...
Several African countries have started to update their mining codes by increasing their royalty rates. In 2010, Burkina Faso indexed its royalty rates such that the effective rate varies positively with commodity (gold) prices. Specifically, the minimum royalty rate is 3%, which increases to 4% for...