The economic outlook for the Southern Africa region is cautious. Broad-based economic activity is expected to recover at a slow pace, but the outlook remains modest, given the diverging growth patterns for the region’s economies. Upper middle-income countries turned in low and declining rates of...

This Central Africa Economic Outlook analyzes the recent economic situation and prospects for the region. Part I focuses on the evolution of key macroeconomic indicators, including GDP growth, inflation, fiscal and current account balances, terms of trade, employment, and inequality. It also...

This North Africa Economic Outlook (covering Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia) examines the macroeconomic performance of the region and the outlook for 2018 and 2019 and explores the relationship between food security and rural poverty. Part I looks at the key drivers of...

The West Africa Economic Outlook presents a comprehensive economic analysis of the 16 countries in this region, focusing on growth, macroeconomic stability and employment, structural change, and poverty reduction. It provides estimates for 2017 and projections for 2018 and 2019. A second part of...

1. Statistical and qualitative assessment of the design quality, performance, effectiveness and sustainability of the assistance of the African Development Bank to microfinance, 2000-2012 Albert-Enéas Gakusi, Alice Negre, Mabarakissa Diomanade, and Gloria Uwingabiye 2. Consumer Price Indices (...

GDP compilation in African Countries was prepared by the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank as a training material for regional member countries. It is based on the materials prepared for the regional workshops organized by the African Development Bank within its...

O relatório Perspetivas Económicas em áfrica preenche uma lacuna de conhecimento essencial sobre as diversas realidades socioeconómicas das economias africanas, através de uma análise frequente, rigorosa e comparativa. fornece previsões de curto a médio prazo sobre a evolução de indicadores...

The African Economic Outlook bridges a critical knowledge gap on the diverse socioeconomic realities of African economies through regular, rigorous, and comparative analysis. It provides short-to-medium term forecasts on the evolution of key macroeconomic indicators for all 54 regional member...

To better demonstrate the impact on the ground of AfDB support in Egypt, we visited a selection of projects, actors and apprentice-entrepreneurs who are among the beneficiaries of two projects financed by the Bank in Egypt. These are the Rural Income and Economic Enhancement Project (RIEEP) and the...