Tag: Structural transformation

Structural transformation has been one of the most talked about concepts among development practitioners in recent years – especially since the work of Margaret McMillan and Dani...

A greater and more sustained effort to deepen the integration of developing countries into the global trading system through lower trade costs and fewer barriers between countries ...

Executive summary Despite two decades of fast and sustained economic growth, Africa is yet to translate its economic gains into meaningful social development outcomes. Profound in...

Low-income economies aspiring to make a decisive stride toward middle-income status may learn a lot from the experience of peer countries that have made the move, brainstorming par...

A new development plan designed to help Senegal exit a trap of low growth and high poverty can boost the economy if it is consistently implemented, the IMF staff said in its r...

The 2014 Poverty Status Report uses new evidence to present an updated analysis of Uganda’s poverty trends and status. The report’s thematic focus is the relationship between s...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s small middle-income countries should implement strong reforms to boost growth and avoid the “middle-income trap,” seminar participants concluded in Mauri...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the emerging global consensus on the need for enhanced investment in infrastructure Recent events in global economic coopera...

Sustaining growth in sub-Saharan Africa requires proactively addressing structural bottlenecks to growth such as infrastructure gaps and poor business climates, IMF African Departm...

Ethiopia needs to move from public sector to private investment-driven growth to keep success Despite Ethiopia’s achieving robust economic growth, while keeping inflation b...

Communiqué of the 34th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government The 34th Ordinary meeting of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Devel...

South Africa should take advantage of its comparative industrial advantage to lead other regional countries in building their manufacturing base to ensure collective socio-economic...

Africa’s economic rise over the past two decades is no longer news. In the decade from 2003, the region’s output expanded by over five percent a year, in spite of a protracted ...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the key findings of UNCTAD’s recently-published Economic Development in Africa Report 2014 Structural transformation is key to ...

Adopting ambitious and comprehensive structural reform agendas will offer governments the best chance for a return to strong, sustainable and balanced economic growth that creates ...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses Africa’s position on the Post-2015 Development Agenda The 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government was held in Add...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the legal underpinnings of SADC’s regional infrastructure development initiative Infrastructural development is a critical prerequis...