African Economic Outlook 2012
Promoting Youth Employment
This 11th edition of the African Economic Outlook reviews recent economic, social and political developments and the short-term likely evolutions of 53 African countries. This year’s edition will for the first time cover Eritrea and South Sudan. The focus of the 2012 AEO is the promotion of youth employment in Africa, presenting a comprehensive review of both challenges and opportunities Africa faces in providing its young population with sufficient and decent jobs.
Full-length country notes are available on www.africaneconomicoutlook.org
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Cape Verde
OECD Development Centre
Cape Verde, a small island state, is a lower middle-income country (MIC) under the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) credit policy. [1] Cape Verde’s Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in 2010 was about USD 3 270, exceeding the MIC classification threshold of USD 1 175 GNI per capita by a large margin. However, in spite of significant progress over the past two decades, Cape Verde continues to be confronted by a number of fundamental constraints and challenges to its development. Apart from its insularity, Cape Verde is facing problems in the form of its fragmented territory (there are ten islands), small population (fewer than 500 000 people) limiting its internal market, a dry Sahel climate, and scarce natural resources.
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