African Economic Outlook 2005

The African Economic Outlook, a joint project of the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre, is an annual review of the recent economic situation and the likely short-term evolution of selected African countries.
The analysis is presented on a country-by-country basis using a unique analytical design. This common framework includes a forecasting exercise for the current and the two following years using a simple macroeconomic model, together with an analysis of the social and political context. It also contains a comparative synthesis of African country prospects, placing the evolution of African economies in the world economic context. A statistical appendix completes the volume.
"OECD has prepared a thorough report on the economic situation in Africa."
-Julius Coles, President, Africare
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Niger
OECD Development Centre
NIGER IS NOT WELL ENDOWED by nature. Landlocked and dry, the country has one of the lowest levels of per capita income in the world and it ranked second to last of the 175 countries surveyed in the 2003 United Nations human development index. In spite of this, Niger recently registered noteworthy economic performances, demonstrating the importance of political...
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