Seminar Volumes

External Assistance and Policies for Growth in Africa

Author/Editor:

Claire Liuksila

Publication Date:

December 15, 1995

Summary:

This booklet is a collection of papers presented at a seminar on policies for growth in Africa, held in Paris in February 1995 and sponsored by the Ministry of Finance of Japan. The seminar focused on four broad themes: how to enable the private sector to play a lead role in the growth process in Africa; how to boost domestic savings and help the financial sector to contribute to the mobilization and efficient us of resources; how to facilitate foreign aid and make it more effective; and, what are the essential elements of sound debt management practices?

Series:

Seminar Volumes

Subject:

Balance of payments Debt service Debt strategy External debt Foreign direct investment Government debt management Public financial management (PFM)

Notes:

Papers presented at a seminar held in Paris, February 13-14, 1995, organized by the International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Japan. Published jointly by the International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Japan.

Frequency:

occasional