Make Investment Scaling-Up Work in Benin: A Macro-Fiscal Analysis

Departmental Papers, January 15, 2016

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• Authors: Karim Barhoumi, Larry Q Cui, Christine Dieterich, Nicolas End, Matteo Ghilardi, Alexander Raabe, Sergio Sola
• Published: January 15, 2016
• Series: Departmental Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571478.087

Summary

• Purpose: Conducts a systematic growth and fiscal analysis to determine: (1) the growth potential of Benin’s ambitious scaling-up of investment, and (2) how the government can generate the necessary fiscal space needed to increase investment without jeopardizing Benin’s solid macroeconomic performance.
• Subject tags: Expenditure, Public debt, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Revenue administration.
• Keywords include: Benin, Beninese authorities, Beninese economy, Beninese firm, DP, DPPP, GDP, health indicator, investment, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, revenue, Sub-Saharan Africa, tax, WAEMU excl. Benin, West Africa.

Major findings and analytical focus

• Assesses the growth potential from an ambitious scaling-up of public investment in Benin.
• Evaluates macro-fiscal implications to ensure investment increases do not jeopardize Benin’s solid macroeconomic performance.
• Integrates public investment, public debt, and revenue administration considerations in the fiscal space analysis.

Policy recommendations and fiscal space options (as reflected by the paper's objectives)

• Identify fiscal measures that the government can deploy to generate necessary fiscal space for higher investment.
• Balance between increasing public investment and maintaining macroeconomic stability, considering debt and revenue dynamics.
• Consider public investment and public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks and revenue administration improvements to support scaling-up.

Publication and document specifics

• Authors: Karim Barhoumi, Larry Q Cui, Christine Dieterich, Nicolas End, Matteo Ghilardi, Alexander Raabe, Sergio Sola
• Date: January 15, 2016
• Series: Departmental Paper No. 2016/001
• Volume: 2016
• Issue: 001
• Pages: 41
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571478.087
• Stock No: MISWBEA
• ISBN: 9781513571478
• ISSN: 2616-5333
• Availability: Also available in French; More Formats on IMF eLibrary; Order a Print Copy.

Make Investment Scaling-Up Work in Benin: A Macro-Fiscal Analysis, Departmental Papers 2016, 001 (2016), Karim Barhoumi et al., January 15, 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571478.087

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• A Macro-Fiscal Analysis: IMF African Departmental Paper No. 16/01; January 2016
  • A Macro-Fiscal Analysis: IMF African Departmental Paper No. 16/01; January 2016 (Markdown version)
  • A Macro-Fiscal Analysis: IMF African Departmental Paper No. 16/01; January 2016 (PDF)
• Conclusion et thèmes à étudier
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  • Conclusion et thèmes à étudier (PDF)