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Karim Barhoumi, Larry Q Cui, Christine Dieterich, Nicolas End, Matteo Ghilardi, Alexander Raabe, and Sergio Sola. "Make Investment Scaling-Up Work in Benin: A Macro-Fiscal Analysis", Departmental Papers 2016, 001 (2016), accessed 12/14/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571478.087

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Summary

This paper 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: Expenditure, Public debt, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Revenue administration

Keywords: 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

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