Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi
Overview....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Can Inflation in WAMZ Converge without Monetary Policy Coordination?....Pages 23-42
Economic Integration in WAEMU: Nominal Convergence and Growth Dynamics....Pages 43-68
Monetary Policy and Economic Growth in CEMAC: A Panel Data Approach....Pages 69-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
The Challenges of Regional Integration in the East Africa Community....Pages 89-108
Regional Integration in Africa through the Harmonization of Laws....Pages 109-123
External Debt, Quality of Institutions, and Economic Growth in WAEMU....Pages 124-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Financial Integration and Economic Growth: Portfolio Equity Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 145-167
Financial Frictions and Exchange Rates in ECOWAS’s Prospective Monetary Union....Pages 168-200
Financial Deepening Dynamics and Implication for Financial Policy Coordination in WAEMU....Pages 201-219
Illicit Financial Flows, Trade Mispricing, and their impact on African economies....Pages 220-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Harmonized Budget Programming Reforms in Africa: Senegal’s Experience with MTEF....Pages 255-277
Monitoring Fiscal Sustainability in Africa....Pages 278-301
Fiscal Rules in WAEMU: Limiting Public Deficits....Pages 302-325
Conclusion....Pages 326-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-335