Fiscal Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa in Response to the Impact of the Global Crisis /

The global financial crisis poses significant challenges to fiscal policies in Sub-Saharan African countries. Growth will weaken considerably as export prices and volumes, remittances, tourism, and capital flows decline. The fiscal effects of the crisis are likely to be large and to operate mainly v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tareq, Shamsuddin
Other Authors: Berg, Andrew, Lledo, Victor, Spilimbergo, Antonio
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ; No. 2009/010
Online Access:Full text available on IMF