Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/175, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix investigates the sources of growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and evaluates the relative importance of productivity growth and factor accumulation. The analysis is extended to the key sectors of the economy: agriculture, mining, and transport. The paper assesses the DRC’s medium-term growth prospects and compares them with both the post-conflict growth experience to date and the growth objectives of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility-supported program. The paper also suggests a simple, yet powerful, methodology for projecting the real GDP growth rate.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; BCC; Congo; currency; dollarization; government; government control; de facto authorities; parts of the DRC; development partner; a number of area; foreign currency; Currencies; Total factor productivity; Public expenditure review; Mining sector; East Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 92
Date: 2003-06-20
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