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Lessons Notes on Capacity Development in Africa

h close to three decades of capacity building on the continent, ACBF in collaboration with the World Bank, has conducted a series of policy oriented studies…...
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The ZIPAR Quarterly, Issue 4 October 2015

come to issue 4 of the ZIPAR Quarterly. Employment is the red thread throughout this issue in particular the ZIPAR Flagship project on More and Better Jobs.…...
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Gender Budgeting as a Tool for Poverty Reduction: Concepts, Practices and Capacity Implications

book highlights the centrality of gender budgeting as a tool for improved transparency and accountability in the fight against inequity and poverty. Using…...
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POLICY RESEARCH ON GLOBAL BEST-PRACTICE IN ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING A SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND IN ZIMBABWE

ARU undertook this study as a follow up to its 2012 Mining Sector Policy Study which recommended the establishment of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). In this…...
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Africa Capacity Report 2014: Capacity Imperatives for Regional Integration in Africa

Africa Capacity Report (ACR) and its supporting indicators offer inputs for decisions on what to finance to develop capacity. Most countries are doing well…...
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Africa Capacity Indicators 2011: Capacity Development in Fragile States

publication, examines the visible capacity development needs of countries, as well as the underlying historical, political, economic, cultural, and societal…...
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The Economics of Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Modelling the Fiscal and Health Effects of a Tobacco Excise Tax Change in Nigeria

Nigeria, a majority of the adult smoking population (15 years and above) consume tobacco primarily in the form of cigarettes. Nigeria has about 6 million…...
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Africas Pulse, No. 28, October 2023: Delivering Growth to People through Better Jobs

wth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to slow to 2.5 percent in 2023 from 3.6 percent in 2022. It is projected to increase to 3.7 percent in 2024 and 4.1…...
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Are Budget Neutral Income Floors Fiscally Viable in Sub-Saharan Africa?

ng microsimulations, we assess whether budget neutral universal income floors are fiscally viable in twelve SSA countries. We consider three universal basic…...
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Country Platforms and Delivery of Global Public Goods

s paper discusses three potential requirements for country platforms to facilitate effective delivery of GPGs. We propose that existing country platforms be…...