External debt sustainability in West African countries

Defense Expenditures, External Public Debt and Growth in Developing Countries

An Assessment of Pakistan ' s External Debt Sustainability Escaping the Debt Trap

The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this study are those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the countries it represents. The Asian Development Bank encourages use of the material presented herein, with appropriate credit. Foreword ADB and Pakistan have been development partners for almost 35 years. The first lo...

Sustainability of Public Debt

Onchocerciasis distribution and severity in five West African countries.

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa recently extended its operation to Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the western part of Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. To estimate the number of people infected and blinded by the disease and to determine its distribution and severity in the extension area, 215 villages were selected, using a stratified random sampling procedure, and surveyed. All the ...

Deficits, Debt Financing, Monetary Policy and Inflation in Developing Countries: Internal or External Factors? Evidence from Iran

This paper focuses on internal and external factors, which influence the inflation rate in developing countries. A monetary model of inflation rate, capable of incorporating both monetary and fiscal policies as well as other internal and external factors, was developed and tested on Iranian data. It was found that, over the long run, a higher exchange rate leads to a higher price and that the f...