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Macroeconomic Performance and Status of Industrialisation in IGAD 2017 - The Annual HESPI Report on IGAD Economies ----------------------------------------------------- HESPI’s 2017 flagship annual report constitutes two parts. The first part is an overview of the macroeconomic environment in the Inter-Governmental  Authority on Development (IGAD) region and the second part presents the status of industrialization in the region. Overview of the macroeconomic environment shows that most countries have registered moderate or high economic growth, except South Sudan,…

Corporate Taxation, Import Competition and Productivity: Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------------- Firms’ behaviors and performances have crucial implications for any economy in terms of employment creation, foreign exchange generation, resource mobilization, growth acceleration and welfare improvement. Whether firms thrive depends on a multiplicity of factors that characterize the economic environment in which they operate. Varieties of domestic policies as well as shifts in the global economic landscape shape this economic environment. One important domestic policy…

Assessing Transition to Stability, Fiscal Sustainability and Provision of Peace Dividend in South Sudan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The study argues that classic definition of a fragile state fits the situation in South Sudan because this country has been unable, since independence, to provide public and social services in sufficient quality, scope and reach. This has made it difficult to provide peace dividend as well as ensuring fiscal sustainability. The study assesses public perceptions on the state of fragility.…

ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN THE IGAD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As noted in HESPI’s analysis of IGAD economies (2013), most IGAD member countries are among the least developed in the world by all indicators of development. Though variations among member countries are significant, all lag behind most regions in the world, as measured by GDP per capita income, poverty levels, improvements in health and education, access to roads…