Make Investment Scaling-Up Work in Benin: A Macro-Fiscal Analysis

By Karim Barhoumi, Larry Q Cui, Christine Dieterich, Nicolas End, Matteo Ghilardi, Alexander Raabe, Sergio Sola

January 15, 2016

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Karim Barhoumi, Larry Q Cui, Christine Dieterich, Nicolas End, Matteo Ghilardi, Alexander Raabe, and Sergio Sola. Make Investment Scaling-Up Work in Benin: A Macro-Fiscal Analysis, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed December 3, 2024

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Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

This paper conducts a systematic growth and fiscal analysis to determine: (1) the growth potential of Benin’s ambitious scaling-up of investment, and (2) how the government can generate the necessary fiscal space needed to increase investment without jeopardizing Benin’s solid macroeconomic performance.

Subject: Expenditure, Public debt, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Revenue administration

Keywords: Benin, Beninese authorities, Beninese economy, Beninese firm, DP, DPPP, GDP, Health indicator, Investment, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Revenue, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tax, WAEMU excl. Benin, West Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

41
Volume:

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Series:

Departmental Paper No. 2016/001
Stock No:

MISWBEA
ISBN:

9781513571478
ISSN:

2616-5333

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