External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa

External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Mr.Mohsin S. Khan
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2000-05-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781557757913

Mounting external debt and large-scale capital flight have been at the forefront of Africa's economic problems since the 1980s. External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa, edited by S. Ibi Ajayi and Mohsin S. Khan, takes a penetrating look at debt and capital flight during the 1990s in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. The book describes the size and composition of debt in the selected countries and examines the causes of the debt buildup. It also assesses the extent of capital flight and suggests ways of stemming the flight of financial resources.

Inclusive Growth in Africa

Inclusive Growth in Africa
Author: Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317203550

Inclusive Growth in Africa analyzes the concept of inclusion within the challenges facing Africa’s rapidly growing economies, where rising affluence for some has been accompanied almost everywhere with rising inequality. Using a combination of political economy analyses, sector studies and econometric models, the contributors delve into a range of areas associated to the new realities on the continent. Topics covered include issues of disability, corruption, capital flight, and their implications for economic sustainability. There is also a discussion of the impact on development of dependence on externally determined prices for Africa’s natural resources. Other sector analyses look at agriculture and wind power, and the innovations required to make a difference for the poorer majority. The book comprises of a rich array of essays on socio-economic inclusion in Africa by authors drawn from academia, African think tanks and international organizations. It would be of interest to scholars and students of many disciplines, including: Economics, Sociology, Development Studies, and African Studies.

An Analysis of External Debt and Capital Flight in the Severely Indebted Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

An Analysis of External Debt and Capital Flight in the Severely Indebted Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Mr.Simeon Inidayo Ajayi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 63
Release: 1997-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451961111

The general objective of this study is to analyze the external debt and debt burdens of the severely indebted sub-Saharan African countries, estimate the magnitude of capital flight from them, and relate the estimate of capital flight to some macroeconomic aggregates. The study also contains policy implications of international efforts to deal with the high levels of external debt in sub-Saharan Africa in conditions of extreme poverty, and stagnant and declining exports. It questions the theoretical foundation in which the external debt strategy has been based and offers solutions to the external debt problem.

Capital Flight from Africa

Capital Flight from Africa
Author: Simeon Ibidayo Ajayi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198718551

A comprehensive thematic analysis of capital flight from Africa, it covers the role of safe havens, offshore financial centres, and banking secrecy in facilitating illicit financial flows and provides rich insights to policy makers interested in designing strategies to address the problems of capital flight and illicit financial flows.

Advanced Governing for Capital Flight

Advanced Governing for Capital Flight
Author: Walter Amedzro St-Hilaire
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2020-04-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000754170

This volume takes an in-depth look at the economic issue of capital flight and outlines strategic methods to address the problem of international tax evasion and bank secrecy. In order to address these issues, the book explores the development prospects of tax evasion governance and identifies obstacles to the efficiency of current tax policies. To overcome the capital flight issue, all lines of attack need to be examined. There is a need to establish responsibility, to set priorities for action that significantly reduces the incentives for capital outflows of this kind, and to seek international consensus. International tax evasion has undermined the credibility of political and administrative systems. This volume lays the foundation for creating an institutional framework that provides transparency of control systems in the face of the guilty roles of tax evasion actors. This requires an effort of economic intelligence that involves mobilizing statistical resources and exploiting them in order to finely identify deviating situations and risk. Key features of the book: • Captures the richness and diversity of tax evasion strategies • Provides an understanding of the prospects of capital flight policies • Identifies stakeholders’ implications in order to provide a global solution to government • Develops a rigorous approach to the problem of tax evasion and the capital flight process Advanced Governing for Capital Flight posits that when combined, the initiatives offered in the volume will be the powerful blow to bank secrecy. Aimed as much at the neophyte as at the insider who questions tax evasion strategies, this book, very ambitious by its specificity, is intended primarily for those who will be called upon to work in the fields of tax evasion and capital flight policies.

The Debt Trap in Nigeria

The Debt Trap in Nigeria
Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Publisher: Africa World Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003
Genre: Debt relief
ISBN: 9781592210015

The first major study to put the debt question in perspective, this book is the outcome of a historic conference held in May 2001 to debate Nigeria's future in the context of the debt overhang. The book captures the highlights of all presentations, and presents the recommendations and consensus reached concerning reducing the debt burden, strengthening the institutional framework for debt and resource management, and resuming sustainable development, ultimately demanding that Nigeria and the international community refocus their resources on fighting poverty.