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Title Democratic Republic of the Congo : selected issues
Published Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (55 pages) : color illustrations
Series IMF country report, 1934-7685 ; no. 15/281
IMF country report ; no. 15/281.
Contents Cover; CONTENTS; TAKING STOCK OF POVERTY IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; A. Recent Progress in Poverty Reduction; B. Drivers of Progress; C. Main Challenges Going Forward; D. Policy Recommendations; References; FIGURES; 1. Indicators of Poverty; 2. Selected Social Indicators, 2005-12; 3. Macroeconomic Performance and Poverty; 4. Poverty Reduction, Unemployment, Underemployment; 5. Government Expenditures on Education and Health; 6. Poverty and Education; TABLES; 1. Millennium Development Goals; THE QUEST TOWARDS DIVERSIFICATION; A. The Structure of the Congolese Economy
B. Growth and Factor InputsC. Export Diversification; D. The Congolese Informal Economy: a Digression; E. Conclusion; References; BOXES; 1. Measuring Export Diversification; FIGURES; 1. Real GDP Growth and GDP by Sector; 2. GDP Contributions by Sector Compared to SSA Countries; 3. Sub-Saharan Africa and Comparator Countries: Depth of Integration in Global Value Chains, Average 2008-12; 4. GDP Contributions by Sector; 5. Productivity; 6. Employment by Sector and Gender; 7. Economic Diversification: DRC vs. SSA Countries; 8. Export Diversification; 9. Export Diversification and Quality Index
TABLES1. Output Volatility and Product Diversification; THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MINING SECTOR TO THE CONGOLESE ECONOMY; A. Background; B. The Mining Sector: The Engine of Economic Growth; C. Factors Behind the Recent Mining Sector Growth; D. The Current Landscape; References; FIGURES; 1. Contribution to Growth and Structure of GDP; 2. Mineral Exports and FDI; 3. Mining Payments to Government and Tax Structures; 4. Mineral Production, 2014-20; TABLES; 1. Mining Fiscal Regimes: DRC and Peer Comparators; 2. Comparative Fiscal Regimes Under Current and Draft Mining Codes
STRENGTHENING BUDGET CREDIBILITYA. Actual and Forecasted Resources; B. Actual and Budget Allocations; C. The Road to Enhance Budget Credibility; FIGURES; 1a. Forecasted and Executed Resources; 1b. Forecasted and Executed External Resources, Tax and Non-Tax Revenue; 2a. Forecasted and Executed Expenditures; 2b. Forecasted and Executed Foreign/Domestically-Financed Expenditures; TABLES; 1. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Breakdown of the Budget/Execution; 2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Breakdown of the Budget / Execution; 3. Execution Rates for Domestically-Funded
4. Execution for Domestically FundedFINANCIAL INCLUSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: PERFORMANCE AND CHALLENGES; A. Recent Trends; B. Benchmarking DRC; C. Barriers to Access; D. Policy Recommendations; References; FIGURES; 1. Access to and Use of Financial Services; 2. Financial Inclusion Gaps in DRC and SSA; 3. Access Strand Across the Region; 4. Access Strands 2014 by Income Categories; 5. Mobile Money Accounts in DRC and SSA; 6. Enterprise Survey Indicators, 2013; APPENDIX TABLES; 1. Variables Description; 2. Regression Results
Summary A
Notes "October 2015."
"August 20, 2015"--Page 2 of pdf
"Prepared by Messrs. Toé, Maino, Koulet-Vickot, Hellwig, Melhado, Petit, and Mvogo"--Page 2 of pdf
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF Web site, viewed October 16, 2015)
Subject International Monetary Fund -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
SUBJECT International Monetary Fund fast
Subject Poverty -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Exports -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Mineral industries -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Budget -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Expenditures, Public.
Financial services industry -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Education -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Medical care -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Budget
Education
Expenditures, Public
Exports
Financial services industry
Medical care
Mineral industries
Poverty
Poverty Line.
Poverty Reduction.
Poverty.
Progress.
Urban Areas.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
Form Electronic book
Author Toé, Norbert, (IMFstaff)
International Monetary Fund.
ISBN 1513580612
9781513580616
1513590189
9781513590189