Working Papers
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It is common cause that improved trade and investment hold out promise for attaining higher economic growth and greater gains in the fight against poverty, indeed, for the attainment of the millennium development goals.
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Throughout the first decade of democracy, the South African National Government has repeatedly and consistently expressed an unwavering commitment to obtaining gender equality on all levels of government and in all sectors.
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In the evolution of the democratic process, the use of a scorecard and related measurement methodologies has proven very helpful. For example, scorecards are now regularly used to assess whether an election has been fully ‘free and fair’.
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The concern for regional integration in Africa predates independence. The period 1960-1980, however, witnessed the emergence of major regional integration schemes that pushed forward the Continent’s economic integration agenda.
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The last six years has witnessed a remarkable shift in the thinking and approach of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as illustrated by the quote above.
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Despite the awareness created by high profile fraud cases such as Enron, WorldCom and Parmalat, occupational fraud runs rampant in the business world and poses a significant and growing threat to the operational success of organizations globally.
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The Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) are two major public expenditure management reforms that have been adopted in many developing countries in recent years.
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Time it was when Africa, just emerging from colonial rule, was able to afford being a free rider under the old GATT arrangements.
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The paper highlights success stories of ACBF supported projects in various countries that include Ghana, Burundi, Abidjan Malawi Tanzania and Zimbabwe among others during the period 1991 - 2005.
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At the dawn of the 21st century, Africa remains the poorest continent and continues to face monumental development challenges. According to the World Bank, excluding South Africa, the average income per person of African countries was only US$315 in 1997.
