Publication: Benin - Perspectives économiques, juin 2023: Révéler le Bénin en misant sur les corridors économiques
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2023-06-23
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L’objectif de ce rapport est d’informer le gouvernement du Bénin, les groupes de réflexion et les chercheurs, le public et la direction de la Banque mondiale sur l’état de l’économie béninoise et ses perspectives, ainsi que sur les défis immédiats du développement. Le rapport se décompose en deux chapitres. Le premier offre une mise à jour sur les développements économiques récents, les perspectives à moyen terme et les risques. Il comprend des sections sur la croissance, la politique budgétaire, la dette publique, le secteur extérieur, les évolutions monétaires et l’inflation. Le deuxième chapitre se concentre sur la thématique des corridors économiques. La position géographique du Bénin est stratégique pour le commerce régional et le développement d’infrastructures et de services adaptés représente à la fois une opportunité économique mais également un outil pour intégrer les populations rurales pour un meilleur partage des fruits de la croissance.
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“World Bank. 2023. Benin - Perspectives économiques, juin 2023: Révéler le Bénin en misant sur les corridors économiques. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39916 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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