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  The Influence of Investment and Trade on Economic Performance in ECOWAS Countries 28/10/2025

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  This study by Evans Yeboah and Václav Adamec, published in the Journal of Social and Economic Development (Springer Nature, June 9 2025), examines the...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Gambia , Mali , Niger , Senegal , Benin , Ivory Coste , Togo , Guinea , Ghana , Liberia , Cape Verde

  Organizations : Journal of Social and Economic Development (Springer Nature)
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Journal article / Governance,
The Influence of Investment and Trade on Economic Performance in ECOWAS Countries 28/10/2025
Summary :
This study by Evans Yeboah and Václav Adamec, published in the Journal of Social and Economic Development (Springer Nature, June 9 2025), examines the effects of investment and trade on economic performance across twelve ECOWAS member states from 1993 to 2022. Using PMG-ARDL and NARDL estimation techniques, the paper finds that gross capital formation and trade openness positively influence long-run GDP per capita growth, whereas population growth, labor participation, unemployment, merchandise trade, and FDI exert negative effects. External debt is statistically insignificant in the long term. In the short term, increases in FDI and merchandise trade enhance income growth. Nonlinear estimations show that both increases and decreases in FDI dampen growth, while trade expansion boosts economic performance. The authors recommend promoting trade liberalization, improving FDI quality, ensuring sustainable debt management, and implementing labor-market reforms and export diversification strategies.
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Governance, Economic Development, Trade, Economic growth
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Journal of Social and Economic Development (Springer Nature)
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  Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 04/11/2025

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  This Action Against Hunger report assesses biomass production in northern Côte d’Ivoire (Bagoué, Bounkani, Folon, Poro, and Tchologo regions) during t...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Ivory Coste

  Organizations : Action Against Hunger (ACF) – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (Dakar, Senegal)
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NGO / Association report / Security and human rights,
Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 04/11/2025
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This Action Against Hunger report assesses biomass production in northern Côte d’Ivoire (Bagoué, Bounkani, Folon, Poro, and Tchologo regions) during the 2025 season. Findings show a marked improvement compared to 2024, with production levels equal to or above the 25-year average. Departments such as Ferkessédougou and Minignan nearly reached historical maxima, while M’Bengué and Ouangolodougou remained below average. The report highlights the strain on pastoral resources due to cross-border transhumance and inflows of herders from Burkina Faso and Mali. The authors recommend maintaining monitoring systems for pastoral zones, strengthening awareness among host and transhumant communities, and guiding herders toward areas with higher biomass potential to ensure sustainable management of grazing resources.
Keywords :
Pastoralism, Natural ressources, Justice, Education, Gold, Poverty, Vulnerability, Soicial sciences, Knowlege production, water
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Action Against Hunger (ACF) – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (Dakar, Senegal)
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  2023 Economic Report – Côte d’Ivoire 07/10/2025

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  The 2023 Economic Report – Côte d’Ivoire, published by the Swiss Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire (June 2024), reveals that the Ivorian economy sustained stro...

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  Country : Ivory Coste

  Organizations : WATHI
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2023 Economic Report – Côte d’Ivoire 07/10/2025
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The 2023 Economic Report – Côte d’Ivoire, published by the Swiss Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire (June 2024), reveals that the Ivorian economy sustained strong growth despite global shocks (COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine crisis). In 2022, growth reached 6.9 %, followed by 6.5 % in 2023. Inflation fell to 4.4 % in 2023, and the budget deficit was reduced to 5.2 % of GDP. However, public debt stands at about 58 % of GDP, approaching the upper limit defined by UEMOA. The report highlights the challenges stemming from an informal economy, which accounts for around 90 % of GDP, and emphasizes the need for formalization to boost tax revenues. On trade, the growth of processed exports (cocoa, cashew, gold) is significant, while imports remain dominated by fuel, machinery, and industrial goods. The report recommends strengthening infrastructure, improving the business climate, digitizing the economy, and fighting corruption to support sustainable growth.
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Governance, Economic Development, Public debt, Inflation, Economic growth
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WATHI
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  Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in West Africa: An Econometric Study 28/10/2025

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  This paper investigates the relationship between stock market development and economic growth across five West African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Côte...

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  Country : Mali , Nigeria , Ivory Coste , Ghana

  Organizations : South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics (SAJSSE)
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Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in West Africa: An Econometric Study 28/10/2025
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This paper investigates the relationship between stock market development and economic growth across five West African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mali) over the period 2005-2020, using panel data methods including fixed effects, random effects and system GMM estimators. The study assesses how market capitalization, trading volume, turnover ratio and number of listed companies affect GDP growth, controlling for macro-economic and institutional variables. Results indicate a positive and significant effect of market capitalization on growth (β ~0.043), a marginally significant effect of trading volume, and an insignificant role of turnover ratio. The number of listed companies per million population yields a positive effect. Interaction terms highlight that governance quality strengthens the growth impact of stock market development. Panel Granger causality tests reveal two-way causality between market capitalization and GDP growth in some countries. The author concludes that though modest, stock market development importantly contributes to growth, especially under strong institutions, and calls for policies enhancing market depth, governance and regional integration.
Keywords :
Governance, Economic Development, Development, Economic growth
Organizations :
South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics (SAJSSE)
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