Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange

This quick note highlights the key discussions and recommendations made during the high-level development exchange held in Djibouti on June 20-23, 2014. The event was co-organized by the World Bank office in Djibouti and the ministry of economy and...

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Main Authors: Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra, Foch, Arthur, Vakil, Roya
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20358843/djibouti-looks-future-south-south-high-level-exchange
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spelling okr-10986-205442021-04-23T14:03:56Z Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra Foch, Arthur Vakil, Roya ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESSIBILITY ACTION PLAN AIRPORT BACKBONE BANK FINANCING BANK OFFICE BINDING CONSTRAINTS BROADBAND BROADCAST BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESSES CAPITAL MOVEMENTS CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CURRENCY DIGITAL ECONOMY DIVERSIFICATION E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNMENT EARLY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL SHOCKS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN COMPANIES FREE TRADE FUEL GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES HIGH INTEREST RATES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ICT INCOME INNOVATION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOB CREATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO BANK MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MOBILE BANKING MOBILE PHONE MOBILE TELEPHONE MONOPOLIES PATRONAGE PENETRATION RATES PHONE PENETRATION PIRACY PORT SERVICES PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REFORM PROGRAM REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGISTRY RESULT SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SERVICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETS TAX TAX SYSTEM TAXIS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONY TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR TRUE TRUST FUND WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS This quick note highlights the key discussions and recommendations made during the high-level development exchange held in Djibouti on June 20-23, 2014. The event was co-organized by the World Bank office in Djibouti and the ministry of economy and finance under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Djibouti. The event provided a platform to promote dialogue, share knowledge, and develop policies to eliminate poverty and enable a dynamic private sector. It aimed to strengthen Djibouti s capacity to define, through a concerted open dialogue, a path to sustainable development, and ensure that growth translates into poverty reduction, jobs, and economic opportunities for all. The experiences of Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Dubai, also demonstrate that the small size of the Djiboutian market, along with the high cost of electricity, do not constitute binding constraints to economic development. It is critical that serious consideration be given to the recommendations made during the roundtables. To this end, the implementation of sector-specific five-year plans by the Government of Djibouti should include, to the extent possible, consultations between private and public actors and civil society. 2014-11-19T15:46:03Z 2014-11-19T15:46:03Z 2014-09-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20358843/djibouti-looks-future-south-south-high-level-exchange http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20544 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 134 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Djibouti
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESSIBILITY
ACTION PLAN
AIRPORT
BACKBONE
BANK FINANCING
BANK OFFICE
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BROADBAND
BROADCAST
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONNECTIVITY
CURRENCY
DIGITAL ECONOMY
DIVERSIFICATION
E-COMMERCE
E-GOVERNMENT
EARLY EDUCATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPENDITURE
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FREE TRADE
FUEL
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
HIGH INTEREST RATES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ICT
INCOME
INNOVATION
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED ACCESS TO BANK
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
MOBILE BANKING
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE TELEPHONE
MONOPOLIES
PATRONAGE
PENETRATION RATES
PHONE PENETRATION
PIRACY
PORT SERVICES
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
REFORM PROGRAM
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGISTRY
RESULT
SAFETY
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETS
TAX
TAX SYSTEM
TAXIS
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONY
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRUE
TRUST FUND
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESSIBILITY
ACTION PLAN
AIRPORT
BACKBONE
BANK FINANCING
BANK OFFICE
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BROADBAND
BROADCAST
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONNECTIVITY
CURRENCY
DIGITAL ECONOMY
DIVERSIFICATION
E-COMMERCE
E-GOVERNMENT
EARLY EDUCATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPENDITURE
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FREE TRADE
FUEL
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
HIGH INTEREST RATES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ICT
INCOME
INNOVATION
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED ACCESS TO BANK
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
MOBILE BANKING
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE TELEPHONE
MONOPOLIES
PATRONAGE
PENETRATION RATES
PHONE PENETRATION
PIRACY
PORT SERVICES
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
REFORM PROGRAM
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGISTRY
RESULT
SAFETY
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETS
TAX
TAX SYSTEM
TAXIS
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONY
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRUE
TRUST FUND
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra
Foch, Arthur
Vakil, Roya
Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Djibouti
relation MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 134
description This quick note highlights the key discussions and recommendations made during the high-level development exchange held in Djibouti on June 20-23, 2014. The event was co-organized by the World Bank office in Djibouti and the ministry of economy and finance under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Djibouti. The event provided a platform to promote dialogue, share knowledge, and develop policies to eliminate poverty and enable a dynamic private sector. It aimed to strengthen Djibouti s capacity to define, through a concerted open dialogue, a path to sustainable development, and ensure that growth translates into poverty reduction, jobs, and economic opportunities for all. The experiences of Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Dubai, also demonstrate that the small size of the Djiboutian market, along with the high cost of electricity, do not constitute binding constraints to economic development. It is critical that serious consideration be given to the recommendations made during the roundtables. To this end, the implementation of sector-specific five-year plans by the Government of Djibouti should include, to the extent possible, consultations between private and public actors and civil society.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra
Foch, Arthur
Vakil, Roya
author_facet Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra
Foch, Arthur
Vakil, Roya
author_sort Fotouhi, Homa-Zahra
title Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
title_short Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
title_full Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
title_fullStr Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Djibouti Looks to the Future : A South-South High Level Exchange
title_sort djibouti looks to the future : a south-south high level exchange
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20358843/djibouti-looks-future-south-south-high-level-exchange
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20544
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