Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures

Rwanda established targets for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and poverty reduction, to be achieved by the year 2020; these were to (i) raise real per capita income from $230 to $900; and (ii) reduce the poverty incidence by half. To reach the...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Economic Memorandum
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
GNP
M2
RPA
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9037319/rwanda-toward-sustained-growth-competitiveness-vol-1-2-synthesis-priority-measures
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURE
ASSET VALUE
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASIC EDUCATION
BENCHMARKING
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BORROWING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL STOCK
CENTRAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY
CONSUMER
CONTRIBUTION
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST RECOVERY
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT
DEBT RELIEF
DEBT STOCK
DECENTRALIZATION
DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DROUGHT
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
EQUIPMENT
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
EXTENSION SYSTEM
EXTERNAL BORROWING
FARM INCOME
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED EXCHANGE RATE
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GNP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HOSPITALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SOURCES
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE POLICY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB TRAINING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND USE
LATIN AMERICAN
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL REFORMS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LONG-TERM GOALS
LOW INCOME
M2
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MAINTENANCE COST
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKETING
MATH
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MONETARY AUTHORITY
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
MONOPOLY
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICIANS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PURCHASING POWER
RAPID GROWTH
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL GDP
RECURRENT COST
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REFUGEES
RELEVANT POPULATION
RESERVE
RESERVES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETURNS
ROADS
RPA
SAFETY NET
SALARIES
SALARY
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SAVINGS RATE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SENIOR
SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TARIFF BANDS
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TEACHER TRAINING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE UNION
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TRUST FUND
TRUST FUNDS
UTILITIES
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VALUE ADDED
WITHDRAWAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURE
ASSET VALUE
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASIC EDUCATION
BENCHMARKING
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BORROWING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL STOCK
CENTRAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY
CONSUMER
CONTRIBUTION
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST RECOVERY
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT
DEBT RELIEF
DEBT STOCK
DECENTRALIZATION
DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DROUGHT
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
EQUIPMENT
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
EXTENSION SYSTEM
EXTERNAL BORROWING
FARM INCOME
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED EXCHANGE RATE
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GNP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HOSPITALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SOURCES
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE POLICY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB TRAINING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND USE
LATIN AMERICAN
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL REFORMS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LONG-TERM GOALS
LOW INCOME
M2
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MAINTENANCE COST
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKETING
MATH
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MONETARY AUTHORITY
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
MONOPOLY
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICIANS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PURCHASING POWER
RAPID GROWTH
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL GDP
RECURRENT COST
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REFUGEES
RELEVANT POPULATION
RESERVE
RESERVES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETURNS
ROADS
RPA
SAFETY NET
SALARIES
SALARY
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SAVINGS RATE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SENIOR
SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TARIFF BANDS
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TEACHER TRAINING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE UNION
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TRUST FUND
TRUST FUNDS
UTILITIES
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VALUE ADDED
WITHDRAWAL
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Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
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description Rwanda established targets for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and poverty reduction, to be achieved by the year 2020; these were to (i) raise real per capita income from $230 to $900; and (ii) reduce the poverty incidence by half. To reach these targets, the Government projected in its 2002 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) that GDP growth will to be in the range of 6 to 7 percent over the medium term. The PRSP focused on six priority areas: (i) rural development and agricultural transformation; (ii) human development; (iii) economic infrastructure; (iv) good governance; (v) private sector development; and (vi) institutional capacity development. While increased spending in the social sectors led to substantial improvements in outcomes there has been only limited spending for economic services, including investment to improve productivity in agriculture and manufacturing. Improvements in poverty have been marginal, due to a number of factors: (i) lack of investment in infrastructure during the recovery and stabilization phase, to complement the reforms undertaken to improve the business environment; (ii) lack of investments in capacity, institutions, and land/water management in the agricultural sector; (iii) continued low use of inputs; (iv) instability within the region; (v) delays in Rwanda's accession to the East Africa Community (EAC); and (vi) a slower than expected pace of reform in key sectors such as the tea industry. The PRSP anticipated that growth in the agricultural sector will proceed with progressive commercialization, with ensuing demand for agricultural and non-agricultural goods and services in rural areas, resulting in increasing non-farm employment.
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title Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
title_short Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
title_full Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
title_fullStr Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
title_full_unstemmed Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures
title_sort rwanda : toward sustained growth and competitiveness, volume 1. synthesis and priority measures
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9037319/rwanda-toward-sustained-growth-competitiveness-vol-1-2-synthesis-priority-measures
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spelling okr-10986-77002021-04-23T14:02:38Z Rwanda : Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness, Volume 1. Synthesis and Priority Measures World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURE ASSET VALUE AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENCHMARKING BINDING CONSTRAINT BORROWING BUDGETING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CALCULATIONS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPETITIVENESS COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION COST EFFECTIVENESS COST RECOVERY CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEBT STOCK DECENTRALIZATION DEPRECIATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC CREDIT DROUGHT EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EDUCATION INITIATIVES ELECTRICITY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EQUIPMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTER EXPORTS EXTENSION SYSTEM EXTERNAL BORROWING FARM INCOME FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL PROCEDURES FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL POLICY FIXED EXCHANGE RATE FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GNP GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SOURCES INCOMES INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE POLICY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INTEREST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT JOB TRAINING LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND HOLDINGS LAND USE LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORMS LEVIES LICENSES LIQUIDITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LONG-TERM GOALS LOW INCOME M2 MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMICS MAINTENANCE COST MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COST MARKET ECONOMY MARKETING MATH MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONETARY AUTHORITY MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLY MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL INVESTMENT NUTRITION PATIENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICIANS POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING POWER RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL GDP RECURRENT COST RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REFUGEES RELEVANT POPULATION RESERVE RESERVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESPONSIBILITIES RETURNS ROADS RPA SAFETY NET SALARIES SALARY SALE SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SENIOR SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES SMALLER FIRMS SOCIAL SERVICES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF BANDS TAX TAX RATE TAXATION TEACHER TRAINING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL REVENUE TRADE REFORMS TRADE UNION TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY BILLS TRUST FUND TRUST FUNDS UTILITIES UTILITY FUNCTIONS VALUE ADDED WITHDRAWAL Rwanda established targets for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and poverty reduction, to be achieved by the year 2020; these were to (i) raise real per capita income from $230 to $900; and (ii) reduce the poverty incidence by half. To reach these targets, the Government projected in its 2002 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) that GDP growth will to be in the range of 6 to 7 percent over the medium term. The PRSP focused on six priority areas: (i) rural development and agricultural transformation; (ii) human development; (iii) economic infrastructure; (iv) good governance; (v) private sector development; and (vi) institutional capacity development. While increased spending in the social sectors led to substantial improvements in outcomes there has been only limited spending for economic services, including investment to improve productivity in agriculture and manufacturing. Improvements in poverty have been marginal, due to a number of factors: (i) lack of investment in infrastructure during the recovery and stabilization phase, to complement the reforms undertaken to improve the business environment; (ii) lack of investments in capacity, institutions, and land/water management in the agricultural sector; (iii) continued low use of inputs; (iv) instability within the region; (v) delays in Rwanda's accession to the East Africa Community (EAC); and (vi) a slower than expected pace of reform in key sectors such as the tea industry. The PRSP anticipated that growth in the agricultural sector will proceed with progressive commercialization, with ensuing demand for agricultural and non-agricultural goods and services in rural areas, resulting in increasing non-farm employment. 2012-06-11T19:21:45Z 2012-06-11T19:21:45Z 2007-10-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9037319/rwanda-toward-sustained-growth-competitiveness-vol-1-2-synthesis-priority-measures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7700 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum Economic & Sector Work Africa Rwanda