Selected Policy Notes for Incoming Administration of Angola

The Angolan economy is at a juncture. The current growth model based on oil wealth is nearly exhausted,and has not delivered inclusive growth and shared prosperity. The challenge for the administration is to restore macroeconomic stability and lay...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/745961539853916418/Selected-Policy-Notes-for-Incoming-Administration-of-Angola
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spelling okr-10986-306322021-05-25T09:19:20Z Selected Policy Notes for Incoming Administration of Angola World Bank Group MONETARY POLICY EXCHANGE RATES FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT JOB CREATION LABOR POLICY ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIAL PROTECTION The Angolan economy is at a juncture. The current growth model based on oil wealth is nearly exhausted,and has not delivered inclusive growth and shared prosperity. The challenge for the administration is to restore macroeconomic stability and lay the foundations for a new, more inclusive growth model that can support a young and growing population.Oil and mineral wealth allowed Angola to sustain a long civil conflict and to pay for post-conflict reconstruction, but it will not allow Angola to reach higher stages on the development ladder.Angola faces two broad policy challenges that need to be addressed urgently: The growing internal and external imbalances following the adjustment to lower oil prices pose an immediate challenge of macro stabilization. Prospects of persistently low oil prices and diminishing oil reserves call for a new sustainable and inclusive growth model that promotes economic diversification. The first priority is to restore macroeconomic stability.Restoring macroeconomic balance is essential to providing a foundation for long-term sustainable growth.The second priority calls for a new and more inclusive economic growth model to achieve sustained growth and to further improvements in human development and poverty outcomes.Sustainable inclusive growth and economic diversification require strong institutions and a more conducive environment for greater private sector participation.The new Administration is well aware of these challenges and has started to carry-out much needed adjustment.The objective of these Angola Policy Notes, written from the perspective of the World Bank, are to support the government in its reform agenda. The 15 concise policy notes range from consideration of short-term macro stability to policies in support of economic diversification and long-term inclusive growth. The policy notes reflect the World Bank’s past and current engagement in Angola in several sectors, and provide a short diagnostic of the current situation and present policy options for reforms. Recommendations are assessed according to technical and political feasibility of delivering results within a time horizon of three to five-years. 2018-10-30T21:32:41Z 2018-10-30T21:32:41Z 2018-03-14 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/745961539853916418/Selected-Policy-Notes-for-Incoming-Administration-of-Angola http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30632 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work Africa Angola
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topic MONETARY POLICY
EXCHANGE RATES
FISCAL POLICY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SECTOR
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
JOB CREATION
LABOR POLICY
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION
HEALTH
SOCIAL PROTECTION
spellingShingle MONETARY POLICY
EXCHANGE RATES
FISCAL POLICY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SECTOR
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
JOB CREATION
LABOR POLICY
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION
HEALTH
SOCIAL PROTECTION
World Bank Group
Selected Policy Notes for Incoming Administration of Angola
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description The Angolan economy is at a juncture. The current growth model based on oil wealth is nearly exhausted,and has not delivered inclusive growth and shared prosperity. The challenge for the administration is to restore macroeconomic stability and lay the foundations for a new, more inclusive growth model that can support a young and growing population.Oil and mineral wealth allowed Angola to sustain a long civil conflict and to pay for post-conflict reconstruction, but it will not allow Angola to reach higher stages on the development ladder.Angola faces two broad policy challenges that need to be addressed urgently: The growing internal and external imbalances following the adjustment to lower oil prices pose an immediate challenge of macro stabilization. Prospects of persistently low oil prices and diminishing oil reserves call for a new sustainable and inclusive growth model that promotes economic diversification. The first priority is to restore macroeconomic stability.Restoring macroeconomic balance is essential to providing a foundation for long-term sustainable growth.The second priority calls for a new and more inclusive economic growth model to achieve sustained growth and to further improvements in human development and poverty outcomes.Sustainable inclusive growth and economic diversification require strong institutions and a more conducive environment for greater private sector participation.The new Administration is well aware of these challenges and has started to carry-out much needed adjustment.The objective of these Angola Policy Notes, written from the perspective of the World Bank, are to support the government in its reform agenda. The 15 concise policy notes range from consideration of short-term macro stability to policies in support of economic diversification and long-term inclusive growth. The policy notes reflect the World Bank’s past and current engagement in Angola in several sectors, and provide a short diagnostic of the current situation and present policy options for reforms. Recommendations are assessed according to technical and political feasibility of delivering results within a time horizon of three to five-years.
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