Uganda and Rwanda Selected Issues
The Selected Issues paper for Uganda and Rwanda discusses the impact of rising international food and fuel prices on inflation. Unlike in the case of fuel-producing countries, the East African Community countries are major agricultural producers, with agriculture accounting for 20 percent to 40 perc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2009, 2009
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| Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports, Country Report
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| Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The Selected Issues paper for Uganda and Rwanda discusses the impact of rising international food and fuel prices on inflation. Unlike in the case of fuel-producing countries, the East African Community countries are major agricultural producers, with agriculture accounting for 20 percent to 40 percent of their GDP. The two most important factors limiting the pass-through of world food commodities are therefore the high degree of self-sufficiency in the production of main tradable food commodities and their relative insulation from international markets |
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| Physical Description: | 31 p. |
| ISBN: | 1451921632 9781451921632 |