TY - BOOK ID - 137491327 TI - Madagascar Economic Update : 2009 and Beyond. PY - 2010 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Agricultural Sector KW - Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness KW - Economic Growth KW - Energy Consumption KW - Export Competitiveness KW - Fiscal & Monetary Policy KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Foreign Aid KW - Foreign Direct Investment KW - Macroeconomics and Economic Growth KW - Mining KW - Private Sector KW - Recession UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137491327 AB - At the end of 2008, prospects for Madagascar were high with a projected economic growth rate above 7 percent. About twelve months later, unfortunately, the situation looks very different with the impact of the global financial turmoil and the persistence of the political crisis. The local economy has been certainly in recession since the second quarter of 2009 and perspectives are even somber for 2010. ER -