TY - BOOK ID - 85595640 TI - The Spending Challenge for Reaching the SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned from Benin and Rwanda AU - Prady, Delphine. AU - Sy, Mouhamadou. PY - 2019 SN - 1513523090 1513523066 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Investments: Energy KW - Sustainable Development KW - Demography KW - Education: General KW - Health: General KW - Demographic Economics: General KW - Electric Utilities KW - Development economics & emerging economies KW - Education KW - Health economics KW - Population & demography KW - Investment & securities KW - Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) KW - Health KW - Population and demographics KW - Electricity KW - Development KW - Commodities KW - Sustainable development KW - Population KW - Electric utilities KW - Benin UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85595640 AB - This paper documents the additional spending that is required for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to achieve meaningful progress in SDGs by 2030. Benin and Rwanda are presented in detail through case studies. The main lessons are: i) average additional spending across SSA is significant, at 19 percent of GDP in 2030; ii) countries must prioritize their development objectives according to their capacity to deliver satisfactory outcomes, iii) financing strategies should articulate multiple sources given the scale of additional spending, and iv) strong national ownership of SDGs is key and should be reflected in long-term development plans and medium-term policy commitments. ER -