African Union QUESTION 1: Describe the economic vision/policy of the country. What are the key challenges in realising this economic vision? Please assess the economic policy of your country in this light, providing reference to any evidence that you may have. Specifically, you are asked to assess the soundness of the economic policy of your country in terms of its support to sustainable development. INDICATORS Main macroeconomic indicators over the past 5 years, including Average trends in inflation Real GDP and GNP growth per capita Fiscal deficit to GDP Debt servicing ratio to revenue, share of domestic debt to total debt,total debt to exports, total debt to GDP Share of total budget allocated to social sectors Average fiscal deficit financed by the Central Bank Avergage credit to both private and public sectors Unemployment QUESTION 2: What sectoral economic policies has your country developed and implemented to promote economic growth and sustainable development in the past 5-10 years and what has been their effectiveness? Describe policies that have been developed and implemented in the country’s major sectors of the economy (primary, secondary and tertiary sectors). The economic policies could cover the following sectors (examples): Industrial policies Commercial policies Banking and financial intermediation policies Mining policies Service and retail industry policies Agricultural policies Extractive industries (mining sector) Assess the effectiveness of these sectoral policies in relation to the following The policy stated goals Gender empowerment Creating employment Encouraging sectoral growth 29