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Action matrix of the 2013 DTIS.
This Report is an update of the Cape Verde Diagnostic Trade Integration Study, titled Cape Verde’s Insertion into the Global Economy, produced and validated by the Government of Cape Verde in 2008. Like the previous 2008 study, this Cape Verde Diagnostic Trade Integration Study Update provides a critical examination of the major institutional and production constraints that hinder Cape Verde’s ability to capitalize fully on the growth and welfare gains from its integration into the world...
Creative Economy covers all sectors involving creation (artistic or intellectual), as well as the products and services connected to fruition and dissemination. In addition to artistic sectors (music, audiovisual, performing arts, visual arts), it includes: Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Editorial (books and press), Handicraft and Folk Art, Religious Festivals, Material and Immaterial Historical Heritage (forms the use and dissemination), Recreational Software, Design, Fashion,...
During the period between 1999 and 2011, international tourist arrivals grew by almost 18 percent per year (from about 67,000 to 428,000). According to INE, the added value of tourism and its related activities corresponds to about 20 percent of total value added. According to the Central Bank of Cabo Verde, tourism generated about 27.8 billion CVE (€190 million) in revenues, in 2011, representing about 21 percent of GDP. The tourism industry’s estimated total contribution to the government...
The West African population is growing at an extremely rapid pace, with about 400 million people between 2020 and 2025 and over 500 million people between 2030 and 2035. This population growth is currently one of the main challenges in the region in terms of social infrastructure (work, food and housing). Coupled with the rising middle class, this growth is also a business opportunity.
The West African population is growing at an extremely rapid pace, with about 400 million people between 2020 and 2025 and over 500 million people between 2030 and 2035. This population growth is currently one of the main challenges in the region in terms of social infrastructure (work, food and housing). Coupled with the rising middle class, this growth is also a business opportunity.
“Climate change is not just a long-term issue. It is happening today, and it entails uncertainties for policy makers trying to shape the future.” Climate change is one of the greatest challenges the world will face in this century. It threatens the Millennium Development Goals, and may significantly reserve progress made to-date in human development, especially in the poorest and most vulnerable communities. Sustainable development planning processes must therefore endeavor to full address...
In the last decade, Cabo Verde’s largely tourism-driven economic growth has resulted in significant progress on meeting the basic needs of the population, and it is now one of the few African countries expected to realize most, if not all, of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. However, despite some promising achievements, poverty reduction continues at a slow rate and unemployment has reached worrying levels, especially among the youth population. According to the latest data, the youth...

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