Contexto histórico e análise macroeconômica da Guiné-Bissau

Abstract

Guinea-Bissau is a rich country in natural resources that still no explored. Its economy is more concentrated in the agricultural sector, mainly in the export of cashew nuts. Its main purpose in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) was to guarantee its economic stability. However, the political instability prevailed, being an obstacle for a positive and progressive change in country’s economy. This fact, like others that have also compromised Guinea-Bissau’s development, were prolong consequences, intrinsically connected to the Berlin Conference, which violated the social, cultural, political, economic and historical aspects characteristic of the natives of Africa in favor of interests of Europeans. In order to describe Guinea-Bissau’s current macroeconomic framework, a statistical analysis of the main variables related to the country’s economy is made in this paper, as well as a description of its economic environment against WAEMU.