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Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: New Shock, Little Room to Maneuver

Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: New Shock, Little Room to Maneuver

IMF Podcasts

April 28, 202214m 18s

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Show Notes

The economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa surprised on the upside in the second half of 2021, but that progress has been jeopardized this year by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has triggered a global economic shock that is hitting the region at a time when countries' ability to respond is minimal to nonexistent. Papa N'Diaye leads the team that produces the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. In this podcast, he says growth has slowed once again and will not be enough to make up for lost ground.

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