Regional Economic Outlook, October 2013, Sub‑Saharan Africa: Keeping the Pace

Sub-Saharan Africa, October 31, 2013

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Bibliographic details

• Published: October 31, 2013
• Series: Sub-Saharan Africa
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475553413.086

Overview

• Publication date: October 31, 2013
• Title: Regional Economic Outlook, October 2013, Sub‑Saharan Africa: Keeping the Pace
• Format: Web landing page linking to full report (PDF and eLibrary formats available)
• Pages: 126
• Volume: 2013
• Issue: 004
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475553413.086
• Stock No: REOAFREA2013002
• ISBN: 9781475553413
• ISSN: 2707-8086

Core findings and outlook

• Growth in Sub‑Saharan Africa is expected to remain strong despite a downward revision since the May 2013 report.
• The report provides a comprehensive assessment of prospects for growth in the region and identifies major risks to the outlook.

Analytical focus and themes

• Drivers of growth in nonresource‑rich sub‑Saharan African countries.
• Risks to frontier market economies from volatile capital flows as they become more integrated with international capital markets.

Subjects covered

• Agricultural sector
• Balance of payments
• Commodity prices
• Current account balance
• Current account deficits
• Economic sectors
• Emerging and frontier financial markets
• Exchange rates
• Financial markets
• Foreign exchange
• Prices

Keywords

• Africa
• Agricultural sector
• Commodity prices
• Current account balance
• Current account deficits
• developments in U.S. dollars
• Emerging and frontier financial markets
• exchange rate
• Exchange rates
• frontier market
• Global
• growth path
• land consolidation
• low‑income country
• REO
• sample country
• Southern Africa
• Sub‑Saharan Africa
• sub‑Saharan Africa risk
• U.S. dollar
• U.S. dollar value
• West Africa
• Zimbabwe dollar

Access and citation details

• Citation format (Chicago) as provided on the page: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Regional Economic Outlook, October 2013, Sub‑Saharan Africa: Keeping the Pace, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2013) accessed 9/22/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475553413.086
• Additional access options on the page: Download PDF; More Formats on IMF eLibrary; Order a Print Copy

International Monetary Fund. Regional Economic Outlook, October 2013, Sub‑Saharan Africa: Keeping the Pace (October 31, 2013).

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• Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa - Keeping the Pace, October 2013
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