Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Publication Date:

October 31, 2013

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The October 2013 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa provides a comprehensive report on the prospects for growth in the region, as well as the major risks to the outlook. Generally, growth is expected to remain strong despite a downward revision since the May 2013 report. The report analyzes drivers of growth in nonresource-rich sub-Saharan African countries, and examines the risks to frontier market economies of volatile capital flows as they become more integrated with international capital markets.

Series:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Subject:

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

Notes:

Full text is also available in French

Frequency:

Biannually