Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest OutlookSub-Saharan Africa is slowly emerging from four turbulent years with higher growth expected for nearly two thirds of countries. But while inflation has almost halved and debt has broadly stabilized, economies still face financing shortages and impending debt repayments. Wenjie Chen is deputy head of the team that publishes the <em><a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/SSA/Issues/2024/04/19/regional-economic-outlook-for-sub-saharan-africa-april-2024">Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa</a></em>. In this podcast, she says the surging global demand for minerals could help the region overcome the ongoing funding squeeze.WENJIE CHENEconomic growth | PodcastWenjie Chen on the Latest Outlook for Sub-Saharan AfricaEconomic outlooks don’t come easy in the current environment but the latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa proved to be particularly challenging.WENJIE CHENInclusion and gender | PodcastWenjie Chen: Real-Time Data Shows Widening Gender GapTourism, hospitality, and other contact-intensive sectors with higher shares of female workers came to a dead stop shortly after Covid-19 infections started to spread.WENJIE CHENCOVID-19 | December 2020Disparities in Real TimeOnline job posting analysis shows the extent of the pandemic's damage, especially to women and youthWENJIE CHENSee AlsoMagazine ArchivesCountry FocusBlogs
