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With sub-Saharan Africa soon to have one of the largest working-age populations in the world, removing barriers to business growth and encouraging higher productivity industries will help provide the employment opportunities it needs. Wenjie Chen and Andrew Tiffin produce the <em>Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa</em>. In this podcast, they say implementing reforms that create sufficient jobs will improve prospects for the region.
WENJIE CHEN
ANDREW TIFFIN
Sub-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.
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