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      "heading": "Overview and Executive Findings",
      "content": "- The October 2014 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa anticipates continued strong growth in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by efforts to invest in infrastructure and by strong agricultural production.\n- The current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is exacting a heavy toll, with spillovers to neighboring countries.\n- External threats to the region's overall positive outlook include global financial conditions and a slowdown in emerging market growth.\n- Other focal topics: building resilience in fragile states and addressing the infrastructure deficit."
    },
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      "heading": "Report Structure and Major Chapters",
      "content": "- Abbreviations\n- Acknowledgements\n- Executive Summary\n- 1. Staying the Course\n  - Introduction and Summary\n  - Will Stronger Global Ties Continue to Support Growth?\n  - Public Debt: Vulnerabilities in Some Countries\n  - The Outlook: Strong Prospects, but Downside Risks\n- 2. Building Resilience in Fragile States in Sub-Saharan Africa\n  - Introduction\n  - The Analytics of Fragility\n  - Factors and Policies Associated with Building Resilience\n  - Case Studies\n  - The Way Forward\n- 3. Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa\n  - Stylized Facts: The Current Status of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Infrastructure\n  - The Financing of Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Broad Overview\n  - The Way Forward: Policies to Reduce the Infrastructure Deficit\n  - Conclusions\n- Statistical Appendix\n- References\n- Publications of the IMF African Department, 2009–14"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Boxes (selected)",
      "content": "- 1.1. Comparing the Cost of Sovereign Bond Issuance in Domestic and Foreign Currencies\n- 1.2. More Diversification than Previously Thought? Examples from Recent National Account Rebasing\n- 2.1. Gauging Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa\n- 2.2. Logit Framework\n- 3.1. Regional Infrastructure\n- 3.2. Financial Contracts to Facilitate Infrastructure Investments\n- 3.3. Role of Multidonor Budget Support and Donors in Leveraging Private Capital\n- 3.4. New Infrastructure Financing Initiatives"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Tables (selected)",
      "content": "- Sub-Saharan Africa: Real GDP Growth\n- Sub-Saharan Africa: Other Macroeconomic Indicators\n- Average Change in CPIA Scores by Country Groups\n- Sub-Saharan Africa: Social Indicators\n- Strengths and Weaknesses of Infrastructure Financing Modalities"
    },
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      "heading": "Figures and Key Data Visualizations",
      "content": "- Chapter 1 figures include:\n  - World GDP Growth and Sub-Saharan Africa Export Growth\n  - Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports by Partner\n  - 1.3. World Export Interconnectedness, 2000 and 2013\n  - 1.4. Current Account Balances and Investment, 2010–13\n  - 1.5. Selected Economies: Change in Sovereign Spreads since May 2013 and Fiscal Balance over 2013–14\n  - 1.6. Sub-Saharan Africa: Outstanding International Sovereign Bonds for Markets Access Economies\n  - 1.7. Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP Growth Synchronization: 1990–2013\n  - 1.8. Sub-Saharan Africa: Transmission of Shocks from Advanced and Emerging Economies\n  - 1.9. Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross External Financing, Average 2012–13\n  - 1.10. Sub-Saharan African Selected Countries: Currency Depreciation and Inflation Between end-April 2013 and end-July 2014\n  - 1.11. Sub-Saharan Africa: Public Sector Debt, 2004–13\n  - 1.12. Sub-Saharan Africa: Contribution to Public Sector Debt Accumulation, 2011–13\n  - 1.13. Sub-Saharan Africa: Overall Fiscal Balance, 2004–13\n  - 1.14. Market Access Countries: Overall Fiscal Balance, 2011 versus 2013\n  - 1.15. Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Largest Negative Fiscal Balance Deviation from Projection, 2013\n  - 1.16. Sub-Saharan Africa: Change in Primary Fiscal Balance and Capital Expenditure, 2013\n  - 1.17. Sub-Saharan Africa: Average Grant Element, 2001–12\n  - 1.18. Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on GDP Level from External Shocks\n- Chapter 2 figures include:\n  - Macroeconomic Indicators\n  - 2.3. Average Growth Volatility in Real GDP per Capita: 1990s versus 2000s\n  - 2.4. Sub-Saharan Africa: Real GDP per Capita Growth Acceleration and Deceleration, 1990–2011\n  - 2.5. Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Institutions and Policy Space\n  - 2.6. Sub-Saharan African Fragile States: Fiscal Space Indicators\n  - 2.7. Sub-Saharan African Fragile States: Social Indicators\n  - 2.8. Overall CPIA Scores\n  - 2.9. Factors in Building Resilience\n  - 2.10. Political Stability, 1996–2011\n  - 2.11. CPIA Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster, 2005–13\n  - 2.12. Government Revenue, 1990–2013\n  - 2.13. Control of Corruption, 1998–2012\n  - 2.14. Rule of Law, 1998–2012\n  - 2.15. Real GDP per Capita\n- Chapter 3 figures include:\n  - Sub-Saharan Africa: Levels of Infrastructure Development, 2000 and 2010\n  - Sub-Saharan Africa: Sectoral Infrastructure Developments\n  - Emerging and Developing Economies: Purchasing Power Parity GDP per Capita versus Quality of Infrastructure, 2013\n  - Sub-Saharan Africa: Rank of Deviations of World Economic Forum Scores, 2013\n  - 3.5. Sub-Saharan Africa: Public Infrastructure and External Financing Sources, 2007 and 2012\n  - 3.6. Sub-Saharan Africa: Private Participation in Infrastructure Investment by Country, 1995–2012\n  - 3.7. Sub-Saharan Africa: New Syndicated and Large Bilateral Loans for Infrastructure by Lender Nationality, 2006–13\n  - 3.8. Sub-Saharan Africa: Tenor of New Syndicated and Large Bilateral Loans\n  - 3.9. Sub-Saharan Africa: Average Public Investment versus Change in Quality of Infrastructure Scores, 2006–13\n  - 3.10. Sub-Saharan Africa: Low-Income Countries: Median General Government Revenue, 1990–2013"
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    "Published: October 20, 2014",
    "Series: Sub-Saharan Africa",
    "The October 2014 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa anticipates continued strong growth in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by efforts to invest in infrastructure and by strong agricultural production.",
    "The current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is exacting a heavy toll, with spillovers to neighboring countries.",
    "External threats to the region's overall positive outlook include global financial conditions and a slowdown in emerging market growth.",
    "Other focal topics: building resilience in fragile states and addressing the infrastructure deficit.",
    "Abbreviations",
    "Acknowledgements",
    "Executive Summary",
    "1. Staying the Course",
    "2. Building Resilience in Fragile States in Sub-Saharan Africa",
    "3. Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa",
    "Statistical Appendix",
    "References",
    "Publications of the IMF African Department, 2009–14",
    "1.1. Comparing the Cost of Sovereign Bond Issuance in Domestic and Foreign Currencies",
    "1.2. More Diversification than Previously Thought? Examples from Recent National Account Rebasing",
    "2.1. Gauging Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa",
    "2.2. Logit Framework",
    "3.1. Regional Infrastructure",
    "3.2. Financial Contracts to Facilitate Infrastructure Investments",
    "3.3. Role of Multidonor Budget Support and Donors in Leveraging Private Capital",
    "3.4. New Infrastructure Financing Initiatives",
    "Sub-Saharan Africa: Real GDP Growth",
    "Sub-Saharan Africa: Other Macroeconomic Indicators",
    "Average Change in CPIA Scores by Country Groups",
    "Sub-Saharan Africa: Social Indicators",
    "Strengths and Weaknesses of Infrastructure Financing Modalities",
    "Chapter 1 figures include:",
    "Chapter 2 figures include:",
    "Chapter 3 figures include:",
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    "Podcast: Strong Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Continues",
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    "IMF Regional Reports",
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