Regional Economic Outlook, October 2012 : Sub-Saharan Africa: Maintaining Growth in an Uncertain World
Economic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have remained generally robust despite a sluggish global economy. The near-term outlook for the region remains broadly positive, and growth is projected at 51⁄4 percent a year in 2012-13. Most low-income countries are projected to continue to grow strongly, supported by domestic demand, including from investment. The outlook is less favorable for many of the middle-income countries, especially South Africa, that are more closely linked to European markets and thus experience a more noticeable drag from the external environment. The main risks to the outlook are an intensification of financial stresses in the euro zone and a sharp fiscal adjustment in the US--the so-called fiscal cliff
Year of publication: |
2012
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Institutions: | International Monetary Fund / African Dept ; International Monetary Fund / African Dept (contributor) |
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Washington, D.C : International Monetary Fund |
Subject: | Subsahara-Afrika | Sub-Saharan Africa | Wirtschaftslage | Macroeconomic performance | Zentralafrika | Central Africa | Wirtschaftsprognose | Economic forecast | Wirtschaftswachstum | Economic growth |
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Extent: | Online-Ressource (119 p) |
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Series: | Regional economic outlook. - Washington, DC : International Monetary Fund, ZDB-ID 2377076-4. |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
ISBN: | 1-4755-1079-9 ; 978-1-4755-1079-9 |
Other identifiers: | 10.5089/9781475510799.086 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395739
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