alive, enterprises afloat, and households out of poverty. The pandemic has macroeconomic dimensions. First, it affects … macroeconomic stability and growth. Second, the tools of macroeconomic policy-fiscal and monetary policy together with debt … concludes that the pandemic could reinforce the existing trend towards higher social inequality. …

growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation … and the slow rate of employment growth. We refer to global shocks that have played a critical role in sub-Saharan Africa …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has …

be associated with acute social inequality and deep poverty. Many countries struggle to diversify their economies, and …