A recuperação da África Subsariana foi subitamente interrompida. No ano passado, a atividade na região começou finalmente a recuperar, tendo o crescimento do PIB em 2021 aumentado para 4,7%. No entanto, o crescimento deverá abrandar em 2022 em mais de 1 ponto percentual, situando-se em...

Cabo Verde's economy is facing significant economic challenges associated with the lingering effects of the pandemic, as well as rising food and fuel prices triggered by the war in Ukraine. Climate change is also creating new difficulties after a fourth consecutive drought year. The economy...

São Tomé and Príncipe has maintained macroeconomic stability, despite many challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing socio-economic vulnerabilities, which were further compounded by persistent energy shortages and damages from the floods in end-2021. Growth declined in 2021...

After two years of protracted political turmoil and delays in reforms, the authorities put in place in 2021 an ambitious fiscal consolidation program to ensure debt sustainability while creating fiscal space to address vast developmental needs. In late July, Fund Management approved a 9-month...

São Tomé and Príncipe has maintained macroeconomic stability in the period since the previous ECF review (February 2021). International support and the authorities' swift actions helped mitigate the impact of the pandemic so far. Growth is estimated at 3 percent in 2020, supported by...

Guinea-Bissau is a fragile state with considerable needs to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and address developmental challenges. After an estimated 1.4 percent of GDP contraction in 2020, a modest recovery of about 3.3 percent is projected for 2021 on the back of higher cashew exports, the gradual...

O mundo continua a braços com a pandemia de Covid-19 e a aparente aceleração do ritmo das alterações climáticas, o que sublinha a necessidade de reforçar a cooperação e o diálogo a nível mundial. As soluções para estes problemas globais têm de envolver todos os países e todas as...

Guinea Bissau is a fragile state with a long history of political instability. Poverty is high with about 67 percent of the population living below the poverty line of USD 1.90 per day. The economy relies heavily on the production and exports of unprocessed cashew nuts, making most households...

Sub-Saharan Africa is still contending with an unprecedented health and economic crisis. In the months since the October 2020 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa, the region has confronted a second coronavirus (COVID-19) wave that swiftly outpaced the scale and speed of the first....