Cover Regional Economic Outlook, April 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
COVID-19: An Unprecedented Threat to Development

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that threatens to throw the region off its stride, reversing the encouraging development progress of recent years. Furthermore, by exacting a heavy human toll, upending livelihoods, and damaging business and government balance sheets, the crisis threatens to retard the region’s growth prospects in the years to come. Previous crises tended to impact affect countries in the region differentially, but no country will be spared this time.

Supplementary Materials

    • Regional Economic Outlook Spring 2020 AFR, Executive Summary Chinese
    • Regional Economic Outlook Spring 2020 AFR, Executive Summary Portuguese
    • Regional Economic Outlook Spring 2020 AFR, Executive Summary Spanish
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International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
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Series:
Regional Economic Outlook
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Language:
English
Publication Date:
15 Apr 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513536835.086
ISBN:
9781513536835
ISSN:
2707-8086
Pages:
29
Keywords:
REO; IMF staff calculation; economic activity; Sub-Saharan Africa; price; forest cover increases rainwater infiltration; World Bank enterprise survey; submarine cable; climate change challenge; terms of trade; tech firm; climate change Policy Assessment; sub-Saharan Africa use email; financing adaptation; rainfall anomaly; Natural disasters; Climate change; Infrastructure; Digitalization; Africa; Global; Southern Africa; East Africa
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Projections and policy considerations are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF Management.
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