Africa's Pulse, No. 18, October 2018
An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future
Description:... "Africa's Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for
the region. Each issue also includes a section focusing upon a topic that represents a particular development
challenge for the continent. It is produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region of the
World Bank.
Recent data point to a weakening of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, according to the new
Africa's Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank. The
growth slowdown can be attributed to the lower than expected performance of the large countries in the
region (South Africa and Nigeria). The downswing reflects poorer performance in agriculture following
droughts and lower performance of commodity sectors."
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