World Bank sees uneven economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries riding a mineral price wave will grow much faster while those battling the Covid-19 pandemic and burgeoning debt will struggle to make headway
31 March 2021 - 21:17
Sub-Saharan Africa is set for an uneven economic recovery in 2021 as some countries struggle to bring coronavirus infections under control, according to the World Bank.
GDP will probably grow between 2.3% and 3.4% in 2021, after contracting 2% in 2020, on stronger agricultural growth and a faster-than-expected recovery in commodity prices, the Washington-based lender said in an e-mailed copy of its Africa Pulse report on Wednesday...
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