Africa's Pulse, No. 18, October 2018

World Bank Group
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Megumi Kubota

No 30455, World Bank Publications - Reports from The World Bank Group

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Conditions and Volatility Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Policy; Institutions and Governance Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Fiscal & Monetary Policy Poverty Reduction-Achieving Shared Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
Note: ISBN 978-1-4648-1365-8
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