Regional Economic Outlook

Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019, Sub-Saharan Africa

October 18, 2019

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International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019, Sub-Saharan Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed April 25, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513514055.086

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Summary

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to pick up, though at a slower pace than previously expected. This revision reflects a more challenging external environment, continued output disruptions in oil-exporting countries, and a weaker-than-anticipated growth in South Africa. The challenge for the region is to boost growth to create jobs for the growing labor force, while protecting against debt vulnerabilities and risks from a difficult global environment.

Subject: Arrears, Competition, Emerging and frontier financial markets, External debt, Financial markets, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Africa, Arrears, Arrears accumulation, Arrears financing, Climate shock, Competition, Competition indicator, Country, Debt vulnerability, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Firm, Fiscal policy, Global, REO, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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