Road building project in Marsabit, Kenya. While commodity slump takes toll, some countries benefit from infrastructure investments (photo: Zhou Xiaoxiong/Xinhua Press/Corbis)
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa predicts a second difficult year as the region is hit by multiple shocks. In this Podcast, we speak with the IMF`s Celine Allard, who oversaw the writing of the report.
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Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program. He's an award-winning audio producer and journalist who's covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world. He believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aspires to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.
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