Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

Cuts are deep, broad, and driven by donors—leaving policymakers with few easy options For decades, official development assistance has been a central pillar of financing in sub-Saharan Africa. That pillar …

At current growth rates, per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa would take roughly half a century to double. Our chapter in the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows that implementing well-designed …