Economic Trends in Africa: The Economic Performance of Sub-Saharan African Countries

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Pierre Dhonte

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Daudi Ballali

affiliation not provided to SSRN

G. Terrier

International Monetary Fund

Stéphane Cossé

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Date Written: September 1994

Abstract

This paper highlights selected recent developments in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that the outlook for commodity prices has improved, and with it the outlook for economic activity beyond 1994; it also notes, however, the need for higher savings and investment to sustain growth over the medium term. The paper also covers two aspects of structural adjustment: the liberalization of exchange and trade systems, which has been extensive and has resulted in a sharp reduction in exchange market distortions; and the momentum of regional integration in the CFA countries and in the Southern Africa region.

JEL Classification: 055

Suggested Citation

Dhonte, Pierre and Ballali, Daudi and Terrier, Gilbert L. and Cossé, Stéphane, Economic Trends in Africa: The Economic Performance of Sub-Saharan African Countries (September 1994). IMF Working Paper No. 94/109, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=883851

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Daudi Ballali

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Gilbert L. Terrier

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Stéphane Cossé

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