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Africa's Pulse, No. 21, Spring 2020: An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future

dc.contributor.author Zeufack, Albert G.
dc.contributor.author Calderon, Cesar
dc.contributor.author Kambou, Gerard
dc.contributor.author Djiofack, Calvin Z.
dc.contributor.author Kubota, Megumi
dc.contributor.author Korman, Vijdan
dc.contributor.author Cantu Canales, Catalina
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-07T20:49:28Z
dc.date.available 2020-04-07T20:49:28Z
dc.date.issued 2020-04-08
dc.description.abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on human life and brought major disruption to economic activity across the world. Despite a late arrival, the COVID-19 virus has spread rapidly across Sub-Saharan Africa in recent weeks. Eeconomic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to decline from 2.4 percent in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1 percent in 2020, the first recession in the region in 25 years. The coronavirus is hitting the region’s three largest economies —Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola— in a context of persistently weak growth and investment. In particular, countries that depend on oil and mining exports would be hit the hardest. The negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on household welfare would be equally dramatic. African policymakers need to develop a two-pronged strategy of “saving lives and protecting livelihoods.” This strategy includes (short-term) relief measures and (medium-term) recovery measures aimed at strengthening health systems, providing income support to workers and liquidity support to viable businesses. However, financing of these policies will be challenging amid deteriorating fiscal positions and heightened public debt vulnerabilities. Therefore, African countries will require financial assistance from their development partners -including COVID-19 related multilateral assistance and a debt service stand still with official bilateral creditors. en
dc.description.abstract La pandémie du COVID-19 a coûté cher en vies humaines et a gravement perturbé l’activité économique dans le monde. Malgré son arrivée tardive, le virus se propage rapidement depuis quelques semaines dans l’ensemble de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Selon les projections, la croissance économique en Afrique subsaharienne chute de 2,4 % en 2019 pour devenir négative et compris entre -2,1 % et -5,1 % en 2020, la première récession dans la région depuis 25 ans. En particulier, les pays dépendants d’exportations pétrolières et minières devraient être les plus durement touchés. L’impact négatif de la crise du COVID-19 sur le bien-être des ménages devrait être également profond. Les responsables politiques africains doivent élaborer une stratégie en deux volets avec les buts de « sauver les vies et protéger les moyens d’existence ». Cette stratégie comprend des mesures palliatives (court terme) et des mesures de redressement (moyen terme) visant à renforcer les systèmes de santé, fournir une aide au revenu des travailleurs et un appui de trésorerie aux entreprises viables. Cependant, le financement de ces politiques va s’avérer difficile dans un contexte de détérioration des situations budgétaires et de la vulnérabilité accrue de la dette publique. Les pays africains vont donc avoir besoin de la part de leurs partenaires au développement d’une assistance financière comprenant une assistance multilatérale liée au COVID-19 et un gel du service de la dette auprès de leurs créditeurs bilatéraux. fr
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/799911586462355556/An-Analysis-of-Issues-Shaping-Africas-Economic-Future
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-4648-1568-3
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33541
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject CORONAVIRUS
dc.subject COVID-19
dc.subject ECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subject GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject COMMODITY PRICES
dc.subject FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject DEBT VULNERABILITY
dc.subject RECOVERY
dc.subject WELFARE IMPACT
dc.subject HEALTH FINANCE
dc.subject TRADE
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject FOREIGN AID
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject DEBT SERVICE
dc.title Africa's Pulse, No. 21, Spring 2020 en
dc.title Africa's Pulse fr
dc.title.subtitle An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future en
dc.type Serial en
dc.type Sériel fr
dc.type Serial es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crossref.title Africa's Pulse, No. 21, Spring 2020 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future
okr.date.disclosure 2020-04-08
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-1-4648-1568-3
okr.identifier.report 147542
okr.language.supported en
okr.language.supported fr
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.geographical Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Capital Markets and Capital Flows
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Economics & Finance
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Capital Flows
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Foreign Direct Investment
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Trade Finance and Investment
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Conditions and Volatility
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Fiscal & Monetary Policy
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Macroeconomic Management
okr.unit AFRCE
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