World Bank2014-09-182014-09-182012-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20239This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: Sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a steady pace; the region's decade-long economic expansion appears sustainable; and for newly resource-rich countries, strong governance will be key to harnessing resource wealth for development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGAGRICULTUREASSET PURCHASEBANK LENDINGBASIS POINTSBINDING CONSTRAINTSBONDBOND INDEXBOND SPREADSBONDSBORROWING COSTSBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS CYCLEBUSINESS REGULATIONSCAPITAL BASECAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL MARKETSCAPITAL SHORTAGESCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL BANKCENTRAL BANKSCHECKSCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL UNRESTCIVIL WARSCOALCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICECOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER BASECONSUMER DURABLECONSUMER DURABLESCONSUMER GOODSCONSUMER SPENDINGCORRUPTIONCREDIT FLOWSCREDIT SQUEEZECURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITDEBTDEBT CRISISDEBT RELIEFDEMOGRAPHICDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEDEPOSITSDEVALUATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPING ECONOMIESDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISPOSABLE INCOMEDIVIDENDDIVIDENDSDOLLAR VALUEDOMESTIC BONDDOMESTIC BOND MARKETDOMESTIC ECONOMIESDOMESTIC PRICESDURABLE GOODSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EXPANSIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC RENTSECONOMIC SIZEECONOMISTSEFFECTIVE USEEMERGING MARKETSEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL STUDIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTSEQUILIBRIUMEUROBONDEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURESEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT SECTOREXPORTERSEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFARMSFEDERAL RESERVEFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL POLICYFOOD PRICEFORECASTSFOREIGN AIDFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORFUND ASSETSFUTURE GROWTHGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL BUSINESSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETSGLOBAL TRADEGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE CHALLENGESGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGOVERNMENT BONDGOVERNMENT BUDGETSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT REVENUEGOVERNMENT REVENUESGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGROWTH PERFORMANCEGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPORT COSTSINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOMESINEFFICIENCYINEQUALITYINFLATIONINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT FLOWSINVESTMENT PROCESSINVESTOR INTERESTINVESTOR PARTICIPATIONLABOR FORCELIQUIDITYLOCAL MARKETSLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET CONFIDENCEMARKET DEMANDMARKET VOLATILITYMETALSMONETARY POLICYNATIONAL SAVINGNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESOILOIL PRICEOIL PRICESOIL RESOURCEOIL RESOURCESOUTPUTPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOLITICAL STABILITYPOLITICAL UNRESTPOOR GOVERNANCEPOPULATION GROWTHPRICE CHANGESPRICE RISKPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWSPRIVATE CREDITPRODUCERSPRODUCTION COSTSPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SPENDINGRAPID GROWTHREAL GDPREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREMITTANCERESERVESRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRETURNRETURNSRULE OF LAWSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSHORT-TERM CAPITALSOCIAL PERFORMANCESOCIAL POLICIESSTRONG GOVERNANCESTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTAX COLLECTIONTAX RATETAX REVENUESTAXATIONTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETERRORISMTIMBERTRADE FINANCETRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY INITIATIVEUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESURBANIZATIONVALUE ADDEDWEALTHWITHDRAWALYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTH10.1596/20239