Inflationary pressures, threats of recession, and declining investment have contributed to a weak economic growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa, says the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report.
“Combined with debt vulnerabilities and sluggish investment growth, [this] risks a lost decade for poverty reduction,” warned Andrew Dabalen, the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa.
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