Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly emerging from four turbulent years with higher growth expected for nearly two thirds of countries in the region. But while inflation has almost halved and debt has broadly stabilized, economies are still grappling with financing shortages and impending debt repayments. Wenjie Chen is deputy head of the team that publishes the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. In this podcast, she says the surging global demand for critical minerals key to renewable energy systems could help the region overcome the ongoing funding squeeze.   <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/AFR_REO-April_2024-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf"> Transcript</a>: https://bit.ly/3WbU6iT  Read the full report at IMF.org

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Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Outlook

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