File Title:   Background Brief No. 21 Africa, Trade and the Crisis : A Stimulus Package for Africa
 
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The current global downturn is a crisis emanating from advanced economies rather than from bad policies on the part of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. African economies will nevertheless be affected through a variety of international trade-related channels, including reduced commodities prices and exports receipts, foreign direct investment and equity flows, exchange rate fluctuations, and remittances. Trade is already shrinking, growth declining, and unemployment rising. The associated losses for SSA countries are forecasted at over USD 50 billion in 2008-2009... Download this file  

File Date:   30/06/2009
File Author:   ILEAP - JEICP
File Size:   517Kb
File Type:   pdf