Description: Africa's Pulse, April 2013 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future

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Africa's Pulse, April 2013 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future

This 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, stron...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO SANITATION AGRARIAN STRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ANNUAL GROWTH BANK LENDING BASE YEAR BONDS BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONFLICT CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMER SPENDING CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS DATA QUALITY DEBT DECLINE IN POVERTY DEFLATORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC DEMAND DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BOOM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENERGY SUBSIDIES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES FARM EMPLOYMENT FARMERS FINANCIAL CONDITIONS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FIXED EFFECTS FOOD CROPS FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL LEVEL GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH PATTERN GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH INEQUALITY HIGHER INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INSTRUMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME MEASURES INCOME POVERTY INCREASED INVESTMENT INCREASING INEQUALITY INEQUALITY LEVELS INEQUALITY REDUCTION INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INTERACTION TERM INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT RATE IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LAND TENURE LIFE EXPECTANCY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO STABILITY MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDIUM TERM MILK MONETARY POLICY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT NATURAL RESOURCES NET EXPORTS OIL EXPORTERS PAYROLL TAXES PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PHYSICAL SECURITY POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY OUTCOMES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES PRICE INCREASES PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRO-POOR PROFIT MARGIN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH REAL GDP REAL INCOME REDUCED POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL PRICE REGIONAL TRADE REMOTE AREAS RICH COUNTRIES RISING DEMAND RURAL RURAL POVERTY RURAL PUBLIC SANITATION SAVINGS SEASONAL VARIATIONS SECONDARY SCHOOLING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SUBSISTENCE TAXATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN GROWTH WAGE EMPLOYMENT WEALTH WELFARE INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17760895/africas-pulse http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20238

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Summary:	This 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