Description: Africa's Pulse, April 2011 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future

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Africa's Pulse, April 2011 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future

This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following heading: recent global economic trends and prospects; factors driving the region performance; risk to economic prospects; and rising commodity prices.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURE ANIMAL FEED ANNUAL CHANGE ASSET MARKETS AVERAGE PRICE BASIS POINTS BILL BOND BUFFERS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CASSAVA CENTRAL BANK CEREAL IMPORTS CEREAL PRICES CEREALS CHANGES IN PRICES CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COCOA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORT COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICE BOOM COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION CORN COTTON PRICES CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPRECIATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DIRECTION OF TRADE DIVERSIFICATION OF EXPORTS DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DRAG ON GROWTH DUTCH DISEASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RECOVERY EDIBLE OILS EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKETS ENERGY PRICES EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE REGIME EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT COMMODITIES EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT REVENUES EXPORTER EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME TEMPERATURE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL FLOWS FISCAL BALANCES FISCAL DEFICITS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD RATIONS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD TRANSFERS FOODS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUEL PRICES GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GRAINS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PERFORMANCES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES IMPORT IMPORT DEMAND IMPORT REQUIREMENT IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOMES INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT SPENDING LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES MAIZE MAJOR CURRENCIES MARKET PRICES MARKETING MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MERCHANDISE IMPORTS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY POLICY NATURAL DISASTERS NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE OIL EXPORTERS OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES OIL IMPORTERS OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL SECTOR OTHER CURRENCIES OUTPUT PALM OIL PETROLEUM PRICES POLITICAL CYCLE POLITICAL TURMOIL POLITICAL UNRESTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE SERIES PRICE VOLATILITY PRIMARY COMMODITIES PRIMARY COMMODITY QUOTAS REGIONAL GROWTH REGIONAL INTEGRATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RETAIL RETAIL PRICES RICE SAFETY NETS SALES SHORTFALLS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOVEREIGN DEBT SPARE CAPACITY STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUBSTITUTE SUGAR SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS SUPPLY SHOCKS SUPPLY SIDE SUPPLY-SIDE TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL IMPORTS TRADE POLICIES TRADE SHOCK TRADE STATISTICS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSPORTATION COSTS UNCERTAINTY VEGETABLES VOLATILITY VULNERABILITY TO SHOCKS WHEAT WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD PRICE WORLD PRICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/14518075/africas-pulse http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20242

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Summary:	This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following heading: recent global economic trends and prospects; factors driving the region performance; risk to economic prospects; and rising commodity prices.