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Growth, debt and Trump: key economic trends in Africa to watch in 2017

Razia Khan, Chief Economist for Africa, Standard Chartered Bank
Jan. 23, 2017, midnight
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In 2016, real GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have been the weakest since the 2008-09 global financial crisis. This was largely because of the weak performance in its two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, which together make up about half of sub-Saharan Africa's GDP.

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