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PodcastApril 17, 2017

AFRONOMICS: Africa’s Pulse: Focus on Closing the Infrastructure Gap to Increase Growth

Name: AFRONOMICS: Africa’s Pulse: Focus on Closing the Infrastructure Gap to Increase Growth
Uploaded: 2020-04-22T15:22:18.137
Channel: World Bank Group
Description: World Bank Africa Region Chief Economist, Albert Zeufack, and Africa’s Pulse Lead author, Punam Chuhan Pole, discuss the most recent Africa’ Pulse report.

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World Bank Africa Region Chief Economist, Albert Zeufack, and Africa’s Pulse Lead author, Punam Chuhan Pole, discuss the most recent Africa’ Pulse report. In this issue the Pulse tackles Sub-Saharan Africa’s projected moderate growth of 2.6 percent, which should strengthen somewhat in 2018, helped by improvements in commodity prices, a pickup in global growth, and domestic conditions. However, there is a need to spur investment in infrastructure, energy production and roads, without losing the hard won battle against debt in poor countries. Albert and Punam discuss the ways that countries can increase investment to achieve their goals and reduce poverty.