Macroeconomic prospects
Africa´s economies have rebounded from the slump which had been caused by the global recession. In 2010, Africa´s average rate of growth amounted to 4.9%, up from 3.1% in 2009. [...]
New Outlook launched!
All data on AfricanEconomicOutlook.org was updated on 6 June 2011 to coincide with the release of the tenth edition of the African Economic Outlook 2011 in Lisbon. In addition to economic forecasts for 2011 and 2012, the new AEO includes its 51st country note for Zimbabwe and a special study on Africa and its Emerging Partners.
Country profiles
External financial flows
During the last decade, financial flows to Africa have increased rapidly. Between 2000 and 2010 the sum of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), portfolio investment and Official Development Assistance (ODA) increased almost five-fold from USD 27 billion to USD 122 billion. [...]
Africa and its emerging partners
Africa’s trade volumes with its emerging partners have doubled in nominal value over the decade and now amount to 37% of Africa´s total trade. While China represents Africa’s leading emerging partner, having surpassed the United States in volume, the continent’s trade with its other emerging partners, taken together, is even larger than its trade with China alone. China represents more than a third of Africa’s trade with emerging partners.
NEWS & EVENTS
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