Africa’s Pulse, No. 26, October 2022 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future (English)

Consistent with rising poverty rates, inequality within countries in the region has widened with rising fuel and food prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. The economic divide between the rich and poor in Sub-Saharan Africa rose substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic following job and income losses, especially among less skilled workers in the informal sector. Rising unemployment was particularly sizable across genders, with women being the...

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Dabalen,Andrew L.;

Calderon,Cesar;

Kabundi,Alain Ntumba;

Kubota,Megumi;

Korman,Vijdan;

Goyal,Aparajita;

Eliste,Paavo;

Forget,Vanina Daphne;
Document Date
2022/10/06
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
176598
Volume No
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/10/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Africa’s Pulse, No. 26, October 2022 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future

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English

Topics

Coronavirus (COVID-19),Health,Women,

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Office of the Chief Economist (AFECE)

ISBN

978-1-4648-1932-2

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Final

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/ 978-1-4648-1932-2

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Dabalen,Andrew L.; Calderon,Cesar; Kabundi,Alain Ntumba; Kubota,Megumi; Korman,Vijdan; Goyal,Aparajita; Eliste,Paavo; Forget,Vanina Daphne.

Africa’s Pulse, No. 26, October 2022 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099704510062226476

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