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2021 in focus: what lies ahead for Sub-Saharan Africa

After the storm of 2020, policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa will be hoping for calm in 2021. But with vaccine distribution posing a key challenge in the region, economic recoveries may be slower than other parts of the world. And debt relief initiatives are unlikely to provide much support either. The two largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, will probably take steps on the road towards financial repression.

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