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GDP growth across Sub-Saharan Africa is set to accelerate over the next couple of years supported by low inflation and looser monetary policy, with many central banks likely to take interest rates lower than most currently anticipate. Balance of payment pressures will stay contained particularly for energy importers, and currencies should suffer only modest depreciations going forward. Debt fears are fading for many, although sovereign default concerns will linger in the likes of Angola and Kenya.
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