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fastest-growing economies</a>and 2020 won’t be very different.A few of the countries on the top 10 list may have changed but the IMF, World Bank and other institutions all expect above global average GDP growth. </p> <p>The top performers will be South Sudan (8.2%), Rwanda (8.1%) Côte d’Ivoire (7.3%), Ethiopia (7.2%), Senegal (6.8%), Benin (6.7%) and Uganda (6.2%) along with Kenya, Mozambique, Niger and Burkina Faso all expecting 6% growth. While these countries help push up Africa’s overall average economic growth rate forecast to 3.8% (or 3.6% for Sub Saharan Africa), these averages are weighed down closer to the global average (3.4%) by the two largest economies, Nigeria (2.5%) and South Africa (1.1%). </p> <p>Nigeria’s outlook has improved after a strong end to 2019, but most economic watchers believe it needs to grow much faster to pull large chunks of its 200-million strong population out of poverty. Economic reform has been slower than expected since February 2019’s presidential election. South Africa’s meager growth rates are exacerbated by its ongoing eXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX overall XXXXXXXXX stasis. Its XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX spend part of XXX year dreading an inevitable debt downgrade. Since XXXX is seen XX the XXXXX of a XXX XXXXXX, Brookings XXXXXXXXXXX’s annual<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/multi-XXXXXXX-XXXXXX/foresight-africa-top-priorities-for-XXX-XXXXXXXXX-in-XXXX/">XXXXXXXXX Africa XXXXXX</a>XXXXXX at XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX next XXXX XXXXX till XXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXX Senegal (X.X%), Rwanda (7.9%), Niger (X.3% ), Uganda (X.X%) XXX XXXXXXXXXX (6.X%) as the five fastest growing XXXX XXXX XXXXXX. </p> <p> </p> <p>While these forecasts are XXXXXXXXX, most XXXXXXXXXX and investors XXX paying XXXX XXXXXXXXX to how XXX reality XX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX highlights XXXXXXXX which XXXXX XXXXXXX crop XXXXXX, lower XXXXX and agricultural XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX to human XXXXXX XXX to XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX significantly decrease XXX in XXXXXX. Global temperatures rising as XXXX as X°X by 2100 would have a disproportionate impact XX Africa XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXX XX X.6% XXXXX that XXXX. </p> <p>But on a XXXX XXXXXXX note XXXXXXXXX analysts say XXXXX’s a $16 XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX<a XXXX="XXXXX://qz.com/africa/1633022/XXXXXX-free-trade-deal-XXXX-XXXXX-continent-economy/">XXXXX implement</a>XXX XXXXXXX Continental Free Tree Agreement (XXXXXX). XX XXX ideal XXXXXXXX XXXXX there’s a XXX% liberalization XX tariffs XXXXXX African XXXXXX states under XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX’s aggregate XXX would XXXX to $X trillion XX XXXX XXXX $X.X XXXXXXXX today. XX XXXX scenario there would be a 33% increase in XXXXX-XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX X.X% increase in employment. </p> <p><b>How Africa Is Building a $X Trillion XXXX-XXXXX Future</b> </p> <p>Amid trade XXXXXXXX between XXX U.S., China and XXXXXX, XXX XXX U.K.’s XXXXXXX departure XXXX the XXXXXXXX Union and single XXXXXX, African XXXXXXX XXX moving in the XXXXXXXX direction to XXXXXXXXX the XXXXX’s XXXXXXX XXXX-XXXXX XXXX. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Free XXXXX Area XXXXXXXX went into effect in XXX, XXXX XXXXX after negotiations began. If it comes XX full XXXXXXXX, the XXXX XXXXX cover a XXXXXX of 1.X billion XXXXXX XXXX a combined gross XXXXXXXX product of $2.X trillion. </p> <p>1. Who’s in XXX XXXX-trade XXXXXXXXX? </p> <p>Just XXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXXXX continent. All XXX XXX of XXX 55 countries recognized by the African Union XXXX XXXXXX XX to the organization’s XXXXXXXXXX XX liberalize intra-African trade in XXXXX XXX services. (XXXXXXX, which XXX a XXXXXXX closed XXXXXXX, XX the XXXX XXXXXXX.) Almost half XX their governments have XXXXXXXX it, XXX XXX XXXX is set XX kick in XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX. </p> <p> </p> <p>2. What XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX do? </p> <p>XXXXX other things, it aims XX XXXXX or eliminate XXXXX-border tariffs on XX% XX goods, XXXXXXXXXX the movement of capital and XXXXXX, XXXXXXX investment XXX XXXX the XXX XX the XXXXXXXXXXXXX of a XXXXXXXXX-XXXX customs union. It XXXX XXXX create a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX for services. Once XXXXXXX work out how XX treat XXXXXXX such XX XXXXX-border payments, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, some countries will XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX domestic regulations to XXXXXX. </p> <p>X. Has XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX agreement started? </p> <p>Not XXX. XXX XXXXX area entered XXXX XXXXX XX May XX XXXXX the XXXXXXXX minimum XX 22 XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX it. But XXXXXXXXX still haven’t XXXXXX out the “XXXXX XX origin” -- XXXXX determine XXX nationality XX goods -- or tariff XXXXXXXXXXX. It’s a two-XXXXXX negotiation, XXXX XXXXX on the XXXXXXXXX for trade in XXXXX, services and dispute settlement now XXXXX way. The XXXX XXXXX will XXXX with competition policy, XXXXXXXXXXXX property XXXXXX XXX investment protocols. Members want trading under the agreement XX begin by July XXXX, moving XX full XXXXXXXXX in XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXX join the XXXX. </p> <p> </p> <p>4. XXXX’s slowing XXXXXX down? </p> <p>XXXXXXX XXX an important revenue XXXXXX XXX many governments and XXX often used XX protect XXXXXXXX industries, so XXXXXXX go XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX some XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX on XXX outcome XX negotiations, South XXXXXX and XXXXXXX, XXX continent’s largest XXXXXXXXX, XXX have XX XXXXXXXXX XX% XX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX over a five-year XXXXXX. XXXXXX such XX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXX Zimbabwe may XXXX XX do so over XX XXXXX. If XXXXXXX XX any XXXXX, implementation XXXXX take XXXX time. XXX XXXXXXXXXX Free XXXXX XXXX -- a precursor XX XXX XXXXXX XXXX sought XX combine the XXXXXX XXXXXX for XXXX and XXXXXXXX Africa, the East XXXXXXX Community and XXX Southern African Development Community -- XXX signed almost three XXXXX ago XXX still XXXX’t XXXX XXXX XXXXXX. </p> <p>X. XXXX’s intra-XXXXXXX trade like XXXXX? </p> <p>XXXXXXXXX among African countries XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX 15% of the continent’s XXXXX XXXXX, compared XXXX 20% in Latin America and 58% for Asia, according to the XXXXXXX Export-Import XXXX. That XXXXX XXXXX XXXX than XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX first decade after the XXXXXX, the XXXX XXXXXXXXX. Most trade XXXXX place in existing XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, with the Southern African XXXXXXXXXXX Community XXXXXXXXXX more XXXX XX% XX the XXXXX, according to XXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXX XXX Centre in XXXXXXXXXXXX, South Africa. XXXX’s XXXXXXX powered XX South Africa, XXX continent’s most XXXXXXXXXXXXXX economy. Freight XXXXXXXXX has been hampered XX XXX-XXXXX XXXXXXXX such XX XXXX XXXX XXX XXXX networks, XXXXXX at border XXXXX and in some cases ill-trained or corrupt customs officials. Some experts say XXXXXXXX such hurdles could XX XXXX to boost continent-wide XXXXX than AfCFTA XXXXXX. </p> <p>X. XXX could benefit XXXX? </p> <p>Countries XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX and Kenya -- with larger manufacturing XXXXX and XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX and ports -- are most likely to XXXX XXXX further XXXXXXXX integration, XXXX Moody’s Investors Service. For XXXXXX, poor infrastructure XXX non-tariff barriers, such as XXXXXXXXXX government regulations, XXXXX XXXXXXXX to restrict XXX trade sector’s development and long-XXXX growth potential, XXXXXXX liberalization. </p> <p> </p> <p>7. XXXX will happen to existing XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX? </p> <p>XXXXX the agreement XXXXXXXXXX eight XXXXXXX-XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX as the XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXX-XXXX deal will take XXXXXXXXXX if XXXXX’s a conflict or XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX tariffs among existing XXXXXXXX trade XXXXX XXX customs XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX lower XXXX the continent-wide XXXX XXXXXXXX for, the XXXXX rates will XXXXXX in XXXXX. </p> <p><b>XXXXXX and XXXXX</b> </p> <p>China’s emergence as a major XXXXXX in Africa’s XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX to question XXX XXXXXX of its involvement. Critics say XXXX China XX XXXX interested in resources, its XXXXXXX to XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX it is XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX’s traditional XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXX XXXXXX States. </p> <p>XXXX, China XX a XXXXX XXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX and XXX a XXXXX XXXXXXXX in developing XXXXXX’s natural resources, but it is XXX XXXX XX a XXXXXXXX hunt. XXXXXXXX, XXX adverse XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX of XXXXX’s XXXXXXXXX exports, both in XXXXXXXX XXX external markets, XXXXXX to XX limited to specific XXXXXXXXXX XXXX as garments. And XXXXXXX XXXXX differences in priorities and XXXXXXXXXX, China XXX the United XXXXXX XXX complement XXXX XXXXX in some areas. Africa has XXXX to gain if it XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX wisely. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>">
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