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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 electricity XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX political XXXXXX. Its leaders will likely XXXXX part of the year XXXXXXXX an inevitable debt downgrade. Since 2020 is XXXX XX XXX XXXXX of a XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX Institution’s XXXXXX<a XXXX="XXXXX://XXX.brookings.XXX/XXXXX-chapter-XXXXXX/XXXXXXXXX-africa-top-XXXXXXXXXX-for-the-XXXXXXXXX-in-XXXX/">Foresight Africa XXXXXX</a>XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX growth forecasts XXX XXX next five years XXXX 2024. XXXX predicts XXXXXXX (8.3%), Rwanda (7.X%), XXXXX (7.X% ), XXXXXX (X.2%) and Mozambique (6.9%) as the XXXX fastest XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX. </p> <p> </p> <p>While XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX, most XXXXXXXXXX XXX investors XXX paying more attention to how XXX XXXXXXX of XXXXXXX change will impact XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Brookings highlights XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX lowered XXXX XXXXXX, lower XXXXX XXX agricultural XXXXXXXXXXXX and damage to XXXXX health due XX XXXXXXX change will significantly decrease GDP in XXXXXX. Global XXXXXXXXXXXX rising as much XX X°X XX XXXX would have a XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX with XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX dropping by XX XXXX XX 8.6% XXXXX XXXX year. </p> <p>But on a more hopeful note XXXXXXXXX analysts XXX XXXXX’s a $XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX<a XXXX="https://XX.XXX/africa/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX-free-XXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-continent-economy/">XXXXX XXXXXXXXX</a>XXX African XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX (XXXXXX). In XXX ideal XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX’s a 100% XXXXXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX across African XXXXXX XXXXXX under the agreement, XXX continent’s aggregate GDP XXXXX XXXX XX $X trillion by 2030 from $2.1 XXXXXXXX XXXXX. In this scenario XXXXX would XX a XX% increase in XXXXX-XXXXXXX exports XXX X.X% increase in XXXXXXXXXX. </p> <p><b>How XXXXXX Is XXXXXXXX a $3 XXXXXXXX XXXX-Trade XXXXXX</b> </p> <p>XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX between XXX X.S., XXXXX and Europe, and the X.X.’s fraught XXXXXXXXX from XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX and XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX moving in XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX establish the world’s XXXXXXX XXXX-trade zone. The African XXXXXXXXXXX Free XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX into XXXXXX in XXX, four XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX began. If it XXXXX XX full fruition, XXX XXXX could XXXXX a XXXXXX XX X.X billion XXXXXX with a combined XXXXX domestic product XX $X.5 XXXXXXXX. </p> <p>X. Who’s in the free-XXXXX XXXXXXXXX? </p> <p>Just about XXX XXXXXX African XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXX XXX XX XXX XX XXXXXXXXX recognized by the African XXXXX have signed on to the organization’s initiative to liberalize intra-African trade in XXXXX XXX services. (XXXXXXX, XXXXX has a XXXXXXX XXXXXX economy, is the XXXX XXXXXXX.) XXXXXX half of XXXXX governments have ratified it, and XXX XXXX XX XXX to XXXX in XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX. </p> <p> </p> <p>X. What would the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Free Trade Area XX? </p> <p>Among other things, it aims to lower or eliminate XXXXX-border XXXXXXX XX XX% XX goods, XXXXXXXXXX the movement of capital and XXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXX the XXX XX the establishment of a XXXXXXXXX-wide XXXXXXX union. It will XXXX XXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX services. Once members work out how to treat matters XXXX as cross-border payments, telecommunications, transport and XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX have to amend their XXXXXXXX regulations to XXXXXX. </p> <p>3. Has XXXXXXX XXXXX the agreement started? </p> <p>Not XXX. XXX XXXXX area XXXXXXX XXXX force XX May XX XXXXX the required minimum XX XX XXXXXXX ratified it. XXX countries still haven’t XXXXXX out the “rules XX origin” -- XXXXX determine the XXXXXXXXXXX of goods -- or XXXXXX concessions. XX’s a two-XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX talks XX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX in goods, services XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX now XXXXX XXX. XXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX competition XXXXXX, intellectual XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX investment protocols. Members want XXXXXXX under XXX agreement XX XXXXX XX XXXX 2020, moving to full XXXXXXXXX in XXXX as XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX the pact. </p> <p> </p> <p>X. What’s slowing XXXXXX XXXX? </p> <p>XXXXXXX XXX an important XXXXXXX XXXXXX for XXXX governments and XXX XXXXX used to XXXXXXX domestic industries, so letting XX of them will require XXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX Africa XXX Nigeria, XXX continent’s largest economies, may have to eliminate 90% of their tariff XXXXXXXXXX XXXX a XXXX-year period. XXXXXX such as Ethiopia, XXXXX XXX Zimbabwe XXX have to do so XXXX 15 years. If XXXXXXX is XXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX could take XXXX XXXX. The XXXXXXXXXX XXXX Trade Area -- a precursor of XXX XXXXXX XXXX sought XX XXXXXXX the Common XXXXXX for East and Southern Africa, the East XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXX XXXXXXXX African XXXXXXXXXXX Community -- was XXXXXX XXXXXX three years ago and XXXXX XXXX’t XXXX into XXXXXX. </p> <p>5. XXXX’s XXXXX-XXXXXXX XXXXX like XXXXX? </p> <p>XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX now XXXXXXX XXX about XX% XX XXX continent’s XXXXX XXXXX, compared XXXX 20% in Latin America and 58% XXX Asia, XXXXXXXXX XX the African XXXXXX-Import Bank. That share XXXXX XXXX than double within XXX first decade XXXXX the XXXXXX, XXX XXXX estimates. XXXX XXXXX takes XXXXX in existing regional XXXXXXXX communities, XXXX XXX Southern African XXXXXXXXXXX Community XXXXXXXXXX more XXXX XX% XX the XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX to figures from the XXXXX Law XXXXXX in Stellenbosch, South Africa. That’s XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXX’s XXXX industrialized XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX elsewhere XXX been hampered by XXX-XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX as poor road XXX rail networks, delays at border posts XXX in XXXX XXXXX XXX-XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX say removing such XXXXXXX could XX more XX XXXXX continent-XXXX trade than XXXXXX XXXXXX. </p> <p>X. XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX most? </p> <p>Countries XXXX XX South XXXXXX XXX Kenya -- with larger manufacturing XXXXX and XXXXXX road XXXXXXXX, railways XXX XXXXX -- are XXXX likely XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX regional integration, XXXX Moody’s XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXX others, XXXX infrastructure XXX XXX-tariff barriers, such XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX regulations, XXXXX continue to XXXXXXXX the trade XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXX-term growth XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX liberalization. </p> <p> </p> <p>X. XXXX XXXX XXXXXX to existing regional economic XXXXXXXXXXX? </p> <p>While the agreement XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX-XXX trade XXXXXXXXXXX as the building blocks of AfCFTA, XXX continent-wide XXXX will take XXXXXXXXXX if there’s a XXXXXXXX or inconsistency. XX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX trade blocs and customs XXXXXX are already lower XXXX XXX continent-wide deal provides XXX, the lower XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX in XXXXX. </p> <p><b>XXXXXX and XXXXX</b> </p> <p>China’s emergence as a major player in XXXXXX’s trade, XXXXXXXXXX, XXX aid has XXX many to XXXXXXXX the XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX. Critics say that China XX only XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX threaten local industries, and it XX XXXXXXXXXX Africa’s XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX. </p> <p>True, China is a XXXXX XXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX and has a XXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXX Africa’s XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXX it XX XXX XXXX on a XXXXXXXX hunt. Moreover, the adverse impacts XX Africa XX XXXXX’s increased XXXXXXX, XXXX in internal XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX to be limited to specific industries such XX garments. XXX despite their differences in XXXXXXXXXX and approaches, XXXXX XXX XXX United States can XXXXXXXXXX each XXXXX in XXXX areas. XXXXXX has XXXX to XXXX if it uses its XXXXXXXX wisely. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>">
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