How Much Will Poverty Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020?

How Much Will Poverty Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020?

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is expected to drastically slow 2020 GDP per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by about 5 percentage points compared to pre-pandemic forecasts. This note presents results from an analysis of a comprehensive...

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Main Authors: Montes, Jose, Silwal, Ani, Newhouse, David, Chen, Frances, Swindle, Rachel, Tian, Siwei
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC CRISIS
POVERTY IMPACT
PANDEMIC
ECONOMIC GROWTH
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/607011589560173878/How-Much-Will-Poverty-Rise-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-in-2020
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33765

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/607011589560173878/How-Much-Will-Poverty-Rise-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-in-2020
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33765

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