News
19 August 2019

AfDB says risks to growth 'increasing by the day'

Region:
Middle East & Africa

The U.S.-China trade war and uncertainty over Brexit pose risks to Africa’s economic prospects that are “increasing by the day", the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said.Akinwumi Adesina said the bank could review its economic growth projection for Africa - of 4% in 2019...

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