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From Africa Rising to Africa Watching

Geoff Riley

9th October 2014

For a decade Africa has enjoyed broad economic success, earning it the moniker 'Africa Rising'. But now a more cautious IMF talks of 'Africa Watching'. In this Financial Times video report, Javier Blas reports on why the continent's countries must now be judged on their own merits

Data from the IMF October World Economics Outlook

Share of World Output

Economic growth

Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

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