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Sub-Saharan GDP to contract 3.1pc

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy will contract this year after shutdowns disrupted activity and as daily cases of coronavirus are still rising but a recovery is expected next year, a Reuters poll has found.

The poll taken in the past week suggested the region will contract 3.1 per cent this year but bounce back to around 3.5 per cent growth in 2021.

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