02052cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011011 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781589069183 2071-3207 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Regional Economic Outlook, April 2010, Sub-Saharan Africa : Back to High Growth?. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (107 pages) Regional Economic Outlook <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The economic slowdown in sub-Saharan Africa looks set to be mercifully brief. Recovery is now under way across the region. The region's relative resilience during this global recession, compared with previous global downturns, owes much to the health of its economies and the strengthening of policy frameworks in the run-up to the crisis. Countercyclical macroeconomic policies played an important role, with nearly two-thirds of sub-Saharan Africa countries experiencing a slowdown in 2009 increasing government spending to buttress economic activity. However, progress toward the Millennium Development Goals receded. Middle-income and oil-exporting countries were hit hardest by the collapse in world trade and commodity markets; the region's low-income countries escaped fairly lightly. Looking ahead, fiscal policies in sub-Saharan Africa generally need to be refocused toward medium-term objectives, macroeconomic policy buffers rebuilt, and financial systems strengthened. Mode of access: Internet Regional Economic Outlook Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/086/10505-9781589069183-en/10505-9781589069183-en-book.xml IMF e-Library