01946cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011381 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781616352493 2071-3207 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Regional Economic Outlook, April 2012, Sub-Saharan Africa : Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (137 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 Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record strong economic growth, despite the weaker global economic environment. Regional output rose by 5 percent in 2011, with growth set to increase slightly in 2012, helped by still-strong commodity prices, new resource exploitation, and the improved domestic conditions that have underpinned several years of solid trend growth in the region's low-income countries. But there is variation in performance across the region, with output in middle-income countries tracking more closely the global slowdown and with some sub-regions adversely affected, at least temporarily, by drought. Threats to the outlook include the risk of intensified financial stresses in the euro area spilling over into a further slowing of the global economy and the possibility of an oil price surge triggered by rising geopolitical tensions. Mode of access: Internet Regional Economic Outlook Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/086/12284-9781616352493-en/12284-9781616352493-en-book.xml IMF e-Library