Fitch Solutions: Sub-Saharan Africa Macroeconomic Update: Prospects For Recovery Post Covid-19

The webinar will focus on the macroeconomic and political outlook for the Sub-Saharan African region and major regional economies as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to play out, and on the prospects for recovery into 2021.

The key discussion topics of the webinar will be:

• The global growth context

• The region’s macroeconomic outlook and shifts in our views as a result of Covid-19 and oil price developments, with a particular focus on the major economies (South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana etc)

• Political developments across the region and in key markets

• Our expectations for major political/economic trends over the coming months, and post-Covid

THIS COMMENTARY IS PUBLISHED BY FITCH SOLUTIONS COUNTRY RISK & INDUSTRY RESEARCH and is NOT a comment on Fitch Ratings’ Credit Ratings. Any comments or data are solely derived from Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research and independent sources. Fitch Ratings analysts do not share data or information with Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.

John Ashbourne

Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Risk

William Attwell

Senior Country Risk Analyst