Africa’s quarterly economic performance and outlook April–June 2020

Abstract

The present quarterly report provides an analysis of recent economic performance and the envisaged outlook of African economies based on their growth, fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy and performance in the second quarter of 2020. The report focuses on assessing the extent to which African economies have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. The report also proposes some policy recommendations to assist African countries in achieving macroeconomic stability and economic growth as they recover from the crisis.