2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415373This Africa's pulse newsletter includes the following headings: recent economic trends; global economic developments; and trends and outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ADVANCED ECONOMIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESBALANCE SHEETSBANK CLAIMSBANK LENDINGBORROWING COSTSBUSINESS CLIMATECENTRAL BANKCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICESCONSUMER GOODCONSUMER PRICECONSUMER PRICE INFLATIONCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCREDIT AVAILABILITYCURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCECURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCESCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITSDEBT BURDENDEBT BURDENSDEBT CRISISDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDOMESTIC MARKETSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONSECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC TRENDSEMERGING ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKET COUNTRIESEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPANSIONARY FISCAL POLICYEXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICYEXPANSIONARY POLICIESEXPORT BASEEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETSEXPORTERSEXPORTSEXTERNAL DEBTFINANCIAL MARKETSFISCAL CONSOLIDATIONFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL POLICYFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOREIGN BANKGDPGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL INVESTORGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNMENT DEFICITGOVERNMENT REVENUESGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESINCOMEINCOMESINFLATIONARY PRESSURESINVESTMENT FLOWSINVESTOR CONFIDENCEMONETARY FINANCINGMONETARY POLICYMONETARY TRANSMISSIONMONETARY TRANSMISSION MECHANISMSNET EXPORTSOILOIL PRICESOIL RESOURCEOPEN MARKETSOUTPUTPOLICY RESPONSEPORTFOLIOPORTFOLIO FLOWSPRICE INCREASESPRICE INDEXPRICE TRENDSPUBLIC DEBTRAPID GROWTHREAL ESTATEREGIONAL TRADEREMITTANCEREMITTANCESRESERVESRETAILRULE OF LAWSAFETY NETSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOVEREIGN DEBTSPREADSUPPLIERSURPLUSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTRADINGAfrica's Pulse, February 2012 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future