Assessing Sub-Saharan Africa's Long-Term Growth Upside
PGIM Fixed Income shares our constructive, medium- to long-term growth outlook for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, recognizing that growth is a crucial component of debt sustainability. The paper then assesses key longstanding features of SSA economies such as their economic dependence on commodity exports, population growth, fiscal policies, and governance. Lastly, we review how well SSA countries are prepared to tackle the challenges of climate change across the region.