Meghann Puloc’h

While identifying truly emerging African countries is a complex task, Africa boasts the resources needed for rapid growth as a continent through the development of a common trade market, and subsequently, a financial market.

Zambia’s growing economic difficulties are restricting the government’s ability to achieve its long-term development goals. In turn, these difficulties are plunging this country, located in the north of southern Africa, into recession. Economist Meghann Puloch analyzes the situation.