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Podcast: IMF Podcasts
Episode: Sub-Saharan Africa: Managing the Remarkable Jump in Capital Flows
Description: In the wake of the global financial crisis and with low interest rates lingering in most advanced economies, investors have increasingly been looking at Africa for investment opportunities. The IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa examines what this spectacular increase in capital flows means for the region. In this podcast, economist Mahvash Saeed Qureshi says the recent rise in investment capital offers a lot of opportunities but also carries risks. Qureshi led the research team that wrote the report. Mahvash Saeed Qureshi is a Deputy Division Chief in the IMF's African department. Photo: Gl...