While many economies throughout Europe and the Americas remain shaky at best, the African economy is doing a lot better. As a whole the African economy is projected to grow 5.2 percent between 2015 and 2016 while continuing to grow through 2017 with projected rates of up to 5.3 percent. These figures come form the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report—a bi-yearly analysis of economic trends in the region. The report provides evidence for a continuing decline in global inequality.
Africa’s economy is still booming
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