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EA projected to record highest post-Covid economic recovery in Africa

Economic recovery.

East Africa is expected to post an average growth of 5.1 percent in 2021 against a continental average of 3.2 per cent. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  NJIRAINI MUCHIRA

East Africa is projected to be the hotspot of economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa with the region expected to post an average growth of 5.1 percent in 2021 against a continental average of 3.2 percent.

Allianz SE chief economist Ludovic Subran said economic growth in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda will significantly rebound after a tough year due to the ravaging effects of Covid-19.

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