Open AccessThe 2014-16 Global Commodity Price Declines and Sub-Saharan Africa’s Real Economy: Analysis for Sustainable Development
Author(s) -
Ashford C. Chea
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
business and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-601X
pISSN - 1927-6001
DOI - 10.5430/bmr.v7n1p27
Subject(s) - commodity , economics , market liquidity , monetary economics , international economics , market economy
The purpose of the article was to ascertain any unfavorable effect of the global commodity price declines on sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) productive sectors. The findings suggest that the global commodity price declines impacted SSA economies in term of trade, growth link, prices, and liquidity. The conclusion derived from the findings is that African economic output was unfavorably impacted significantly, albeit at varying degrees.