Ebola Economic Toll Stirs W. Africa Food Security Concerns
- Publisher:
- Voice of America
- Publication Date:
- 19 November 2014
- Tags:
- West Africa, Ebola, Economy, Business and Finance
The World Bank said Wednesday that it expects the economic impact of the Ebola outbreak on the sub-Saharan economy to cost somewhere betweenf $3 billion to $4 billion - well below a previously-outlined worst-case scenario of $32 billion. Some economists, however, paint a gloomier picture - warning that the disruption to regional markets and trading is considerable. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
