Ebola and The World Bank

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
14 October 2014
Tags:
West Africa, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Aid and Assistance, Banking and Insurance, Ebola, International Organizations and Africa

In 2013, the World Bank ranked Sierra Leone and Liberia as second and sixth respectively, among the top 10 countries with the fastest-growing GDP's. But the ongoing Ebola outbreak is threatening to change that. Financial institutions like the World Bank say the economies of the most affected countries are being hit hard and the impact could grow if the Ebola epidemic is not quickly contained. VOA's Mariama Diallo has more.

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