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Social Safety Nets Sustain Growth in Africa
Category: Business
Duration: 00:10:55
Publish Date: 2013-01-08 16:15:08
Description: Social safety nets aren't just charitable handouts, they're an essential way to ensure growth is sustainable, says the IMF. Safety nets range from cash transfers through health care, to public works programs to create employment. Over the last decade, more countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been adopting social safety nets to help their poorest.
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