Douala - Cameroon, 27 Feb. 2016 (ECA) - At a time when international oil prices have plummeted, the public finances and current accounts of countries that depend heavily thereon are deteriorating. Such is currently the plight of several Central African countries. This is also why the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) reiterates the need for active engagement in diversification and structural transformation of the economies of the sub-region and of the entire African continent.
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