East Africa to buck trend of global slowdown in 2024: W.Bank

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Some of the East African member flags. Photo | File

Dar es Salaam. East African economies are forecast to accelerate growth this year despite weaker global prospects.

The global economy is set to rack up a sorry record by the end of 2024—the slowest half-decade of GDP growth in 30 years, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report which was released on Tuesday.