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Analysis of the sustainability and determinants of the current account deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa
[Analyse de la viabilité et des déterminants du déficit courant en Afrique Sub-saharienne]

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  • Kirsi Zongo

    (Université Norbert ZONGO de Koudougou)

  • Marcellin Ndong Ntah
  • Jean-Marie Gankou

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  • Kirsi Zongo & Marcellin Ndong Ntah & Jean-Marie Gankou, 2022. "Analysis of the sustainability and determinants of the current account deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa [Analyse de la viabilité et des déterminants du déficit courant en Afrique Sub-saharienne]," Working Papers hal-03577955, HAL.
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