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SOUTHERN AFRICA QUARTERLY OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS

Growth in Southern Africa in the third quarter of 2014 was generally subdued, and none of the countries are expected to meet the Southern African Development Community (SADC) macroeconomic convergence target of 7 percent in 2014. The strongest growth was registered in Mozambique (6.9 percent) and Zambia (6.5 percent). Mozambique benefitted from strong growth in agriculture, fisheries and coal mining and Zambia from strong growth in agriculture. Malawi’s growth is expected to remain steady at 6.2 percent in 2014 supported primarily by good maize and tobacco harvests. In São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) growth is likely to reach 5 percent in 2014, up from 4.3 percent in 2013, supported by growth in agricultural productivity, foreign direct investments (FDIs) and the construction sector.