Southern African economies likely to underperform relative to African peers

African economies are rebounding strongly from the global economic crisis, with the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) expected to expand by 4,5 percent this year and by 5,2 percent in 2011.

However, some regions would expand at a slower rate, African Development Bank research divisional head Peter Walkenhorst warned on Tuesday.

Speaking at a summit on the 'African Economic Outlook 2010' report, in Pretoria, he also cautioned that the rate of economic expansion was also not likely to return soon to the pre-crisis levels of 2007 and early 2008.

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