AN ASTOUNDING AMOUNT OF EBOLA'S ECONOMIC IMPACT IS COMPLETELY AVOIDABLE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, September 27, 2014, 11:24

The deadly disease isn't hurting West African economies so much — but fear is.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The tiny West African country of Sierra Leone began this year on a high, its economy racing ahead faster than almost any other in the world.

Then came Ebola.

Travel restrictions stopped the flow of goods and people. Markets were shut, farming disrupted and mining firms cut operations. Now, the World Bank says, instead of growing an expected 11.3 percent, Sierra Leone’s economy could see growth of just 8 percent this year — and zero in 2015.

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