msafiri lining? A silver 118 business hile most countries in Africa have been able to watch the furious financial storms generated in the West pass by and remain more or less unscathed, it may be a very different matter when the resulting global economic crisis comes calling. " It's not just Wall Street and Main Street that are hurting; people with no streets are suffering too," says the UN Secretary- General Ban Ki- moon. Expect a rough ride for the rest of this year if you live in Africa, but on a brighter note, the prospect of an all- out recession – which would be very serious – is being discounted by economists. With economic storm clouds hanging over the world, we asked Editor of African Business magazine, Anver Versi if Africa can ride out a global financial storm

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