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Africa fact of the day
Estimated wealth of African wealth held in foreign accounts, expressed as a percentage of African GDP: 172
That is from Harper's Index, October 2005 issue, p.11, the figure is based on UN sources.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on September 29, 2005 at 07:48 AM in Data Source | Permalink
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