The economies of sub-Saharan Africa get some support from oil production in Nigeria and elsewhere, though it flattens out by 2019, the IMF said Monday. The International Monetary Fund said in a regional report that the downturn for the economy is easing, with growth expected to improve from last year’s 1.4 percent rate to 2.6 percent. “Growth is expected to reach 2.6 percent in 2017, but the pickup reflects one-off factors, notably a recovery in oil production in Nigeria and the easing of drought conditions in eastern and southern Africa,” the report read. Nigerian crude oil production averaged 1.85 million barrels per day in September, according to economists with OPEC. That’s up 7.4 percent from July. The national economy came out of recession during […]