Abstract: | This article is a review of the balance of payments of East Africa for the six years from 1956 to 1961 in addition where the figures are available some comments have been included on trends into 1962. It concludes with a brief survey of the relation between the balance of payments and the general economy and an attempt to predict the balance of payments as it may appear for 1965: Introduction; The current account; Capital account; The balance of payments and the economy; Future trends. Tables. |