Fear of the disease’s seemingly inexorable spread hampered trade, business activity, and travel in the affected countries. In December, the World Bank downgraded its growth estimates for the formerly fast-growing economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, which are now expected to lose $1.6 billion in income in 2015.
对埃博拉看似不可阻挡的蔓延之势的担忧妨碍了受影响国的贸易、商业活动和旅行。12月，世界银行将此前位居高速增长行列的几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂的增长估计做了向下修正，2015年，这些国家预计将损失16亿美元收入。