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African indebtedness is critical but still reversible

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AFRICA

African debt crisis?

More developing countries will face debt distress

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INTERNATIONAL

EMDC debt distress.

Revenue diversification would reduce African debt

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AFRICA

African debt burdens

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

Debt fallout will plague Mozambique's FRELIMO

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique has indicted and detained some 20 implicated individuals in recent weeks, although many believe these belated measures are an attempt to protect the ruling elite.

South African 2020 budget may delay Moody's downgrade

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SOUTH AFRICA

While the measures have been welcomed by investors, they depend on Pretoria reaching a deal with civil servants, whose unions have denounced the government’s plans.

Prospects for African economies to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for African Economies.

South Africa’s Eskom will weigh on economic rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

Capacity constraints across Eskom’s power stations have resulted in sustained rotational load shedding (power outages) in recent weeks, while its debt and liquidity issues risk…

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2019.

South Africa's budget framework will not allay market

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SOUTH AFRICA

The policy statement gives the government's projection of economic growth and government spending. Gigaba announced that growth for the 2017/18 fiscal year is projected at 0.7%…