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1 – 10 of 11Numerous domestic and external shocks have rocked the macroeconomic environment in recent years, aggravating high inflation and chronic foreign exchange (forex) shortages…
This translates into soaring prices for essential goods with dire implications for the estimated 43% of the population living in extreme poverty. Contributing to the situation is…
Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273998
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Nairobi cancelled a bond sale last year; it has 17 months to rebuild its credibility with investors before seeking to refinance a USD2bn Eurobond.
The government hopes this plan will above all inject fresh foreign currency into the cash-starved economy. Recently, it has had to manage its dwindling foreign exchange (forex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273525
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However, their campaign promises, some of which are ambitious, may be constrained by a difficult budgetary situation, something which neither camp denies.
However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257502
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Both are desperately needed, as G20 debt service relief will soon expire, and as the conflict in northern Ethiopia increasingly strains the economy and the government’s finances.
Living standards are set to decrease further, with the number of Africans in poverty projected to rise for the first time in two decades. Current debt relief initiatives look…
The dialogue explicitly aims to assist Sudan’s military rulers and political forces to agree on reviving the transition to democracy. It is also critical to the economic outlook…