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ZAMBIA: Debt deal represents a major step forward
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280043
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The downgrade reflects the expected realisation this year of the delayed global economic slowdown. The resulting debt overhang in the region has depleted the space for fiscal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280137
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A deal under the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatment was expected by end-2022. However, amid geopolitical tensions, China has been blamed for the delay by figures including US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276008
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While the G20's new Common Framework for Debt Treatments provides a new mechanism for debt restructuring, it also requires Zambia to convince the IMF that it has disclosed all of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257855
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ZAMBIA: Import restrictions may help reserves
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…
Prospects for Sub-Saharan African economies in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225939
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Other central banks in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have been increasing rates in a bid to contain inflation and shore up currencies. However, further increases risk dampening growth…
The country’s economy has been in decline for some time, and the government is increasingly plagued by corruption scandals.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262265
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Prospects for Africa's economies to end-2016.