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ANGOLA: IMF boost will offer Luanda some respite
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES256356
ISSN: 2633-304X
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GHANA: Budget shortfall ahead of 2017 tightening
Crude oil is central to South Sudan’s economy, providing between 80% and 90% of government revenue and almost all export earnings. Last year’s oil price shock hit the economy hard…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262423
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This follows a January agreement with official creditors, who are owed approximately USD5.4bn. That allowed the country to receive the second disbursement of USD600mn from the IMF…
This follows IMF Executive Board approval, on May 17, of a 36-month USD3bn Extended Credit Facility (ECF) aimed at addressing the country’s debt crisis. This was followed…
Officials have blamed militant anglophone separatists for the killings, although no group has yet taken responsibility. The killings come amid an escalating security crisis in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235553
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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.
Outlook for East Africa's standard-gauge railway.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200887
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On the same day, four suspects were tortured to death by the military. An investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, in early December, the IMF suspended the country’s Extended Credit…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275560
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President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…