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Perspective
12 January 2023

African debt and the death of easy money

Region:
Middle East & Africa
Commodities Editor
As the world looks towards forecasts of recession in 2023, alarms bells are ringing about Africa's debt pile. What are the key hurdles to debt restructuring and can ECAs play a greater and more transparent role in financing African infrastructure as Chinese debt retreats and opaque commodity trader funding attracts growing criticism?

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