Ghana’s finance ministry is struggling to build consensus on the country’s debt burden.
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African countries are essentially placed in the position of a supplicant appealing to the kindness of creditors.
A prolonged Russian-Ukraine conflict will cause further economic troubles for Ghana.
Ghana’s economy is in its most precarious state in decades.
Whoever wins the elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy.
Eurobonds are costly for governments. But they are also attractive because investors buy them without preconditions.
African countries should tread carefully over the debt relief offered by multilateral institutions and other lenders. It could prove very costly in the medium to long term.
Another EU leaders’ meeting, another humdrum announcement afterwards.
The alarm being raised by multilateral financial institutions about rising government debt across Africa is exaggerated. The real problem is that African governments pay way over the odds for debt.
Prospective investors have the task of turning round an industry beset by technical challenges and incomplete planning
Kenya’s heavy debt burden is worrisome and could damage its economy in the long-term.
At least a dozen sub-Saharan Africa countries have raised debt through sovereign bonds. The chickens are now coming home to roost.
The special EU summit held in Brussels on Wednesday revamped the discussion on Eurobonds (i.e. the issuance of common government bonds to pool the Eurozone debt liability) as a possible option to address…
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