Vol 62 No 13 | DEBT Stretching funds 24th June 2021 After the G7 failed to agree a blueprint to use the US$650 billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund, development economists are scrambling for...
Vol 61 No 15 | AFRICAHEALTHDEBTCOVID-19 A state of disconnect 23rd July 2020 African treasuries are putting a positive spin on their own finances, but the message from the markets is grim. Something has to give The message from African finance ministers is that while the overall picture facing the continent is bleak in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many economies are resilient... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 9 | ECONOMYAFRICADEBT AU pushes Africa bonds 30th April 2020 Finance ministers and economists at the African Union are winning support to restructure the continent's official and commercial debt Radical measures for a restructuring of Africa's commercial debt and the cancellation of some official debt are under way after the offer of a limited standstill on bilateral...
Vol 37 No 21 | AFRICADEBT The details left out of the deal 18th October 1996 For the first time the World Bank and the IMF have found a way to reschedule some of Africa's debts World Bank President James Wolfensohn called it a 'lovefest'. True, the rich country finance ministers did reach a rare consensus in Washington on 1-3 October on the outline...