March 04
Zimbabwe: Govt Gets Plaudits for 2024 Borrowing Plan
The Zimbabwean Government's decision to release the 2024 Annual Borrowing Plan (ABP) has been met with positive reactions from analysts and other key economic actors, who see it as… Read more »
February 27
Southern Africa: South Africa Urgently Needs a Debt Ceiling
A debt ceiling 'of around 64 percent of gross domestic product would be appropriate for South Africa, along with some unpopular decisions to get it down from the current 74 percent Read more »
January 15
Ghana: Ghana Gets Debt-Relief Terms
Ghana has received a draft term sheet on debt relief from its official creditors that is sufficient for the International Monetary Fund to disburse US$600 million to the West… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: AfDB President Jets in for Debt Indaba
The second key stakeholders meeting on the debt strategy opens today with African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinumwi Adesina, the chief facilitator of Zimbabwe's arrears… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Swapping Debt for Climate Pledges Can Help Fund Resilience
Countries that are most vulnerable to climate change--and the associated loss of natural biodiversity--are often those least able to afford investment to strengthen resilience… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Success Depends On Strong Africa Bank Lending
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has challenged African banks to play a pivotal role in providing long-term loans to manufacturing companies on the continent. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Zimbabwe: AfDB Accepts President's Call On Zim's Foreign Debt
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina says he has accepted President Mnangagwa's request for the bank to lead the country's debt repayment strategy as… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Zimbabwe: Resumption of Lending Must Be Carefully Plotted
Inflation is not hated by everyone, unfortunately, as there are an interesting group of people and businesses that welcome negative real interest rates and a currency declining on… Read more »