Zimbabwe's Debt Stifling Its Economy

Experts are warning that Zimbabwe's appetite for Chinese loans is pushing the country's foreign debt to unsustainable levels.

According to former finance minister Tendai Biti, who held the post between 2009 and 2013 when Zimbabwe made some steady progress towards clearing its foreign debt, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government contracted a staggering $2.5 billion in external debt between July 2019 and July this year.

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