UN agency sounds alarm over Africa's growing foreign debt - The East African

UN agency sounds alarm over Africa's growing foreign debt

Wednesday January 27 2016

Countries that have borrowed abroad were cautioned to enact policies allowing them to pay without compromising their macroeconomic climate. PHOTO | FILE

In Summary

Countries that continue to borrow abroad have been cautioned to put in place policies that would allow them to pay without compromising their macroeconomic climate.
West and east Africa are growing at the fastest rate while southern Africa had the least growth in 2015.

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By HENRY OWUOR

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