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  • Vol 41 No 19
  •  29th September 2000

Economic battlefield

Africans have won the moral argument on debt: now they must win a much tougher one - over access to markets in rich countries

  • Vol 41 No 19
  •  29th September 2000

When push comes to shove

Eventually one government minister's patience snapped with the nit-picking technical debate on mechanisms of debt relief for the world's poorest countries. Canada's Finance Minister, Paul Martin, seemed to have grown tired of the posturing and politicking...

  • Vol 41 No 12
  •  9th June 2000

Take your medicine

'Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?' is the unusual title of the World Bank's latest plea for more cash for Africa. It's also the starting line for the Bank's new Chief Economist for Africa, Alan Gelb, an amiable South African deeply concerned about the c...

  • Vol 40 No 20
  •  8th October 1999

Life after debt

Agreement on the latest plan to reduce Africa's debt burden should allow policymakers to concentrate on growth and investment

  • Vol 39 No 21
  •  23rd October 1998

Devastating debts

Arguments among rich countries are slowing progress on cutting Africa's debts

  • Vol 39 No 20
  •  9th October 1998

Revised downwards

The International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook projects African gross domestic product growth at 3.7 per cent this year, compared to its earlier forecast of 4.8 per cent. Next year, it projects a growth rate of 4.7 per cent, again a downward rev...

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