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COVID-19 in Africa: Considerations for investors
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COVID-19 in Africa: Considerations for investors
Vincent Rouget, our lead on West and Central Africa, and Clare Morton, an associate director in our business intelligence focused on Africa, discuss the effect that the uncertainty created by COVID-19 is having on investors and lenders in Africa, both in the short term and the longer term.
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