Angola and Mozambique are among the five countries where interest payments on public debt now consume the largest share of Gross National Income, according to the World Bank’s latest International Debt Report.

France demanded on Friday a series of measures from Shein to prove products sold on its website comply with the law, but backed off from its earlier push for a three-month full suspension of the online platform over the sale of childlike sex dolls and banned weapons

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed key reviews of its multi-year financing arrangements for Côte d’Ivoire, reaffirming confidence in the country’s reform trajectory and economic resilience.

South Africa’s (SA) Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has warned that persistent constraints within government accounting practices are contributing to inappropriate lending patterns among financial institutions, including major banks.

Rwanda’s economy has remained resilient despite a series of global and domestic shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.