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Experts want debt repayment suspension extended to end of 2021

By Fredrick Obura | 5yrs ago

NAIROBI, KENYA: African governments are rooting for the extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) until at least the end of 2021.

The move will free up an additional Sh871.6 billion ($8 billion) for recovery in 2021 and providing much-needed liquidity to respond to the Covid-19 crisis.

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