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Macky Sall grapples with turbulent financial markets

Published on 28.09.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

Senegalese president Macky Sall at UN headquarters in New York on 19 September 2023. © Adam Gray/Getty via AFP

The Senegalese president, who is set to leave office in a few months, is having to deal with a major liquidity shortage, which is forcing the state to borrow on the international markets at particularly high interest rates.

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Spotlight | Senegal
Macky Sall grapples with turbulent financial markets

The Senegalese president, who is set to leave office in a few months, is having to deal with a major liquidity shortage, which is forcing the state to borrow on the international markets at particularly high interest rates.

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Spotlight | Senegal Macky Sall grapples with turbulent financial markets

The Senegalese president, who is set to leave office in a few months, is having to deal with a major liquidity shortage, which is forcing the state to borrow on the international markets at particularly high interest rates.

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Spotlight | Senegal
Macky Sall grapples with turbulent financial markets

Cameroon
Société Générale presses pause on sale of Cameroon subsidiary

Morocco, Senegal
Banque Centrale Populaire aims to develop microcredit business in Senegal

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Armed forces minister Omar Youm contends with Macky Sall's advisers

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