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Commodity financing: Banks re-evaluate Africa

Last Updated January 15, 2009
Commodity financing: Banks re-evaluate Africa

Commodity financing: Banks re-evaluate Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa, once written off by all but the most adventurous entrepreneurs, has staged an impressive comeback. However, could plunging commodities prices and risk aversion now threaten that renaissance? Justin Pugsley reports.



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