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Angola, China
Chinese banks at heart of Angolan debt relief talks

The state-run Eximbank of China, China Development Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China are leading the talks on Angola's debt to China. [...]

Published on 19/06/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Angela Bragança
China Development Bank
Cui Aimin
Emmanuel Macron
Eximbank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Joao Lourenco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Manuel Helder Vieira Dias
Wang Yong

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Angela Bragança
China Development Bank
Cui Aimin
Emmanuel Macron
Eximbank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Joao Lourenco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Manuel Helder Vieira Dias
Wang Yong

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Angola, China
Chinese banks at heart of Angolan debt relief talks

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Marathon debt cancellation talks under way ahead of summit season

Spotlight | Africa, China
Macron and Biden want to force China to play ball on African debt

Angola
Crack team of consultants goes to work on Angola's budget

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Lourenço finally takes up G20 offer to freeze public debt repayments

West Africa
Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

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IMF calls for settlement of overindulgent dos Santos-era loans

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Unrepaid Dos Santos era loans risk becoming an economic fragmentation bomb

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