The Morning Call
The Gambian Finance Minister, Amadou Sanneh has estimated that the debt of the West African nation that represents nearly 120 % of the country’s GDP was very high and called for its restructuring.
He said this at the sidelines of a Paris Club Forum, which brings together public creditors from countries such as France, the United States, Germany or Japan.
But beyond the simple question, Stephane Kunge spoke to Head of Eurafrican,Claude Fischer Herzog in this edition of the Business segment to know more about the high level of indebtedness of African countries.
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