Priced out: Africa’s voice on the cost of capital

October 31, 2025 00:35:23
Priced out: Africa’s voice on the cost of capital
Economic Research Southern Africa
Priced out: Africa’s voice on the cost of capital

Oct 31 2025 | 00:35:23

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Show Notes

The upcoming G20 Summit in November is the first G20 Summit to be held on the African continent. This historical event marks the continent’s growing role in governance and focuses on the theme Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability. In today’s podcast ERSA’s host sits down with Olawunmi Ola-Basuri, the Political Impact Manager at ONE Campaign and Richmond Commodore, a Senior Economist at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), to demystify the cost of capital in Africa, and how it impacts Africa’s future. Across the continent, countries are paying some of the highest borrowing costs in the world. What is underneath this? Is […]

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