Recent moves by Angola and Zambia to restructure their public debts (or seek to) are unlikely to act as a trigger for a wave of similar steps by other debt-distressed frontiers. Indeed, their experience highlights the difficulties of reaching agreements with China and private bondholders. What’s more, we suspect that some of the recent debt restructurings in frontiers may not restore debt sustainability.
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