Outlook on Sub-Saharan African Sovereigns and the Debt Markets

Cote d’Ivoire recently became the first Sub-Saharan African sovereign to access international markets since the start of the pandemic crisis. Jan Friederich, Head of Middle East & Africa Sovereign Ratings, and James McCormack, Global Head of Sovereigns, discuss SSA’s growth prospects for 2021 and the financing pressures in the region.