{
  "id": 19152330,
  "title": "African firms pay 1.8% more for credit than their rich-country peers, IFC study shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/african-firms-pay-1-8-more-for-credit-than-their-rich-country-peers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T12:15:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCabal",
    "slug": "techcabal",
    "url": "https://techcabal.com/2026/11/09/ifc-africa-corporate-borrowing-costs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "African businesses pay significantly more to borrow in corporate bond markets than their counterparts in high-income economies, with firms on the continent facing a median real borrowing cost that is 180 basis points (1.8%) higher, according to research by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South African rand firms on softer oil; coalition talks in focus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/south-african-rand-firms-on-softer-oil-coalition-talks-in-focus",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:01:10.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}