What Sonangol’s $2.65bn debt deal says about Angola’s oil model
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Sonangol, Angola's state oil company, secured a $2.65 billion debt deal that will finance its operations for seven more years. This deal postpones difficult decisions regarding debt management, privatisation, and the government’s role in the oil sector.
The financing will help fund operations for seven more years. It also delays harder choices over debt, privatisation and the political role of the state oil giant.
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