Tap digital economy to break debt cycle – Expert
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Tap digital economy to break debt cycle – Expert

Kizito CUDJOE
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African governments must harness the rapid expansion of the continent's digital and infrastructure economies to boost domestic revenue and reduce their reliance on borrowing if they are to escape recurring debt crises, Dr. Lyla Latif, a global tax and technology governance expert, has said.

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