‘Prejudice Premium' Costs Africa $75 Billion a Year, African Finance Corp Says
'These default rates are really, really exaggerated,' Samaila Zubairu said at an event in Johannesburg on Wednesday. 'The prejudice premium Africa has paid is $75 billion annually. That's a lot of money.'
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