Angola: MPLA congress to validate Lourenco’s economic, political reforms
- September 6, 2018
- - 2:19 pm
Summary Angolan President Joao Lourenço’s likely unanimous election on September 8 as the leader of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) will validate the government’s political and economic reforms that in turn will underwrite confidence in another Eurobond issuance and foreign credit and financial structuring assistance. Analysis The ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party will convene an extraordinary congress on September 8. The principal agenda will be to elect Joao Lourenço as the party’s president, replacing José Eduardo dos Santos, and to validate the political and economic reforms the Angolan president has initiated …
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