UN official debunks debt trap narrative in Africa

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UN official debunks debt trap narrative in Africa

STORY: UN official debunks debt trap narrative in Africa DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nairobi streets 2. various of the meeting between Kenyan president and UN officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REBECA GRYNSPAN, UNCTAD secretary-general 4. various of UNCTAD and Kenyan officials 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REBECA GRYNSPAN, UNCTAD secretary-general 6. various of Nairobi streets STORYLINE: A United Nations official has debunked the debt trap narrative in Africa. Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), said in a recent interview with Xinhua in Nairobi that "all the countries that have gone through the development path had debt problems in one way or the other." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REBECA GRYNSPAN, UNCTAD secretary-general "I really don't agree at all. All the countries that have gone through the development path had debt problems in one way or the other. You know t

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