Africa Vulnerable to Capital Flight on Virus Concern, Fitch Says
- Souring investor’s sentiment could lead to foreign outflows
- African oil producers have fewer buffers to counter shock
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The spread of the coronavirus and tumbling oil prices could trigger a capital exodus from Africa, where governments have few tools available to battle external shocks, according to Fitch Ratings.