Ethiopia defaults on sovereign debt after deadline expires on $33mn payment

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Ethiopia has become the third African country to formally default on its debt in as many years, after missing the deadline this week to make a $33mn interest payment on its only international bond.

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday downgraded the country’s credit rating to “restricted default” after a grace period for a payment…