defaulter
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Zambia had the dubious distinction of being Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter when he assumed office in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
It’s my understanding that the defaulter put down $2,000 and my friend cosigned for him to borrow the rest.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 29, 2025
The Economy Ministry is always a hot seat, with Argentina a nine-time debt defaulter caught in a decades-long boom-and-bust cycle.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023
It was now impossible to do so, unless as a defaulter, and the weight of that paltry debt oppressed me, as if a cannon-ball were slung around my neck.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
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