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SA wage negotiations, Ethiopia debt restructuring

South Africa’s government is giving up further ground in wage negotiations with trade unions, raising the threat that the austerity plans unravel. Elsewhere, Ethiopia has revealed plans to restructure $1bn of external debt and with the “Common Framework” struggling to accelerate a broader restructuring, the risk of a disorderly default is rising.

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