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South Africa’s land expropriation could trigger default, warns agricultural bank
Seizing privately-owned land without compensation could be costly for the South African economy. The government would be forced to bail out banks as farmers stop investing and paying off debts, warns state-owned Land Bank.
The government’s new decree on land reform could trigger defaults that would cost the economy 41 billion rand ($2.8 billion) if the bank’s rights as a creditor are not protected,...