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Global Trade Alert

South Africa: Bailout to Eskom

Announcement

05 Feb 2018

The Public Investment Corporation of South Africa provided the national electricity utility company, Eskom with a loan to fund the company’s operations during the month of February 2018 as its debt would have led to default. 

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

05 Feb 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 05 Feb 2018
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts) In force

On February 5, 2017, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) of South Africa provided Eskom, the national electricity public utility company, with a ZAR 5 billion (USD 415 million) l...

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