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      <news:title>Kenyan MSME lending surge masks building non-performing loan risk</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-10T15:58:13.573Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senegal&apos;s Pension Funding Gap Undermines Private Sector Credit</news:title>
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