Lagarde says African nations should consider oil-subsidy cut

KIGALI, Rwanda — African nations should consider cutting fuel subsidies and oil exporters must curb spending as a slump in crude prices takes its toll on government revenue, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde says.

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