Meanwhile, French banks charge at least 5-6% interest on the loans that they grant to African governments to finance their budget deficits. With the commercial lending rate at a high of 18%, bank credit to the franc zone’s private sector has dropped to 12.7% of GDP, compared to 36.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa and 78.9% in South Africa, the region’s leading economy.
与此同时，法国银行对其贷向非洲政府用于预算赤字融资的贷款课以至少5—6%的利率。商业贷款利率高达18%，这导致法郎区私人部门信用量降至GDP的12.7%，而撒哈拉以南非洲地区为36.5%，南非（地区领先经济体）为78.9%。