argosy capital markets karen jorritsma joining us.up next, africa struggling with record debt even before the pandemic hit. the imf director of the african departments planes with the continent needs now. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the uniquely challenging economic situations for africa. the imf says countries across the continent and are facing financing needs for more than 100 $10 billion in 2020 alone, with $44 billion yet to be financed. even before the pandemic, governments struggled with record debt fueled by $600 billion to fund projects. largest, africa's creditor to delay but not forgive $152 billion in loans. joining us from washington to discuss is the director of the africa department of the imf. abebe, great to have you with us. thank you for your time. give us an overview on outlook of the financing needs for africa. easyer or not the very credit conditions, located he conditions around the world, not to mention rebounding commodity prices maybe helping the continent. abebe: than