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South African President Ramaphosa hailed after successful G20 Summit
24 november 2025 - 08:22:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has been saluted for his successful hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit
23 november 2025 - 16:21:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa hails G20 declaration as victory for multilateralism
23 november 2025 - 10:21:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration a significant confirmation of the [...] Full text...
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G20 Leaders' Summit declaration 'revolutionary' for Africa, Global South - South African Minister
23 november 2025 - 10:16:21Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - “The world is here, the African continent is here, (global) institutions are here. Multilateralism has [...] Full text...
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G20 Leaders' Summit adopts declaration - Spokesperson
23 november 2025 - 07:11:33Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the leaders of the G20 have [...] Full text...
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G20 must reflect aspirations of Africa and the world - Ramaphosa
23 november 2025 - 07:03:06Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil must [...] Full text...
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Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and pledge to plan fossil fuel transition (By Felipe de Carvalho, UN News)
23 november 2025 - 05:24:18Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to [...] Full text...
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‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
22 november 2025 - 18:38:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate [...] Full text...
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India-Africa trade hits US$80 billion
22 november 2025 - 11:56:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Trade between India and African countries increased to US$80 billion in the 2024/2025, driven by increased [...] Full text...
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It’s time for leadership and vision, Guterres tells G20 in South Africa
21 november 2025 - 18:29:16Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower – symbolising hope and regeneration – is the [...] Full text...
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South African President confirms US will attend G20 Summit
21 november 2025 - 07:55:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the United States will participate in [...] Full text...
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Policy actions can reinforce growth progress in many G20 economies: IMF Blog byNicolas Fernandez-Arias, Shushanik Hakobyan
20 november 2025 - 07:41:47Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Since the G20’s foundational Pittsburgh conference in 2009, progress toward its goal of strong, sustainable, [...] Full text...
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South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit
18 november 2025 - 07:23:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 [...] Full text...
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UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development
13 november 2025 - 06:28:28New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not [...] Full text...
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Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live
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South Africa represented at World Summit for Social Development
04 november 2025 - 07:17:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Planning Minister Maropene Ramokgopa, is leading a South African delegation at the Second World [...] Full text...
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As global crises deepen, leaders in Doha urge shift from promises to action
03 november 2025 - 15:17:20Doha, Qatar (PANA) - As global challenges deepen, governments, civil society and international partners convened in Doha on Monday to [...] Full text...
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Switzerland returns rare South African artefacts
29 october 2025 - 07:16:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday returned three rare South African artefacts, ahead of [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes Indonesia's role in anti-apartheid struggle
23 october 2025 - 06:11:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday welcomed Indonesia to the BRICS group of [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level agreement on fifth review of Extended Credit Facility with Ghana
10 october 2025 - 13:05:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...
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Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa
08 october 2025 - 08:21:33Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop [...] Full text...
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AU’s Vision 2025 discussed at Pan-African Parliament
03 october 2025 - 11:16:54Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs Saleh Guelma and Salem Guanan participated in a joint meeting between the Panafrican Parliament [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
25 september 2025 - 05:01:32New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President calls for fairer development, trade
24 september 2025 - 05:37:55New York, US (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Africa is a continent “irreversibly on the [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa to address UN General Assembly
23 september 2025 - 06:23:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the United Nations General [...] Full text...
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South Africa postpones naval exercises with Russia and China
09 september 2025 - 07:27:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Defence has requested a postponement of joint exercises with the [...] Full text...
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South Africa hosts G20 stakeholder meeting
28 july 2025 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will host the G20 Critical [...] Full text...
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UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
22 july 2025 - 17:43:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile concludes working trip to China
21 july 2025 - 08:26:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile this weekend concluded a trip to China which [...] Full text...
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IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath’s statement at the conclusion of the Third Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
19 july 2025 - 06:37:40KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (PANA) - International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath delivered the following remarks at the [...] Full text...
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African economies plagued by deepening economic uncertainty, warns ECA
18 july 2025 - 12:21:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies, [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes fourth review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
08 july 2025 - 06:36:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review [...] Full text...
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Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality
01 july 2025 - 19:07:16Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) - Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the [...] Full text...
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Geneva summit calls on G20 leaders to rethink health finance
25 june 2025 - 13:12:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Health 20 (H20) summit, co-convened by the G20 Health and Development Partnership and the World [...] Full text...
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South African President returns home from G7 session
19 june 2025 - 13:10:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday returned home following his working visit to [...] Full text...
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Time to rethink health financing: It is not Just a public sector concern
17 june 2025 - 19:52:43London, UK (PANA) - As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis, Canada, a [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Deputy President to meet with Russian President in Moscow
17 june 2025 - 11:48:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday embarked on a four-day official visit [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit in Canada
16 june 2025 - 08:25:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa is attending the annual leader’s summit of the G7 [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa holds talks with Canadian PM Mark Carney
12 june 2025 - 09:47:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney [...] Full text...
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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship
10 june 2025 - 11:57:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile concludes official visit to France
27 may 2025 - 07:20:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has concluded a successful working visit to France . The trip [...] Full text...
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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress
24 may 2025 - 13:42:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...
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Debt transparency is a public good: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director
18 may 2025 - 12:02:54Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - This topic that you discussed at the IMF Conference on Public Debt Transparency—Aligning the [...] Full text...
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IMF scales down growth in Africa by 0.3 percentage points to 3.9 percent for 2025
23 april 2025 - 05:33:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Caucus at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Hervé Ndoba, [...] Full text...
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IMF mission, Ghanaian authorities reach staff-level agreement on Fourth Review of Extended Credit Facility
15 april 2025 - 10:08:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Stéphane Roudet, Mission Chief for Ghana, and [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa names Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US to improve relations
14 april 2025 - 14:03:40Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to [...] Full text...
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South African Tourism Minister visits Ghana
31 march 2025 - 07:40:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Tourism minister Patricia De Lille on Monday returned home after embarking on [...] Full text...
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‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum
26 march 2025 - 19:12:53Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to [...] Full text...
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Expelled South African Ambassador to US says he stands by his statement
23 march 2025 - 16:07:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country, [...] Full text...
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South Africa hosts G20 working group
19 march 2025 - 07:10:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is hosting the G20 Trade and [...] Full text...
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Top South African delegation visits Japan
18 march 2025 - 08:08:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, is on an official visit to Japan [...] Full text...
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ECA deplores Africa's debt overhang
17 march 2025 - 16:11:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, deplored Africa's debt overhang, [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top diplomat: US didn't follow 'correct diplomatic processes' in Ambassador's expulsion
16 march 2025 - 18:37:23Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, has said the “correct diplomatic processes” were not [...] Full text...
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South African presidency regrets expulsion of Ambassador to the US
15 march 2025 - 10:48:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency said on Saturday that it regrets the expulsion of its Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Cape Town to host EU-South Africa summit on Thursday
12 march 2025 - 11:05:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The eighth summit between the leaders of the EU and South Africa will take place in [...] Full text...
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South African organisations slam Trump
11 march 2025 - 07:55:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship [...] Full text...
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South African lawmakers take aim at Trump administration
07 march 2025 - 08:51:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Trump administration’s decision to halt [...] Full text...
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Meetings Africa conference to create market access begins in Johannesburg
25 february 2025 - 09:06:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2025 edition of Meetings Africa, with the specific objective of creating a market [...] Full text...
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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa
20 february 2025 - 08:00:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action
20 february 2025 - 07:33:09Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) – Addressing Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan [...] Full text...
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Eighth EU-South Africa summit set for 13 March 2025
13 february 2025 - 05:07:59Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President António Costa, together with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will [...] Full text...
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US to boycott G20 talks in Johannesburg
06 february 2025 - 07:00:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he would skip Group of [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes Trump on inauguration
22 january 2025 - 11:09:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, despite not being [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General calls for support for WHO Academy
17 december 2024 - 21:22:51Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former finance minister to head G20 Africa Expert Panel
17 december 2024 - 06:24:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed to head the G20 [...] Full text...
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Holding the front line against desertification
09 december 2024 - 07:15:59Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they [...] Full text...
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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy
03 december 2024 - 13:39:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes third review under the ECF arrangement with Ghana
03 december 2024 - 05:07:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the third review [...] Full text...
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G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa
26 november 2024 - 21:04:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres
21 november 2024 - 14:09:58Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] Full text...
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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation
20 november 2024 - 05:20:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for [...] Full text...
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‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres
20 november 2024 - 05:09:12Rio de Janiero, Brazil (PANA) - In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN [...] Full text...
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COP29: Boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
19 november 2024 - 17:21:19Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders [...] Full text...
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New European wealth gauge kelps policymakers address inequality: IMF Blog By Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, and Jorrit Zwijnenburg
19 november 2024 - 07:11:17Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. [...] Full text...
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Norway announces early pledge to IDA21 during G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro
19 november 2024 - 07:09:14Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - In a significant move to bolster global development efforts, Norway has announced its early [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
18 november 2024 - 14:03:49Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators [...] Full text...
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South Africa to receive G20 presidency this week
18 november 2024 - 08:42:37Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) – South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday night arrived in Brazil where he will [...] Full text...
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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges
18 november 2024 - 05:33:12Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...
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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?
17 november 2024 - 04:52:20Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...
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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction
08 november 2024 - 06:04:47Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes Trump after election victory
07 november 2024 - 09:10:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in [...] Full text...
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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels
07 november 2024 - 07:48:37Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...
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More than 250 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports
01 november 2024 - 06:35:25Paris, France (PANA) - Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth [...] Full text...
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IMF Managing Director outlines global policy agenda
25 october 2024 - 11:09:16Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is in danger of getting stuck on a low-growth, high-debt path, [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa
25 october 2024 - 09:28:05Washington, DC., US, (PANA) - Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s [...] Full text...
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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns
25 october 2024 - 06:09:26Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...
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Joint IMF-Regional Financing Arrangements hold dialogue on effective collaboration
24 october 2024 - 06:37:41Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The 9th High-level Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Dialogue was held on Wednesday in Washington [...] Full text...
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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11 october 2024 - 11:13:20London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Ghana on Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility
04 october 2024 - 13:00:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IMF staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to [...] Full text...
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Security Council briefed on progress in UN-AU partnership for peace
03 october 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, [...] Full text...
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At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals
01 october 2024 - 06:03:33New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told thousands gathered in New York’s Central Park on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President
26 september 2024 - 05:54:04New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...
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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés
13 september 2024 - 12:55:31Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...
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UN leads search for synergy on climate and development
07 september 2024 - 05:44:45New York, US (PANA) - Governments, experts and civil society representatives met in Brazil this week for a UN-backed conference [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves four-year US$3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Ethiopia
30 july 2024 - 11:47:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a four-year arrangement under [...] Full text...
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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief
25 july 2024 - 17:58:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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A low-growth world is an unequal, unstable world (By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director)
24 july 2024 - 09:20:08Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in low gear, which could deal a major blow [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group guarantee platform goes live
02 july 2024 - 07:18:40Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Starting 1 July, the World Bank Group (WBG) guarantee platform opened for business, it [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
29 june 2024 - 05:32:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review [...] Full text...
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Energy transition momentum slowing amid rising global volatility, WEF report finds
19 june 2024 - 09:52:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing [...] Full text...
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Dollar dominance in the international reserve system: IMF Update By Serkan Arslanalp, Barry Eichengreen, and Chima Simpson-Bell
11 june 2024 - 12:56:48Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Dollar dominance—the outsized role of the US dollar in the world economy—has been brought [...] Full text...
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World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists
06 june 2024 - 05:38:41New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $117 billion general callable capital Increase
03 june 2024 - 12:29:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $117 billion [...] Full text...
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AfDB stresses need for responsible, innovative solutions for African debt management
01 june 2024 - 07:56:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is essential to find innovative solutions for managing the debt of African countries, taking proactive [...] Full text...
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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy
28 may 2024 - 18:41:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...
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WHO launches first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
27 may 2024 - 06:57:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a [...] Full text...
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South Africa, EC presidents hold telephone discussion on bilateral, global issues
20 may 2024 - 18:49:45Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and the President of the European Council, Mr Charles [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
24 april 2024 - 04:55:59New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s new financing tools receive major funding boost
20 april 2024 - 09:49:37Washington DC, United States (PANA) - New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Humanitarian charity calls for more funds for Sudan, neighbours
16 april 2024 - 07:25:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit [...] Full text...
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Emerging markets exercising greater global sway: New IMF Blog By Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Alberto Musso, Carolina Osorio-Buitron, Adina Popescu
09 april 2024 - 15:42:15Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets. Over [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group prepares major overhaul to guarantee business reforms
29 february 2024 - 07:03:59Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a major overhaul to its guarantee business that will [...] Full text...
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How G20 can build on the world economy’s recent resilience: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva
26 february 2024 - 17:10:06Washington DC, USA (PANA) - It’s fitting that G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet this week at [...] Full text...
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Africa to account for 11 of world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024: AfDB
19 february 2024 - 05:21:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development [...] Full text...
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Libya participates in AU Executive Council meetings in Addis Ababa
17 february 2024 - 15:26:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the second day running, the Libyan delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies
16 february 2024 - 20:47:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...
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How to ease rising external debt-service pressures in low-income countries: IMF Blog By Allison Holland and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
25 january 2024 - 07:47:11Washington, United States (PANA) - As 2024 starts, the good news is that there haven’t been any notable requests by [...] Full text...
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World Bank to provide $300 million to Ghana to strengthen macroeconomic stability, support resilient economic growth
24 january 2024 - 07:37:54Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana. The First [...] Full text...
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IMF approves second tranche of US$600 million for Ghana under ECF arrangement
19 january 2024 - 19:53:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second tranche of US$600 million for Ghana, [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group welcomes debt restructuring deal for Ghana
18 january 2024 - 18:03:28Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday welcomed the agreement in principle on the key parameters [...] Full text...
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How training and advice can speed cross-border payments and cut costs: IMF Blog By Kieran Murphy
05 january 2024 - 08:00:16Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have the potential to improve many lives [...] Full text...
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Libyan labour minister stresses importance of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises
15 december 2023 - 11:37:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed al-Ridha, has stressed the importance of supporting [...] Full text...
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COP28: Guterres presses for accelerated climate action to help mountainous and landlocked developing countries
02 december 2023 - 15:10:41Dubai, UAE (PANA) - On second and final day of the World Climate Action Summit – the ministerial-level segment of [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges G20 to lead the way in financial and climate justice
22 november 2023 - 20:45:18New York, US (PANA) - At a time when people are hurting and the planet is burning, the world’s advanced [...] Full text...
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UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling
20 november 2023 - 17:50:03New York, US (PANA) - With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President flies to Germany for Berlin G20 Compact with Africa Conference
18 november 2023 - 10:23:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday left Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns
08 november 2023 - 06:04:31New York, US (PANA) - Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to [...] Full text...
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G20 economies should turn to reforms to improve growth amid policy tightening: IMF Blog By JaeBin Ahn, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, and Neil Meads
07 november 2023 - 20:15:45Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Most Group of Twenty economies are likely to keep monetary policy appropriately tight to [...] Full text...
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US, AUC hold 9th Annual High-Level Dialogue
02 november 2023 - 06:32:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the African Union Commission on (AUC) on Wednesday reaffirmed their "strong [...] Full text...
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Heads of MDBs Group vow to beef up collaboration for greater impact
15 october 2023 - 18:57:23Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – Admitting that the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting human and economic development at an unprecedented [...] Full text...
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It is a richer world today, but not everyone has benefited: IMF chief
13 october 2023 - 16:25:51Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - While global economic integration has helped billions of people become wealthier, healthier, and more productive—for too [...] Full text...
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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission
06 october 2023 - 09:20:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...
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AfDB offers fairer global financial architecture with beneficial development for Africa
26 september 2023 - 05:26:24New York, U.S. (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the global financial architecture [...] Full text...
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Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog
23 september 2023 - 10:03:24Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes G20 leaders’ declaration in New Delhi
10 september 2023 - 09:42:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN has welcomed the adoption on Saturday of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry welcomes AU's permanent membership of the G20
09 september 2023 - 14:35:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...
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Come together ‘for the common good’, UN chief urges G20 leaders
08 september 2023 - 19:41:32New Delhi, India (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in New Delhi for the annual G20 summit with [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa attends G20 summit
08 september 2023 - 17:53:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday departed for India to attend the G20 summit, where [...] Full text...
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G20 leaders urged to 'substantially' increase assistance to vulnerable states to deliver climate justice
08 september 2023 - 06:39:17London, UK (PANA) - World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts on Saturday must substantially increase [...] Full text...
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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
05 september 2023 - 17:57:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with [...] Full text...
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Historic $650bn liquidity boost continues to benefit global economy: IMF Blog
31 august 2023 - 11:19:13Washington DC, US (PANA) - In a world shaken by multiple shocks affecting many countries—pandemics, wars, food and energy crises, [...] Full text...
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Protectionism fails to achieve its goals, threatens future of critical industries (World Bank feature)
29 august 2023 - 15:21:58Washington DC, US (PANA) - Since 1990, global trade has increased incomes by 24 per cent worldwide, and by 50 [...] Full text...
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BRICS leaders eye new world positioning
23 august 2023 - 08:18:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) have reaffirmed their commitment [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine
10 august 2023 - 14:14:41Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...
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AfDB issues highest rated hybrid capital by multilateral development bank
30 july 2023 - 13:04:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has received global recognition for its inaugural hybrid capital [...] Full text...
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Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
28 july 2023 - 06:39:49New York, US (PANA) - As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on [...] Full text...
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Pandemic Fund allocates first grants to help countries prepare for future outbreaks
21 july 2023 - 06:19:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board has approved grants under its first round of funding [...] Full text...
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IMF chief commends Zambia’s efforts toward economic reform
14 july 2023 - 07:30:30Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian authorities have made commendable efforts over the past two years to stabilise the economy, despite [...] Full text...
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Weak global economy, high inflation, and rising fragmentation demand strong G20 action: New IMF Blog
13 july 2023 - 15:54:30Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Gandhinagar, India, next week, [...] Full text...
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‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief
12 july 2023 - 16:10:31New York, US (PANA) - Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto calls for global financial reform
23 june 2023 - 15:51:30Paris, France (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for the overhaul of the international financial architecture to create [...] Full text...
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IMF welcomes Zambia's agreement with creditors on $6 billion debt treatment
23 june 2023 - 07:16:24Washington DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the agreement reached by Zambia with its official [...] Full text...
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'Paris finance summit must aid states struggling with debt crises'
22 june 2023 - 09:18:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a summit in Paris on Thursday must ensure wealthier nations commit to comprehensive [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns Indian train tragedy
04 june 2023 - 13:04:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his condolences to the government and [...] Full text...
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Current climate polices ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres
21 april 2023 - 06:10:01New York, US (PANA) - If governments continue with the same environmental policies currently in place, the world will become [...] Full text...
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Reform global financial architecture to achieve sustainable development: UN deputy chief
14 april 2023 - 08:47:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are “slipping from our grasp” amid cascading global crises, highlighting [...] Full text...
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Richer nations must step up support for the poorest (Blog)
01 april 2023 - 11:48:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - When finance ministers and central bankers arrive in Washington next week for the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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UN Conference seeks solutions to global water crisis
23 march 2023 - 05:34:22New York, US (PANA) - The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN [...] Full text...
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New funding for countries to strengthen resilience of smallholder farmers
20 march 2023 - 14:16:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) on Monday announced USD$220 million in new [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Botswana
18 march 2023 - 10:18:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Botswana, the Government Information Service [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Prime Minister attends AU Summit
17 february 2023 - 16:12:46Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Moroccan head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, Friday represented Morocco at the 2nd Conference of Heads [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President calls for review of infrastructure financing conditions in Africa
02 february 2023 - 15:10:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, who is also the current Chairperson of the African [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$ 149.3 million Disbursement for Chad
23 december 2022 - 11:27:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...
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US President launches strategic partnership with AU to create resilient food system
16 december 2022 - 06:29:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $2 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute [...] Full text...
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Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief
07 december 2022 - 05:19:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head [...] Full text...
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Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO
01 december 2022 - 05:41:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International [...] Full text...
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Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO
17 november 2022 - 06:16:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa holds talks with Xi at G20
16 november 2022 - 11:32:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa leaves for G20 Summit
14 november 2022 - 12:08:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday departed for Bali, Indonesia, where he will [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa living on the edge, says senior IMF official
15 october 2022 - 06:28:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is expected to slow significantly in 2022 and remain relatively modest [...] Full text...
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UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries
12 october 2022 - 05:29:17New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the [...] Full text...
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UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
04 october 2022 - 07:04:48New York, US (PANA) - As government representatives begin to finalise the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt [...] Full text...
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Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis: UNCTAD
04 october 2022 - 06:32:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding [...] Full text...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
28 september 2022 - 18:57:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...
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UN urges investment in clean, sustainable tourism, as numbers bounce back
28 september 2022 - 06:16:56New York, US (PANA) - International tourism is showing strong signs of recovery, with tourist numbers rising to 57 per [...] Full text...
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Kenya calls for better African representation at the UN
22 september 2022 - 20:11:08New York, US (PANA) - President William Ruto has called for urgent reform of the global decision-making system that will [...] Full text...
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1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders
22 september 2022 - 05:23:16New York, US (PANA) - During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government held on Wednesday at UN [...] Full text...
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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall calls for fairer global governance
21 september 2022 - 19:20:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, said on Tuesday, before the 77th General Assembly of the United [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson pleads at the UN for Africa's place in G20
21 september 2022 - 18:25:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall reiterated on Tuesday at the United Nations Assembly the request of the [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells world leadrrs: This year’s General Debate must be about providing hope
14 september 2022 - 17:39:22New York, US (PANA) - As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for [...] Full text...
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IMF chief welcomes creditor committee call for Zambia
31 july 2022 - 11:21:43Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has endorsed the call by the Official [...] Full text...
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Strengthening multilateralism 'only way' to peaceful world for all: Guterres
09 july 2022 - 17:36:22New York, US (PANA) - Stronger collaboration among countries is the only sustainable path to a peaceful, stable, prosperous world [...] Full text...
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IMF staff mission discusses reform plans, economic developments in Ethiopia
22 june 2022 - 10:24:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Multiple shocks hitting the Ethiopian economy have dampened growth, further increased inflation and created fiscal [...] Full text...
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More fossil fuel investment, just ‘delusional’, warns Guterres
15 june 2022 - 04:56:00New York, US (PANA) - New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN [...] Full text...
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African Finance Ministers call for extension of debt service suspension initiative
20 may 2022 - 11:15:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has called on the G20 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres
09 april 2022 - 05:22:10New York, US (PAA) - Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines [...] Full text...
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UN chief hails launch of new expert group to boost net-zero climate change fight
01 april 2022 - 05:24:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to [...] Full text...
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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people
29 march 2022 - 16:26:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’
22 march 2022 - 05:42:24New York, US (PANA) - The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President calls on G20 to pay attention to water issues
21 march 2022 - 18:04:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The G20 must pay attention to water issues, as the World Bank has been doing for [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition party calls for parliamentary debate over Ukraine crisis
28 february 2022 - 12:58:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called for a parliamentary debate on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic
30 december 2021 - 07:02:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...
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Tshisekedi satisfied in putting AU at the service of the people
14 december 2021 - 19:15:00Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of DR Congo and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Felix Tshisekedi, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president calls for global economic governance reform
07 december 2021 - 13:24:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pleaded here Monday for a reform of global economic governance to promote [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fiscal policy plays critical role in Congo’s economic recovery: IMF
09 november 2021 - 15:31:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Fiscal policy will play a central role in strengthening economic recovery in Congo Republic while managing [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, France agree to defer over CFAF 3 billion in debt
08 november 2021 - 19:27:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development and the French Embassy in Ouagadougou, have signed [...] Full text...
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