Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining
AO Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food security and better equip itself [...] Full text...
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Economy
ECOWAS Bank and Franco-German financial group sign agreement
MA Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the regional development bank for the Economic Community of West African States, and [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Bank grants 10 million-Euro line of credit to support Guinea's SMEs and SMIs
MA Lome, Toho (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has granted a line of credit of 10 million euro to Vista Bank [...] Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery
AO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African Green Recovery, which highlights strategies [...] Full text...
Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank:
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Coronavirus: IMF provides $2.73 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for post-pandemic recovery
AR Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Though actions by São Tomé and Príncipe authorities and unprecedented international financial support are helping the island weather the Covid-19 [...] Full text...
China writes off Guinea's US$23 million debt
BBA Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean and Chinese governments on Thursday signed two economic and technical cooperation agreements on debt cancellation and the disbursement of [...] Full text...
Mauritius records 77.7% decrease of tourist arrivals in 2020
NA Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 1,074,508 or 77.7% to reach 308,980 in 2020 compared to 2019, Statistics Mauritius revealed [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Pandemic leads to unprecedented economic downturn in Tunisia
AR Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic in Tunisia has led to an unprecedented economic downturn with the country’s GDP now estimated to have contracted [...] Full text...
Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Congo expects its economic contraction to ease in 2021 - IMF
AR Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The severe economic contraction experienced in Congo in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and significant oil price declines, is expected [...] Full text...
AfCFTA Secretary General visits Togo
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Secretary General (SG) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the South African Wenkele Mene, is on a working [...] Full text...
9th African Fiscal Forum set for March 2-3
AR Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Commission (EC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will host the Ninth African Fiscal Forum next week [...] Full text...
Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank:
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of The Gambia.
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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WTO fails to strike agreement on African push to lift copyright curbs on coronavirus products
AO Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been no consensus on a joint push by India and South Africa, supported by several African countries, to remove [...] Full text...
Liquid Telecoms subsidiary raises US$840 million for long-term growth
AO London, Britain (PANA) - Liquid Telecommunications Financing, part of the African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has arranged a bond and term loan totaling US$840 million [...] Full text...
Japan grants Mali 6.5 billion CFAF equipment for preventing Covid-19 and training institutions
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Japan on Wednesday signed exchange notes relating to the financing of two economic cooperation programmes for a total amount [...] Full text...
Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank:
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. Downgrading of Tunisia’s sovereign rating by Moody's raises concern of workers
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian workers' and employers' federations have expressed their concern at the further downgrading of Tunisia's sovereign rating by Moody's agency [...] Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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President Barrow calls for more foreign investment
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow og Gambia has called for stronger cooperation in the manufacturing and tourism industries, saying that such investments will [...] Full text...
South African minister calls for financial empowerment of women to spur trade
AO Addis Ababa, Ethiopa (PANA) – The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement should take into consideration the voices of women by [...] Full text...
Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank:
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Coronavirus: Pandemic, security situation compound Ethiopia’s socioeconomic challenges
AR Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic and Ethiopia’s domestic security situation have created both social and economic challenges, requiring a reorientation of policies [...] Full text...
Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council especially on matters of climate [...] Full text...
Kenya to launch East African regional electricity switching complex
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s state-owned electricity distribution firm is carrying out tests before the commissioning of a mega electricity converter station, the biggest such [...] Full text...
ILO warns against worsening job inequalities from online digital labour platforms
AO Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned against the rising income inequalities caused by digital labour platforms which enable workers from [...] Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Burkina Faso: Economic and Social Council reports on money laundering
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Tuesday received the public report 2020 from the Economic and [...] Full text...
Botswana records low loan defaulters despite COVID-19
DRW Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s financial sector has remained stable despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the central bank governor has revealed.
Announcing the monetary policy on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
Kenya Airways resumes weekly cargo flights to New Delhi
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways (KQ) freight division has announced the resumption of its cargo services to New Delhi, India.
It said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank:
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Coronavirus: IMF releases US$57.6 million to help Mali meet post-pandemic recovery
AR Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the second and the third reviews of Mali’s economic [...] Full text...
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Kenyan Diaspora remit home $278.4 million in January - Central Bank
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $278.4 million in January 2021 marking a continued flow in remittances at the start of the year.
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of The Gambia.
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank:
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Mauritius, India to boost economic cooperation
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and India will boost their economic cooperation next week with the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement [...] Full text...
Kenya Airports Authority gets International Airport Council recognition
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Airports Council International (ACI) has recognized Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) in its World's Voice of the Customer Initiative.
KAA is the [...] Full text...