Cape Town nominated for global awards
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has been nominated for a string of accolades at the World Travel Awards Africa region 2022.
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US ambassador Libyan officials discuss oil revenue management
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, on Thursday discussed in Tunis with officials of Libyan financial institutions [...] Full text...
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 the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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European Commission gives Tunisia €300 million
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Commission on Wednesday disbursed 300 million euros in aid to Tunisia, the European Union announced on its official website.
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Tunisia aspires to strengthen South/South trade, says Prime Minister
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, presided on Wednesday in Tunis over the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the [...] Full text...
Libya's account shows surplus of US$6 billion in first four months of the year
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's accounts show a surplus of 30 billion dinars (about US$6.3 billion) during the first four months of 2022.
Total revenues were [...] Full text...
Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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NOC, ENI discuss ways to promote investment in Libyan oil and gas
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, discussed with the Managing Director [...] Full text...
Suspension of crude exports costing Libya US$50-60 million daily: Oil minister
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun, has said the daily losses from [...] Full text...
Small Cape Town brewery conquers Africa
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small Cape Town brewery has won first prize at the 2022 African Beer Cup competition, beating out 250 [...] Full text...
Libya's US$16 million frozen funds recovered from Germany
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some US$16 million of the Libya-Africa Investment Portfolio illegally invested with the Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, in 2011 has been recovered thanks [...] Full text...
IMF Executive Board approves Extended Credit Facility for Somalia by three months
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-month extension of the Extended Credit Facility for [...] Full text...
Mauritius' balance of trade shows high deficit
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the balance of trade deficit showed a high deficit of Rs 16.6 billion in March [...] Full text...
AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address the looming food crisis threatening [...] Full text...
Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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US companies warned about 'growing reputational risks' to businesses in Sudan
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Labor on Monday issued a business advisory on Sudan, highlighting the growing [...] Full text...
Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and [...] Full text...
Libya, Tunisia agree to increase frequency of flights to Tunisia from 3 Libyan airports
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Tunisia have agreed to increase the number of flights to Tunisia from three Libyan airports - Misrata (West), Sebha [...] Full text...
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 the Central Bank of Gambia.
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Libyan PM urges electricity company to improve power supply
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has urged the Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) [...] Full text...
Tunisair Express to resume Djerba-Tripoli flights on 2 June
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline, Tunisair Express, has announced the resumption of its regular flights between Djerba in Tunisia and the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...
Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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Gabon's economy 'gradually recovering' from 2020 recession: IMF
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Gabonese economy is gradually recovering from the 2020 recession owing to the efforts undertaken to limit the impact of the [...] Full text...
African Finance Ministers denounce payment of surcharge on loans
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have denounced the payment of a surcharge on external borrowing at the end [...] Full text...
African ministers advocate investment in energy infrastructure
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African ministers of finance, planning and economic development, at the end of their 54th conference held this week in the Senegalese [...] Full text...
African Finance Ministers call for extension of debt service suspension initiative
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has called on the G20 industrialised countries to extend their [...] Full text...
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 the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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IMF team, Senegal agree economic, financial policies
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Senegalese authorities on economic and financial [...] Full text...
IMF calls for 'timely support' from Somalia's partners to implement reform strategy
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that timely support from development partners of Somalia, both on financing and capacity [...] Full text...
Libya's Oil Minister discusses in Angola icreation of an African Energy Bank
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, at the 42nd Extraordinary ministerial meeting with officials of the African Petroleum [...] Full text...
EBRD boosts SME access to finance in Egypt
MA Cairo, Egypt (PANA - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday it is stepping up support for small and medium-sized enterprises [...] Full text...
Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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Unemployment rate in Mauritius inches down
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The rate of unemployment in Mauritius decreased by 33,500 from 9.2% in 2020 to 9.1% in 2021, Statistics Mauritius has said [...] Full text...
Fuel prices increase for the 4th time in six months in Mauritius
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The pump prices of petrol and diesel are up by 10% on Thursday in Mauritius, selling for 74.10 rupees per litre [...] Full text...
Global economic growth downgraded due to 'spillover from Ukraine war'
MA New York, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down from the 4.0 per cent [...] Full text...
Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.
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IMF team, Niger reach staff level agreement
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Niger government have reached a staff-level agreement which would allow the disbursement of SDR39.48 [...] Full text...
EU gives Mali 50 million Euro for development programme
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and Mali have signed an agreement under which the West African country will receive 50 million Euro [...] Full text...
Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia.
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Mauritius presents a new Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr. Pierre Lesjongard, on Monday, presented the key features and recommendations of the [...] Full text...
54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development begins in Dakar
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall officially opened the 54th. conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economic development (CoM2022) on Monday [...] Full text...
Facilitating return of Turkish airline to Libya discussed in Tripoli
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), Najla al-Mangouch, on Sunday met in [...] Full text...
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 the Central Bank of Gambia.
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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report
BBA Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic Report 2021 on [...] Full text...
Informal workers most at risk of poverty - says report
BBA Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has affected informal workers and people in vulnerable jobs most, according to the African Economic Report 2021 launched [...] Full text...
Speaker announces freezing of oil revenues in foreign account in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, announced on Saturday the freezing of oil revenues in an account at the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus pandemic has left 55 million people in extreme poverty in Africa, says report
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 55 million Africans into extreme poverty in 2020, according to the 2021 Economic Report on Africa.
"The disruption [...] Full text...
Ukrainian crisis to feature at Dakar conference on revival of the African economy
BBA Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Ukrainian crisis will be the focus of a side event at the 54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Economic [...] Full text...
Illicit financial flows at the heart of discussions at conference on revival of the African economy
BBA Dakar Senegal (PANA) - Illegal financial flows will be at the heart of the debate of the 54th Conference of Ministers of Finance, Economic Planning [...] Full text...
Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres
MA New York, US (PANA) - Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world [...] Full text...