Barrow, Faye expresses satisfaction with Senegambia's relationship

20 april 2024 - 19:03:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and host counterpart President Adama Barrow have expressed great satisfaction with [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa faces turning point

20 april 2024 - 10:49:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After four turbulent years, the outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is gradually improving, according to [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s new financing tools receive major funding boost

20 april 2024 - 09:49:37
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group [...] Full text...

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Central banks must remain vigilant along the last mile of disinflation: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

16 april 2024 - 18:23:10
Washington DC. United States (PANA) - A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence [...] Full text...

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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto

08 april 2024 - 15:40:00
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...

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World Bank demonstrates depth of its capital markets investor base with dual tranche US$ 6 billion bonds

04 april 2024 - 10:58:01
Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) -  The World Bank on Wednesday priced two Sustainable Development Bonds, raising a total of US$ [...] Full text...

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Fiscal and financial risks of high debt, slow-growth world: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Vitor Gaspar, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

29 march 2024 - 13:14:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

26 march 2024 - 10:08:33
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] Full text...

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African Ministers seek regional capital markets to finance climate change action

05 march 2024 - 12:25:12
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for measures to address climate change, the debt crisis [...] Full text...

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Ghana's central bank suspends foreign exchange trading licences of GT Bank, FBNBank

05 march 2024 - 09:36:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's central bank has suspended the foreign exchange trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited [...] Full text...

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Silent debt crisis engulfing developing economies with weak credit ratings: World Bank Blog (By Philip Kenworthy, M. Ayhan Kose and Nikita Perevalov)

09 february 2024 - 17:27:54
Washington, United States (PANA) - Some developing economies are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Global inflation is [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s 10-year Euro bond attracts strong demand from diverse investors

07 february 2024 - 08:12:27
Washington, D.C., United States (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday priced a 10-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in February [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu sends condolences to Namibia over President Geingob’s death

04 february 2024 - 18:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Bola Tinubu has extended the condolences of the Nigerian people and government to the people and [...] Full text...

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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu

02 february 2024 - 07:04:24
Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste

25 january 2024 - 13:08:39
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...

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Botswana issues first sustainable bond

18 january 2024 - 17:59:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has listed the country's first sustainable bond, as companies seek to heal [...] Full text...

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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row

18 january 2024 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has  expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Gold among top 2023 commodity performers

05 january 2024 - 15:17:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold reached a record high in 2023, finishing the year at US$2,078.40/oz (+14.6% y/y) [...] Full text...

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Remittance flows continue to grow in 2023 albeit at slower pace: World Bank report

18 december 2023 - 06:52:12
Washington, United States (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew an estimated 3.8% in 2023, a moderation [...] Full text...

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Developing countries paid record $443.5 billion on public debt in 2022: World Bank report

13 december 2023 - 15:32:47
Washington, USA (PANA) - Amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, developing countries spent a record [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Creole is connecting link between communities, says Prime Minister

03 december 2023 - 14:09:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Saturday that the Mauritian Creole Language stands out as a [...] Full text...

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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership

24 november 2023 - 13:07:21
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...

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Climate action key to Kenya’s upper-middle-income country aspirations

17 november 2023 - 17:53:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. Without adaptation measures, the impact [...] Full text...

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IMF, Kenya reach staff-level deal on economic policies

17 november 2023 - 08:57:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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New look at global banks highlights risks from higher-for-longer interest rates: IMF Blog by Charles Cohen, Srobona Mitra, Fabio Natalucci

17 october 2023 - 10:18:02
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks could keep interest rates higher for longer as they fight to curb [...] Full text...

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AfDB's 2023 Country Focus Report calls on Benin to seize investment opportunities

06 october 2023 - 12:03:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on Benin to adopt a concerted approach to seize [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Islamists slam US for sanctions on former foreign minister Karti

30 september 2023 - 06:34:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese islamists have played down US sanctions imposed on one of its leaders, former Minister for [...] Full text...

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Labour ministers from CEN inSAD hold conference in Tripoli

08 september 2023 - 15:53:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...

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High cost of global economic fragmentation: IMF Blog

28 august 2023 - 17:17:57
Washington DC, US (PANA) - In a shock-prone world, economies must be more resilient—individually and collectively. Cooperation is critical, but [...] Full text...

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IMF Blog: Tracking global financial stability risks from higher interest rates

09 august 2023 - 09:38:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Interest-rate increases by global central banks to contain the biggest inflation outbreak in four decades [...] Full text...

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AfDB issues highest rated hybrid capital by multilateral development bank

30 july 2023 - 13:04:00
Abidjan, 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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Despite sanctions, climate shocks - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience: World Bank

27 july 2023 - 08:33:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions, high [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa’s economic prospects subdued, yet abounds with investment opportunity in climate change initiatives

26 july 2023 - 12:11:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Southern Africa region has seen a slowdown in economic growth over the past year [...] Full text...

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Seychelles pioneers novel financing instruments, taps IMF climate facility

06 july 2023 - 07:35:11
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles is successfully balancing conservation and economic development by tapping innovative financing instruments, according to Country [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces toolkit to support countries after natural disasters

23 june 2023 - 07:15:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced a suite of new and expanded actions to help [...] Full text...

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Remittances remain resilient but likely to slow: World Bank report

13 june 2023 - 16:42:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are estimated to grow by [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $15 million loan to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria

18 may 2023 - 18:23:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$15 million [...] Full text...

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$1.47 billion surplus achieved by Libya in first four months of 2023

08 may 2023 - 17:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 31.9 billion dinars (approximately US$6.71 billion) represented Libya’s total revenues in the first [...] Full text...

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Freedom of the press under attack worldwide: Guterres

03 may 2023 - 06:23:28
New York, US (PANA) - Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, [...] Full text...

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IMF assigns resident financial adviser to Ghana's central bank

15 february 2023 - 10:54:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed a financial adviser to Ghana's central bank, which the [...] Full text...

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Sudan sends third shipment of humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims

13 february 2023 - 12:58:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday dispatched the third planeload of humanitarian assistance to the victims of the lethal [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa extends warm wishes to China on Lunar New Year

22 january 2023 - 14:51:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his wish that the advent of the Year [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )

01 january 2023 - 13:52:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year with hope of better economy

01 january 2023 - 13:11:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Sunday joined the rest of the world to welcome the New Year with church [...] Full text...

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2022 Year in Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights

30 december 2022 - 05:49:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN News on Friday highlighted the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which [...] Full text...

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Ghana government exempts pension funds from Debt Exchange Programme

22 december 2022 - 18:56:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Thursday granted exemption to all pension funds in its Domestic Debt [...] Full text...

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Workers in Ghana warn of indefinite strike from 27 December over bonds in debt echange

19 december 2022 - 18:48:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Organised labour in Ghana on Monday warned of an indefinite strike from 27 December over the [...] Full text...

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Ghana announces suspension of external debt repayments

19 december 2022 - 11:16:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's finance ministry on Monday announced a suspension of all debt service payments under certain categories of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's debt exchange programme encounters roadblock

07 december 2022 - 10:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The clock is ticking to the end of the year, a deadline set by the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Ghana to launch domestic debt swap to tackle economic crisis

05 december 2022 - 06:11:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will launch a domestic debt swap on Monday [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi

28 november 2022 - 22:15:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks

28 november 2022 - 21:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Africa more seasoned on climate finance issues, says ECA

06 november 2022 - 16:40:20
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries are now more seasoned on climate finance issues, said Jean Paul Adam, Director of [...] Full text...

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UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

12 october 2022 - 05:29:17
New 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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Mali says it has paid all its outstanding debt

14 august 2022 - 17:56:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali has announced that it has paid all the country's outstanding debt, [...] Full text...

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EBRD invests in first green infrastructure bond in Morocco

29 july 2022 - 07:35:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €19.2million (equivalent to Moroccan Dinars 200 [...] Full text...

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IMF staff team notes resilience in Guinea's mining sector

11 june 2022 - 08:18:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has completed a week-long visit to Guinea, observing that [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets

27 may 2022 - 05:48:26
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...

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US congratulates South Africa on 28th Freedom Day

27 april 2022 - 05:20:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the people and government of South [...] Full text...

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Ghana condoles with Kenya over death of former President Mwai Kibaki

26 april 2022 - 16:25:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Kenya over [...] Full text...

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US expresses support for Tunisians on 66th independence anniversary

20 march 2022 - 05:12:13
Washington, DC, IS (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken, has expressed his country's support for the aspirations of [...] Full text...

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Environmentalist calls for increased investment to combat land degradation in Africa

12 march 2022 - 15:45:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An environmentalist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on governments and businesses to [...] Full text...

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Congolese minister outlines 5 priority areas for sustainable development in Africa

03 march 2022 - 21:41:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Mrs. Arlette Soudan Nonault, the Congolese Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, has set out five [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister calls for consolidation of common Arab security to fight crime

03 march 2022 - 17:57:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the National Unity Government, Major General Khaled Mazen, has stressed [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya urges consensus, reconciliation on 11th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution

17 february 2022 - 13:15:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 17 February Revolution, the UN Secretary-General's Special [...] Full text...

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Sudan:'s military leader calls for easing of procedures for Libyan investors

03 february 2022 - 16:59:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday underlined the strength of the bonds linking Khartoum and Tripoli, expressing readiness to [...] Full text...

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Mali's Minister of Economy and Finance regrets ECOWAS sanctions

03 february 2022 - 15:55:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Economy and Finance, Alousséni Sanou, has expressed regret at sanctions imposed by [...] Full text...

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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia

22 january 2022 - 14:38:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Guinea's junta leader reiterates support for Mali in face of ECOWAS sanctions

14 january 2022 - 11:34:12
Conakry,Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Thursday reiterated his support for Mali [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on Gambians to build on strengths, work on shortfalls

25 december 2021 - 18:57:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President elect-Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to build on their  strengths, work on their shortfalls and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council welcomes Paris Conference outcome, insists on simultaneous presidential, legislative elections

14 november 2021 - 14:45:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has welcomed the outcome of the Paris International Conference on Libya, stressing [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry honours organising committees for success of Conference on Stability

28 october 2021 - 12:34:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has honoured the commissions, bodies and institutions [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials

22 october 2021 - 20:10:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...

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Senior Indian diplomat visits Sudan

18 october 2021 - 09:50:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan, arrived in Khartoum on Monday for [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Botswana to its 55th independence anniversary

30 september 2021 - 04:39:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday congratulated Botswana on its 55th independence anniversary saying the occasion [...] Full text...

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Africa Resilience Forum 2021: Facing the ‘hydra-head challenges of Covid-19, conflict and climate

29 september 2021 - 13:55:17
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Action around investing in women, youth employment, closing the digital divide, and boosting manufacturing in [...] Full text...

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Remittances to Africa projected to decrease in 2021

13 september 2021 - 14:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from  US$44 billion in [...] Full text...

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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia

24 august 2021 - 21:57:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president to seek BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine in Germany talks

23 august 2021 - 06:08:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to take advantage of an official visit to [...] Full text...

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After disrupting the transition, Haftar again threatens the electoral process in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

12 august 2021 - 22:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Not content with having served as a blocking element in the new political transition that has [...] Full text...

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Mali, Algeria revive oil sector cooperation

12 august 2021 - 16:44:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation, led by the Ministers of Mines, Energy and Water, Lamine Seydou Traoré and [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches $2.75 billion 0.875% Global Benchmark five-year bond

22 july 2021 - 14:32:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched and priced a $2.75 billion 5-year Global Benchmark bond [...] Full text...

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AfDB to expand lending to 8% after strong Fitch Rating

22 july 2021 - 11:30:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) —The African Development Bank (AfDB) has scored the highest ever rating of triple A, as a result [...] Full text...

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WBG ups support for Climate Action in developing countries

23 june 2021 - 12:59:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced its new Climate Change Action Plan aiming to deliver [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches US $$463.9 million Kangaroo Social Bond in Australia

14 june 2021 - 12:40:01
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched a US$463.9 million 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants nearly US$1 million to strengthen regional financial market

01 june 2021 - 08:24:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed [...] Full text...

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Greece pledges to enhance its partnership with Africa

27 may 2021 - 14:38:42
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said [...] Full text...

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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours

17 may 2021 - 13:26:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...

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Mali's interim president congratulates newly elected President of Niger

25 march 2021 - 16:31:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, has congratulated Niger's new President Mohamed Bassoum [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa stock exchanges go for green bond product to battle climate change

12 march 2021 - 18:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Kingdom's-funded FSD Africa, aiming to build resilience against climate change, said on Friday it had [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth chief impressed with Rwanda CHOGM preparations

12 march 2021 - 13:12:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has congratulated the Rwandan government on progress in its preparations for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB provides grant for Securities and Exchange Commission for capital markets development

05 march 2021 - 20:32:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday signed a US$400,000 grant agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian President Gbagbo promises to return home 'soon'

03 march 2021 - 11:12:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo announced in a statement on Tuesday that he was considering [...] Full text...

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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery

02 march 2021 - 14:44:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...

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Tunisian local banks grant government 465 million dollars in syndicated loan

10 february 2021 - 21:55:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Economy, Finances and Investment support on Wednesday announced that 14 local banking [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges the world to scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes

26 january 2021 - 05:53:45
New York, US (PAMA) The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and [...] Full text...

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IMF calls on Tunisian authorities to freeze payroll to reduce financial deficit

23 january 2021 - 19:30:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Tunisia to block the wage bill and subsidy to [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy registers first recession in two decades

03 january 2021 - 20:34:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan economy registered its first major decline in two decades, with a 0.4% contraction at [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing programme for 2021

20 december 2020 - 14:24:36
Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’

16 december 2020 - 05:24:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price for [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets $ 482,998.45 Japanese food aid

22 november 2020 - 17:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Japan  has assisted the government and peoples of the Gambia with food aid [...] Full text...

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Bondholders reject Zambia's request for 6-month interest payment suspension

13 november 2020 - 13:58:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Bondholders have rejected Zambia's request for a six-month interest payment suspension. A meeting of Zambia’s Eurobond holders [...] Full text...

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Mali's transition president to undertake four-nation ECOWAS visit

12 november 2020 - 11:28:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday begins a six-day West African [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's foundation takes aim at Trump

09 november 2020 - 12:43:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday acknowledged Joe Biden’s election victory and celebrated the end [...] Full text...

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Botswana congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden

08 november 2020 - 18:27:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden saying Americans have bestowed trust [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa salutes US President-Elect Biden and VP Harris

08 november 2020 - 10:22:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated United States President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa congratulates US President-elect Biden, VP-elect Harris

08 november 2020 - 09:40:24
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their wins [...] Full text...

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Congo, Guinea Bissau to hold expert meeting in 2021

02 november 2020 - 22:06:09
Congo, Guinea Bissau to hold expert meeting in 2021   Oyo, Congo (PANA) - President Denis Sassou-Ngesso and his Guinea Bissau counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

30 october 2020 - 06:16:15
New York, US (PANA) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African finance ministers discuss debt restructuring to navigate coronavirus pandemic

02 october 2020 - 21:37:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has led African ministers of finance and development [...] Full text...

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Health: AfDB wins global award for COVID-19 bond issue

01 october 2020 - 19:39:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) was selected in a poll of bond market players as [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s 2020 budget fails to 'adequately tackle' the debt crisis, says advocacy group

30 september 2020 - 11:13:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) in Zambia has said that the 2021 National Budget [...] Full text...

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South Africa's president Ramaphosa reprimands his Finance Minister over 'inappropriate comment' on Zambia’s central bank’s governor sacking

24 august 2020 - 09:03:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly reprimanded his Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, following his [...] Full text...

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Mali raises CFAF 55 billion from investors on the WAEMU financial market

07 august 2020 - 15:52:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has raised CFAF 55 billion (about 82.500 million euros), from investors operating on [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Adha Friday in the hope of a better tomorrow (Analysis)

31 july 2020 - 18:47:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Like other Muslim nations across the world, Libyans on Friday celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe signs US$3.5 billion land compensation deal with former white farmers

29 july 2020 - 14:17:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has inked a deal with former white farmers to pay them US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...

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AfDB concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds

03 july 2020 - 15:03:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has concluded the investment of 2billion Rands (about US$116 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)

27 june 2020 - 19:26:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Algeria donates 90 tons of farm produce to Mali's central and northern regions

24 june 2020 - 15:18:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has donated to Mali nearly 90 tons of food and various products destined for the [...] Full text...

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AfDB joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

17 june 2020 - 18:11:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of the African Development Bank (AfDB), one [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Credit rating slides from stable to negative in Botswana

30 may 2020 - 19:41:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International think-tanks at Moody’s have changed Botswana’s sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, authorities at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania’s central bank announces measures to offset impact on economy

13 may 2020 - 12:55:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has announced several monetary policy measures to offset the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ECOWAS leaders stress containment, prevention and fight against pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:17:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders on Wednesday stressed that the containment, prevention and fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus) remain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French President pleads for the cancellation of Africa's debts

14 april 2020 - 17:28:00
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron, said in a televised address on Monday that France and Europe must [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries proposes measures to support companies during and post national lockdown (Analysis)

10 april 2020 - 16:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for the fixed exchange rate of US$1:ZWL (Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African FMs seek IMF, WB debt repayment break to handle coronavirus

25 march 2020 - 00:55:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers have called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali seeks support from China, India and Japan in strengthening prevention measures

24 march 2020 - 20:23:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the initiative of the Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day

23 march 2020 - 21:12:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Finance ministers warn of 'major, adverse' COVID-19 implications for Africa

23 march 2020 - 15:29:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – African Finance ministers have warnrd of ‘major and adverse’ implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for [...] Full text...

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Fearing collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar, Govt floats exchange rate

11 march 2020 - 13:45:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has officially floated the exchange rate to allow for market determined forex rates [...] Full text...

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Countries express concern about climate threats to Africa

02 march 2020 - 21:46:29
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Participants in the Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) have expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso launches 80 billion CFAF bond loan

28 february 2020 - 14:58:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a bond loan to finance projects [...] Full text...

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Mali launches timetable for issuance of bonds in 2020 for 667 billion FCFA

28 february 2020 - 14:46:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, on Thursday officially launched in [...] Full text...

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Gabonese bonds listed at BVMAC in Douala

25 february 2020 - 18:01:13
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's Minister of Economy, Jean-Marie Ogandaga, said on Tuesday in Libreville that Gabon has achieved a [...] Full text...

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US to return $308 million Abacha loot to Nigeria

04 february 2020 - 12:36:58
Washington, DC, (PANA) - The US government is to repatriate to Nigeria about $308 million traceable to the kleptocracy of [...] Full text...

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BGFI Holding to pay 1.7 billion CFA francs in interest to bond holders

21 january 2020 - 12:44:55
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The head office of the Gabonese and French International Bank (BGFI) announced on Tuesday in Libreville [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock exchange presents positive balance sheet for 2019

15 january 2020 - 15:27:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional stock exchange of Abidjan presented on Tuesday the balance sheet for financial year [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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113,429 people assisted by Red Cross in Diffa region of Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:05:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 113,429 victims of insecurity and floods in Diffa region of eastern Niger have [...] Full text...

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President Barrow renews commitment to judicial independence as he swears in 2 high court judges

13 december 2019 - 00:12:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - President Adama Barrow Thursday reaffirmed the commitment of his government to ensuring judicial independence, as he [...] Full text...

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Addis to host AfDB financial, capital markets initiative workshop

11 november 2019 - 17:34:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) will host its 8th annual workshop on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57

08 october 2019 - 17:23:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly for approval, a federal government [...] Full text...

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Debt stocks of developing countries rose to $7.8 trillion in 2018 - World Bank report

02 october 2019 - 14:46:29
Washington, US (PANA) - Total external debt of low- and middle-income countries climbed 5.3 percent to $7.8 trillion last year, [...] Full text...

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More African companies adopting sustainable development goals -UNGC

18 september 2019 - 22:29:44
New York, USA (PANA)   -   United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Chief Executive Officer Lise Kingo said here Wednesday more African [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Prime Minister visits Cairo to meet President Sisi

18 september 2019 - 11:12:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, is in Cairo where he has conferred with Egyptian President [...] Full text...

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Eritrean president, Sudan’s PM discuss strengthening bilateral relations

15 september 2019 - 09:41:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Boosting bilateral relations and the security of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...

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CEMAC health ministers adopt regulation on offences related to fake drugs trafficking

12 september 2019 - 13:20:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health ministers of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) announced on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta mandates Kenyan military to promote national industrialisation

11 september 2019 - 19:44:13
Eldoret, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday that the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) are to play a [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on South African authorities to protect property of foreign nationals

04 september 2019 - 22:57:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan citizens are amongst foreigners caught up in xenophobic attacks ravaging South Africa, the Kenyan foreign [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: President Buhari says Nigeria has 'very attractive investment opportunities'

29 august 2019 - 08:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, declared that his country has very attractive [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government promises safety of public finances

26 august 2019 - 22:26:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Mauritania’s Minister of Finances Mohamed Lemine Dhehbi Monday assured the public that the country’s financial situation [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market ends flat

31 july 2019 - 14:18:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's stock market on Wednesday ended flat with large outstanding shares without bids. The stock exchange benchmark [...] Full text...

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'Macroeconomic Management weakens while Social Inclusion Policies improve slightly in Africa's poorest countries'

31 july 2019 - 14:08:37
Washington D.C., US (PANA) - Africa's poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of [...] Full text...

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Morocco king calls for new relations with Algeria

30 july 2019 - 11:24:54
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco reaffirmed, on Monday, his country's sincere commitment to the policy of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan stock market continues down

29 july 2019 - 18:20:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda main stock market edged down on Monday, led by banking and other consumer stocks The [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market finishes second consecutive week slighly lower

26 july 2019 - 16:28:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda main stock market fell Friday due to the relatively low selling of shares in the [...] Full text...

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Egyptian President receives Ethiopian Foreign Minister

26 july 2019 - 08:56:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday received Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew in Alexandria. The [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Diaspora remitted US$ 6.7 billion in 2018

24 july 2019 - 16:19:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The 4.2 million Moroccans residing abroad have transferred more than 65 billion Dirhams (US$ 6.7 billion) [...] Full text...

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WAIFEM training on sovereign borrowing from Global capital market opens in Banjul

15 july 2019 - 23:36:28
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA)   -   The West African Institutes for Financial Economic Markets (WAIFEM) Monday began a five-day training on sovereign [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: TDB becomes the first African issuer of Eurobonds to list its notes on the Stock Exchange

05 july 2019 - 15:54:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) on Thursday announced the listing of The Eastern and Southern [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa GDP expected to grow in 2019-2020 period - Report

01 july 2019 - 13:01:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow by 2.9 percent and [...] Full text...

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Buhari receives Sudanese military envoy

22 june 2019 - 18:12:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Saturday received a visiting member of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council [...] Full text...

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Sudan commends south Sudanese initiative to bring on board rebel armed movements

21 june 2019 - 19:30:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudan Presidential Envoy to Khartoum, Tut Galwak, has ended a 3-day visit to Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique to resume lending after US$108 million debt restructuring

21 june 2019 - 13:27:54
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, an African housing financier, is set to resume lending after reaching an agreement with [...] Full text...

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Burundi, DR Congo make commitment to revitalise bilateral cooperation

15 june 2019 - 10:27:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Visiting Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and his Burundian counterpart, Pierre Nkurunziza, Friday resolved to revitalise their [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market ends week lower

31 may 2019 - 19:52:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda main stock market fell Friday due to the lower selling of shares in banking group   The [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique targets US$350 million eurobond for housing sector investments

31 may 2019 - 14:24:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, the Pan African Organisation involved in housing investment in Africa, has announced plans to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market closes flat

29 may 2019 - 23:08:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan equities closed flat on Wednesday due weak sales of shares, according to the daily capital [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market closes lower on Tuesday

28 may 2019 - 21:52:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda main stock market closed lower on Tuesday, after several days in stable gains   The stock exchange [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market remains constant without bids

22 may 2019 - 21:02:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   Rwandan equities counters closed almost flat on Wednesday due to a short selling of shares, according [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to proclaim new Declaration of Assets Act

11 may 2019 - 08:20:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A new Declaration of Assets Act, passed by the Mauritius National Assembly on 12 December [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market remains inactive without bids

10 may 2019 - 16:07:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan equities counters closed almost flat on Friday due to a short selling of shares, according [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market remains constant without bids

08 may 2019 - 16:44:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's stock market on Wednesday remained constant for the second consecutive day with large outstanding shares, [...] Full text...

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Ramadan begins in Mali

05 may 2019 - 15:55:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Sunday sent a message of peace and solidarity to Muslims [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market remains stable without bids

25 april 2019 - 18:41:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's stock market on Thursday remained stable with large outstanding shares but without bids at the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market up 0.24 percent

23 april 2019 - 13:05:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan share values rose by 0.24 percent on Tuesday with the benchmark stock market index RSI [...] Full text...

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President Barrow receives diplomatic credentials from more ambassadors

19 april 2019 - 14:46:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday received letters of credence from more foreign diplomats at the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow receives diplomatic credentials from more ambassadors

18 april 2019 - 22:58:08
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Gambian President Adama Barrow Thursday received the letters of credence from more envoys at the State [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market closes lower Thursday

18 april 2019 - 13:17:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's stock market closed lower on Thursday after several days of stability. The Rwanda's stock market's benchmark [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's stock market closes unchanged after Wednesday trading

17 april 2019 - 13:17:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's stock market remained unchanged on Wednesday with the benchmark stock market index RSI and ALSI [...] Full text...

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AfDB helps Nigerian financier to boost local currency-based fundraising

12 april 2019 - 14:37:52
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$15-million investment package to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon will issue Treasury Bonds of CFAF 10 billion on Wednesday

08 april 2019 - 15:22:13
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroon Public Treasury will issue, on Wednesday by auction, 26-week Assimilable Treasury Bonds (Bta),  amounting [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Chad agree to further cooperate in security, economic and social domains

04 april 2019 - 17:44:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Chad have agreed to set up further joint mechanisms in security, political and trade [...] Full text...

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Niger, Nigeria strengthen cooperation in the mining sector

27 march 2019 - 18:11:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger Minister of Mines, Hassane Barazé Moussa, and his Nigerian counterpart, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, on [...] Full text...

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Two Botswana entities join forces to support trade, export industry

14 march 2019 - 18:38:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and Botswana Export Credit Insurance (BECI) have joined forces [...] Full text...

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Ghana begins roadshow this week ahead of Eurobond sale

13 march 2019 - 14:00:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance minister and other officials will meet global investors beginning this week to market the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan bankers promote green bonds programme at UNEP Summit

12 march 2019 - 22:19:49
  Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan banks are currently lending to businesses and start ups seeking to improve the environment and [...] Full text...

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US reassures Kenya of continued support in war against terrorism

12 march 2019 - 16:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. has reassured of its continued support for Kenya in the war against terrorism, its [...] Full text...

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AU finance ministers endorse proposed international sovereign rating agency

06 march 2019 - 05:42:45
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Ministers of finance, economy and planning approved a new roadmap towards the creation of a ratings [...] Full text...

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Niger launches 60 billion CFAF bond issue on the regional market

28 february 2019 - 13:44:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Niger is seeking 60 billion CFAF, about US$ 103 million, from the regional market to finance [...] Full text...

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Douala markets commission to be absorbed by Central African Financial Market Monitoring Commission

28 february 2019 - 11:11:07
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Douala-based Financial Markets Commission (CMF) will be absorbed by the Central African Financial Market Monitoring [...] Full text...

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AfDB sees countries sinking in hefty commercial debt, rules out Africa debt crisis

08 february 2019 - 16:44:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) says though the debt situations in some African countries have [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Mozambique sign three MoUs to deepen economic ties

31 january 2019 - 12:58:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique on Thursday renewed their commitment to deepen existing bilateral and economic ties [...] Full text...

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Will Africa make a difference in 2019? (Analysis by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Editor)

02 january 2019 - 11:48:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Frankly put, crises are now ruling a large part of Africa and what is often [...] Full text...

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Sudan marks independence anniversary in pressing economic circumstances

31 december 2018 - 19:00:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday said Sudan is devoting the year 2019 to strengthening its African [...] Full text...

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Mali to hold 3rd edition of Mbolon International Festival next March

29 december 2018 - 15:51:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the Mbolon International Festival will be held from 22 to 24 March [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves Bank’s borrowing programme for 2019

16 december 2018 - 09:23:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the institution’s 2019 borrowing programme [...] Full text...

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Guterres reminds world leaders to focus on points to save the planet

03 december 2018 - 17:45:10
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told over 150 world leaders gathered for climate action that [...] Full text...

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EU puts Tanzania’s respect for human rights and rule of law on close watch

15 november 2018 - 17:09:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Despite many years of close and fruitful relations with Tanzania, the European Union on [...] Full text...

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