Developing countries’ debt outflows hit 50-year high during 2022-2024 - World Bank reveals

03 december 2025 - 06:46:15
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World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support

02 december 2025 - 08:23:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since [...] Full text...

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European Council agrees position on support for people at risk of unemployment

01 december 2025 - 11:12:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday agreed its position on a regulation that seeks to broaden the [...] Full text...

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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals

01 december 2025 - 09:54:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis

30 november 2025 - 15:34:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts

30 november 2025 - 08:43:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...

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EIB Global and AfDB invest US$275 million to modernise Mauritania’s main railway corridor

30 november 2025 - 08:36:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a joint [...] Full text...

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Strengthening social safety nets can reinforce Tunisia’s economic recovery -World Bank

29 november 2025 - 14:21:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s economy is showing signs of recovery, supported by stronger agricultural production, a revival in the [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Laying the foundations for stable growth and jobs

29 november 2025 - 14:10:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved $45 million in grant financing from the International Development [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Mauritania’s reforms to drive inclusive and sustainable growth

29 november 2025 - 13:48:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank has approved Mauritania’s First Reform for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing, [...] Full text...

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WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

28 november 2025 - 13:22:28
Geneva, 28 November -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and [...] Full text...

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UN envoy to press for Sudan dialogue

28 november 2025 - 07:40:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, is preparing to travel to Port [...] Full text...

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EU commits €20m to strengthen senior secondary education in Gambia

27 november 2025 - 16:02:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The European Union and the Government of The Gambia on Thursday signed a Financing Agreement for [...] Full text...

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Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa Health Workforce Agenda

27 november 2025 - 10:39:29
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - African countries have reached consensus on the priority actions, commitments and milestones that will shape [...] Full text...

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Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap

27 november 2025 - 08:52:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Wednesday announced a major milestone, with the approval of [...] Full text...

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Top Sudanese General gives conditions for peace

27 november 2025 - 08:44:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A top Sudanese General has spelled out conditions to end the devastating war in the East [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Sierra Leone on first and second reviews of ECF

27 november 2025 - 07:38:15
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – Subject to approval by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Management and Executive Board, completion of [...] Full text...

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Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies

25 november 2025 - 17:36:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1.2 trillion, which flows into the continent [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes virtual mission on programme review with Mali

25 november 2025 - 10:31:28
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have concluded the virtual mission under [...] Full text...

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Key African science conference begins in Pretoria

25 november 2025 - 08:06:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The annual Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), Africa's foremost platform on science, technology and [...] Full text...

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Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030

24 november 2025 - 05:39:17
New York, US (PANA) - Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Mozambique

22 november 2025 - 09:39:20
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that Mozambique is navigating a “complex macroeconomic environment”. It said [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes mission to Chad

22 november 2025 - 09:24:38
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has held discussions with the Chadian authorities on [...] Full text...

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It’s time for leadership and vision, Guterres tells G20 in South Africa

21 november 2025 - 18:29:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower – symbolising hope and regeneration – is the [...] Full text...

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How Europe can capture the AI growth dividend (IMF Blog By Florian Misch, Ben Park, Carlo Pizzinelli, Galen Sher)

21 november 2025 - 10:34:56
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Can artificial intelligence provide a much-needed boost to Europe’s economic productivity? Use of AI is spreading [...] Full text...

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Guterres tells COP30 negotiators: '1.5°C must be your only red line'

21 november 2025 - 07:49:46
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In Belém, Brazil, where COP30 negotiations are stalled, the UN chief urged delegations to demonstrate "will [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya clarifies 'disinformation' on political process funding

19 november 2025 - 11:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has clarified the public the financing of the [...] Full text...

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‘Decisive battle’: Guterres calls for youth power in fight to phase out fossil fuels

19 november 2025 - 08:34:08
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady growth amid fiscal challenges (IMF Blog by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy)

19 november 2025 - 08:19:36
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Over the past six months the realignment of global priorities and increasingly turbulent external conditions [...] Full text...

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Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’ - UN chief

19 november 2025 - 07:24:37
New York, US (PANA) - Expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and [...] Full text...

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AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana

18 november 2025 - 16:45:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the [...] Full text...

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‘When finance flows, ambition grows': COP30’s call for action

16 november 2025 - 07:26:35
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been [...] Full text...

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Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking

14 november 2025 - 18:38:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms [...] Full text...

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UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon

14 november 2025 - 12:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...

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From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30

14 november 2025 - 07:53:02
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes post-financing assessment mission to Uganda

13 november 2025 - 08:21:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s fiscal position deteriorated significantly in FY2024/25 due to higher current spending, including one-off items, but [...] Full text...

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UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development

13 november 2025 - 06:28:28
New 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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Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation

12 november 2025 - 07:47:38
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves new project to power Tunisia's energy transformation

12 november 2025 - 07:17:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank and the Government of Tunisia have concluded a financing agreement to support Tunisia’s [...] Full text...

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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens

10 november 2025 - 14:44:45
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee [...] Full text...

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Gates Foundation announces new commitment for smallholder farmers on the frontlines of extreme weather

09 november 2025 - 18:38:24
Belém, Brazil (PANA) — The Gates Foundation has announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build [...] Full text...

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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding

07 november 2025 - 09:01:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...

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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding

07 november 2025 - 07:38:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...

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New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action

07 november 2025 - 07:30:27
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. [...] Full text...

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Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

06 november 2025 - 15:53:42
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman urges rich countries to concretise aid pledges to support conservation

06 november 2025 - 11:49:40
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has called on the rich countries to make good on [...] Full text...

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Doha Social Summit: Businesses, civil society walk side by side for fairer futures

06 november 2025 - 08:00:28
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Civil society networks and private sector leaders crossed paths in the buzzing corridors of the Qatar [...] Full text...

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World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development

04 november 2025 - 15:48:10
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for sustainable health financing

04 november 2025 - 07:55:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued new recommendations aimed at helping countries mitigate the [...] Full text...

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Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live

04 november 2025 - 07:44:14
New York, US (PANA) - A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making [...] Full text...

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AU Summit outlines roadmap to exploitation of US$2.8 trillion natural wealth

04 november 2025 - 07:13:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the continent to stop “exporting jobs elsewhere” [...] Full text...

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AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund

03 november 2025 - 20:37:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% [...] Full text...

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AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation

30 october 2025 - 13:19:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure [...] Full text...

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UN warns of a critical funding gap for climate adaptation

30 october 2025 - 07:42:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As global temperatures soar and climate disasters become more frequent, developing countries have only a fraction [...] Full text...

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African leaders converge to 'unlock' trillion-dollar infrastructure investments at Luanda finance summit

29 october 2025 - 10:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African leaders, global investors, and development partners have gathered in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for the [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development

26 october 2025 - 04:30:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply

26 october 2025 - 04:26:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million [...] Full text...

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Helping developing countries free themselves from the burden of debt

22 october 2025 - 16:48:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than three billion people worldwide live in economies forced to spend more on debt repayment [...] Full text...

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Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives - Guterres

22 october 2025 - 15:38:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $2.25 million to boost agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone

19 october 2025 - 07:08:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a move set to boost Sierra Leone’s food security and crop yields, the African [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency

19 october 2025 - 06:53:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah has met with the finance ministers [...] Full text...

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Funding crisis forces deep cuts to UN peacekeeping missions

17 october 2025 - 08:31:03
New York, US (PANA) - A severe funding shortfall is threatening to cripple UN peacekeeping operations worldwide, with the Organisation [...] Full text...

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UN calls for tripling of funding to protect endangered rainforests

16 october 2025 - 07:39:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Many tropical forests, which regulate the climate and guarantee global food security, are disappearing at an [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of Libya signs cooperation agreement with World Bank

15 october 2025 - 12:45:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Mohamed Issa, has signed a cooperation [...] Full text...

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African Caucus and IMF reaffirm commitment to Africa’s resilience and long-term development

15 october 2025 - 09:47:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Inflation pressures and tight global financing conditions continue to weigh on fiscal positions and debt [...] Full text...

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Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods

13 october 2025 - 20:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience - IMF

12 october 2025 - 06:34:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Despite facing consecutive shocks, Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience, the IMF has [...] Full text...

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The Stablecoin Balancing Act (IMF article by Darrell, Odunayo Olowookere, Andreas Veneris)

09 october 2025 - 12:12:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Legend has it that gangster Al Capone hid the illicit origins of his wealth by [...] Full text...

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Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency

08 october 2025 - 21:21:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities urged to adopt legislation to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism

08 october 2025 - 11:42:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Committee for the Fight against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism has called on [...] Full text...

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Sand and dust storms: a global crisis

08 october 2025 - 08:03:26
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sand and dust storms are no longer a local phenomenon, but a global crisis that requires [...] Full text...

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Libya's Central Bank reviews national strategy for combating money aundering and financing of terrorism

07 october 2025 - 13:15:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism held its fourth ordinary [...] Full text...

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Good policies (and Good luck) helped emerging economies better resist shocks: IMF Blog By Marijn Bolhuis, Arindam Roy, Patrick Schneider, Zhao Zhang

07 october 2025 - 09:17:26
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Emerging market economies have held up remarkably well in recent years, even after periods of [...] Full text...

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AfDB and IOM sign MoU to harness migration for peace, development

05 october 2025 - 06:53:11
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The sixth Africa Resilience Forum concluded in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, with the signing of a [...] Full text...

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Denmark announces 40% increase in contribution to African Development Fund

05 october 2025 - 06:45:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Denmark has announced a planned 1.1 billion Danish krone pledge to the African Development Fund’s [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe

03 october 2025 - 07:35:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – After a sharp slowdown in 2024, Zimbabwe is experiencing a degree of macroeconomic stability due to [...] Full text...

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IMF Board concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Liberia

02 october 2025 - 08:14:38
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Following a strong post-pandemic recovery, Liberia’s economic activity moderated somewhat in 2024, according to the International [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Peace still elusive despite ‘progress we see on paper’, UN official says

01 october 2025 - 07:30:46
New York, US (PANA) - Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is still mostly a promise”, the [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Eswatini

30 september 2025 - 08:41:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in the near term, up to 4.6 percent in [...] Full text...

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‘House of diplomacy and dialogue’: UN wraps up high-level week with calls for peace, climate action and reform

30 september 2025 - 05:52:27
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General [...] Full text...

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Explainer: Five megatrends shaping the rise of nonbank finance (IMF Blog by Jay Surti)

29 september 2025 - 16:23:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global financial crisis of 2008 froze the financial system. Banks pulled back credit, families [...] Full text...

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Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)

28 september 2025 - 08:37:49
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and predictability [...] Full text...

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French-speaking Africa calls on the UN to address its shortcomings

27 september 2025 - 08:37:53
New York, US (PANA) - The same refrain ran through the ranks of French-speaking Africa this week during the high-level [...] Full text...

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Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)

26 september 2025 - 13:44:02
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and [...] Full text...

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Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

25 september 2025 - 09:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting [...] Full text...

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Madagascar president stresses importance of 'climate justice'

25 september 2025 - 05:12:32
New York, US (PANA) - The President of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, has stressed the importance of climate justice, saying [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs

25 september 2025 - 05:01:32
New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...

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Seventeen African govts commit to reforms, actionable plans to expand electricity

24 september 2025 - 18:24:50
New York, US (PANA) - Seventeen African governments on Wednesday committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President calls for fairer development, trade

24 september 2025 - 05:37:55
New York, US (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Africa is a continent “irreversibly on the [...] Full text...

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World powers’ aggression, interference endangering global order: Angola's president

24 september 2025 - 04:45:41
New York, US (PANA) - President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola on Tuesday warned that world powers’ aggression and [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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EU renews support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership

23 september 2025 - 06:50:21
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson concludes AU–UN bilateral, and AU–UN–EU Trilateral

22 september 2025 - 10:21:01
New York, US (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Sunday concluded a [...] Full text...

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AU, EU and UN chiefs hold sixth trilateral meeting in New York

22 september 2025 - 06:21:32
New York, USA (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, European Council President António Costa, European Commission [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN

21 september 2025 - 06:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the [...] Full text...

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High Seas Treaty to enter force in January: 'A lifeline' for the ocean (By UN News)

21 september 2025 - 04:31:26
New York, US (PANA) - A discreet but decisive shift has just taken place at UN headquarters in New York. [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson to attend UN General Assembly

21 september 2025 - 04:24:03
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, is in New York [...] Full text...

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Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

19 september 2025 - 08:57:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other [...] Full text...

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Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’

16 september 2025 - 19:47:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South Sudan authorities to ensure due process, fair trials of opposition leaders

16 september 2025 - 13:13:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President [...] Full text...

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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda

12 september 2025 - 09:59:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...

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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)

12 september 2025 - 07:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...

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Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability (IMF Blog by Hélène Rey, a professor at the London Business School)

11 september 2025 - 11:45:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA - Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability.Technology [...] Full text...

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Ghana has received 14 deported West Africans from US: President Mahama

11 september 2025 - 06:25:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana received 14 West African nationals deported from the US after it was approached to accept [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan official attends second AU Climate Summit

08 september 2025 - 12:36:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, is participating in the second African Union [...] Full text...

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Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution, writes F&D editor-in-chief Gita Bhatt, is now unfolding

08 september 2025 - 10:48:33
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The September issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, [...] Full text...

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Sudan files complaint at UN against UAE for alleged involvement in war

06 september 2025 - 14:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council, [...] Full text...

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How stablecoins and other financial innovations may reshape the global economy (By Gitab Bhatt of IMF)

05 september 2025 - 13:30:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” [...] Full text...

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Technology, payments, and the rise of stablecoins (By Gita Bhatt  F&D Editor-in-Chief)

04 september 2025 - 10:08:28
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF

03 september 2025 - 06:34:17
New York, US (PANA) - Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children [...] Full text...

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WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide

02 september 2025 - 16:27:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released [...] Full text...

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New AfDB President Ould Tah takes office

01 september 2025 - 19:21:23
Adidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Sidi Ould Tah was on Monday sworn-in as the ninth President of the African [...] Full text...

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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services

31 august 2025 - 07:34:56
Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...

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IMF spots rising foreign investor interest in range of sectors in Mozambique

30 august 2025 - 10:51:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic activity is gradually recovering after a sharp slowdown between October 2024 and March 2025. [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa, International Vaccine Institute sign agreement to boost vaccine production in Africa

30 august 2025 - 08:57:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have [...] Full text...

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African health ministers call for urgent action as progress against malaria stalls

30 august 2025 - 08:48:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Progress against malaria in the African region has significantly slowed down, with cases declining by just [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS meeting discusses financing fight against terrorism

28 august 2025 - 14:03:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from the Ministries of Finance and Defence of member states of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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African health ministers endorse framework to accelerate progress on oral health

26 august 2025 - 06:40:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health gathering for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa on [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up malaria fight with new commitments and accountability scorecard

26 august 2025 - 06:37:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth [...] Full text...

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African health ministers endorse framework to accelerate progress on oral health

26 august 2025 - 06:26:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health gathering for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa on [...] Full text...

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Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight

25 august 2025 - 18:54:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to [...] Full text...

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Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York

22 august 2025 - 20:19:09
New York, US (PANA) - Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to [...] Full text...

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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization

14 august 2025 - 13:27:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...

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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity

09 august 2025 - 07:57:44
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini

08 august 2025 - 11:45:11
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] Full text...

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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:34:26
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group joins African Development Bank Group and Mastercard as co-chair of Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy

06 august 2025 - 07:49:28
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes BCL decision to grant licences to official currency exchange offices

05 august 2025 - 16:26:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, says the granting of licences [...] Full text...

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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations

04 august 2025 - 21:27:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...

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Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog concludes South Africa visit

04 august 2025 - 07:59:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Africa Joint Group, a global money laundering and [...] Full text...

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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience

02 august 2025 - 08:14:00
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...

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Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines

02 august 2025 - 05:34:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania

31 july 2025 - 12:07:51
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa

30 july 2025 - 07:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on [...] Full text...

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Reassessing tax incentives can assist growth, equity in DR Congo

30 july 2025 - 06:28:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Rationalising tax incentives in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could improve effectiveness of tax policies, and [...] Full text...

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‘By women, for women’: 15 years of the UN agency championing gender equality

29 july 2025 - 20:46:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV consultation and Fifth Review Under ECF with Zambia

27 july 2025 - 06:08:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Article IV Consultation [...] Full text...

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IMF approves new 48-month ECF arrangement for Chad

26 july 2025 - 12:21:28
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...

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Boosting growth with Inclusive financial development crucial to unlock Angola’s poverty alleviation efforts

26 july 2025 - 09:44:53
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola recorded the highest economic expansion since 2014, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reaching [...] Full text...

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In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice

26 july 2025 - 07:33:25
New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a [...] Full text...

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'Sustain fiscal consolidation,’ IMF urges Cameroon

25 july 2025 - 10:53:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has concluded the eighth reviews under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa

25 july 2025 - 07:28:53
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from [...] Full text...

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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'

23 july 2025 - 18:37:08
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...

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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA

23 july 2025 - 09:41:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience

23 july 2025 - 07:12:31
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] 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 - 17:43:12
New 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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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic

21 july 2025 - 21:50:23
New York, US (PANA) - “There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now,” UN [...] Full text...

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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres

21 july 2025 - 18:41:59
New York, US (PANA) - Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António [...] 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 - 06:37:40
KwaZulu-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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EU sanctions Sudanese individuals and entities over serious human rights violations, threats to peace, stability and security

18 july 2025 - 14:26:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday adopted a fourth package of restrictive measures against two individuals and [...] Full text...

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African economies plagued by deepening economic uncertainty, warns ECA

18 july 2025 - 12:21:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies, [...] Full text...

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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa

18 july 2025 - 12:13:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...

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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)

18 july 2025 - 07:15:26
New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...

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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

15 july 2025 - 11:00:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes review of two arrangements with Niger

15 july 2025 - 08:57:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the Seventh of [...] Full text...

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Libyan central bank governor calls for partnership between banks and govt institutions on housing projects

14 july 2025 - 11:28:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Issa, on Sunday stressed the importance [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges

13 july 2025 - 18:55:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes reviews with Cabo Verde

13 july 2025 - 05:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the sixth review under the ECF arrangement, [...] Full text...

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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report

10 july 2025 - 14:22:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...

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We need a new Growth Compact (IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, IMF’s economic counsellor and director of the Research Department)

09 july 2025 - 12:29:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – Policymakers are grappling with how to boost growth and expand opportunities.Early in the last [...] Full text...

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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change

09 july 2025 - 12:26:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...

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How to Stabilise Africa's Debt (IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Thibault Lemaire, and Nikola Spatafora, economists in IMF’s African Department)

09 july 2025 - 11:59:18
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Successful debt stabilisation requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms [...] Full text...

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Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)

09 july 2025 - 08:55:56
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Imagine a young girl in Sierra Leone—we’ll call her Aminata. Each morning, she slips into [...] Full text...

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US tariff delay deepens trade uncertainty, warns top UN economist

09 july 2025 - 07:18:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A leading UN trade official warned on Tuesday that the United States’ decision to delay the [...] Full text...

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Global education is in crisis: Human Rights Watch

08 july 2025 - 12:27:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – With nearly 200 million children and youth missing out on secondary school worldwide while [...] Full text...

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European Council adopts assistance measure in support of Senegal

08 july 2025 - 11:20:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday adopted the first assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) [...] Full text...

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Immunization experts urge stronger action to close vaccination gaps in Africa

08 july 2025 - 10:03:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for mobilization on climate at BRICS Summit

08 july 2025 - 09:13:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on members BRICS group of emerging countries [...] Full text...

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‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit

07 july 2025 - 22:05:55
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for reform of multilateralism

07 july 2025 - 15:04:27
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for respect for international law and for [...] Full text...

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IMF Country Focus: How Nigeria can unleash its economic potential (By Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF Mission Chief to Nigeria and Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria)

07 july 2025 - 12:12:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC

06 july 2025 - 07:08:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC

06 july 2025 - 05:25:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania

05 july 2025 - 14:55:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the Fourth Reviews under the 42‑month blended Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

04 july 2025 - 09:33:18
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...

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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation

03 july 2025 - 14:21:27
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals

03 july 2025 - 07:40:25
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced [...] Full text...

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Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

02 july 2025 - 18:34:16
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in [...] Full text...

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Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief

02 july 2025 - 17:58:28
New York, US (PANA) - Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life [...] Full text...

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New WB project to help Djibouti respond to emergencies

02 july 2025 - 07:33:29
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) for Djibouti, an instrument that [...] Full text...

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Seychelles' path to macroeconomic stability and resilience - IMF Country Focus

02 july 2025 - 07:19:53
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board recently completed the fourth review of Seychelles’ economic performance under the Extended [...] Full text...

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‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually

01 july 2025 - 20:01:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve [...] Full text...

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Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality

01 july 2025 - 19:07:16
Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) - Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the [...] Full text...

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IMF completes second review of Togo’s ECF arrangement

01 july 2025 - 12:44:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of the [...] Full text...

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IMF mission completes Article IV consultation with Algeria

01 july 2025 - 12:19:31
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Strengthened policy frameworks, along with reforms to enhance fiscal resilience, diversify the economy, and promote private [...] Full text...

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Despite positive economic prospects in Somalia, foreign aid cuts are downsizing growth

01 july 2025 - 11:08:27
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy continued its overall strong performance in 2024, with growth at 4.0 percent supported by [...] Full text...

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Leveraging Zambia’s energy transition minerals: Roadmap for economic transformation

01 july 2025 - 10:48:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent [...] Full text...

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Climate change requires ending fossil fuel dependency, warns UN expert

01 july 2025 - 07:23:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must urgently phase out fossil fuels, in accordance with their international human rights obligations, a [...] Full text...

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After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now

30 june 2025 - 17:16:35
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Sevilla to turbocharge [...] Full text...

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BCL announces the discovery of over 3.5 billion dinars worth of counterfeit 50-dinar banknotes printed in Russia

30 june 2025 - 14:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) has announced the discovery of a counterfeiting operation and a [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Council attends Fourth Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla

30 june 2025 - 13:18:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part in the first day of [...] Full text...

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It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla

30 june 2025 - 13:10:24
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - “We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling [...] Full text...

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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems

30 june 2025 - 11:35:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: New initiative to eliminate HIV in children ‘a beacon of hope’

30 june 2025 - 05:43:25
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at [...] Full text...

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Accused of disinformation on Gaza, the UN retorts: 'We did not invent the images'

29 june 2025 - 07:34:30
New York, US (PANA) - The smile was polite, the tone resolute. Before flying to Seville, where the Fourth International [...] Full text...

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Seville: a future agreement on development financing, without the United States

29 june 2025 - 07:21:41
Seville, Spain (PANA) -  Despite the US withdrawal, UN member states reached an agreement on Tuesday, 25 June, on the [...] Full text...

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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy

29 june 2025 - 07:13:24
Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...

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