Libyan PM launches first phase of housing initiative for needy youth and families

02 february 2023 - 18:14:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Thursday announced the start of the first phase of [...] Full text...

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Infrastructure deficit still 'very high' in Africa, says Senegalese President

02 february 2023 - 14:32:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, on Thursday lamented the "very high" deficit in physical and digital [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentary committee rejects auction of LAICO assets in Central African Republic

30 january 2023 - 13:59:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Economic and Investment Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has rejected the public [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday for second round of legislative elections

29 january 2023 - 16:40:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday for a second round of early parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records inflation rate of 14.6% in 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:41:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso for the whole of 2022 recorded an annual average inflation of 14.6% against [...] Full text...

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World Bank backs project to expand access to affordable housing in Djibouti

12 january 2023 - 12:56:09
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$15 million in credit from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM's youth housing project to be implemented from mid-January

08 january 2023 - 16:55:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The implementation of the youth housing initiative launched by the Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, is set [...] 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 draws to a close on hopes for resolution of crisis in Libya next year

29 december 2022 - 19:10:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In Libya, the years have almost all come together for almost a decade, with each time [...] Full text...

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AfDB finances construction of solar power plant in Tunisia

23 december 2022 - 16:28:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of [...] 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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Mauritius launches 'Zero Interest Medical Loan' scheme for patients in private clinics

21 december 2022 - 09:25:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has has launched a “Zero Interest Medical Loan" scheme, which is a tripartite collaboration between [...] 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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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] 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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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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EBRD lends US$ 40 million to global yeast manufacturer Angel Yeast Egypt

15 december 2022 - 12:44:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In supporting Egypt’s agribusiness, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday it [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund mobilises $8.9 billion for Africa’s low-income countries

07 december 2022 - 11:22:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes third review under the Extended Fund Facility for Seychelles

02 december 2022 - 09:43:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the third review [...] Full text...

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Bank of Ghana announces policy restricting poultry, rice imports

25 november 2022 - 18:31:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Bank of Ghana has restricted access to foreign exchange for a select list of imported [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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EBRD and EU support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt

24 november 2022 - 13:22:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday a financial package of up [...] Full text...

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France provides 200 million euros in loans to Tunisia

20 november 2022 - 14:07:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saïed, and the French Minister of Europe and [...] Full text...

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EBRD supports first hydrogen facility in Egypt

15 november 2022 - 14:10:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the decarbonisation and Paris alignment of [...] Full text...

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EBRD supports youth entrepreneurship in Egypt

14 november 2022 - 09:35:41
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Monday it is providing a [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Mali $30 million to improve agriculture

12 november 2022 - 12:44:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$30 million (about CFAF [...] Full text...

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COP27: Burundi's President calls for long-term loans for environmental projects

10 november 2022 - 12:01:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called for long-term loans at low interest rates for environmental services [...] Full text...

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AMF makes $74 million available to Tunisia

05 november 2022 - 19:06:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) signed on Friday a loan agreement for a total [...] Full text...

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Togo launches coastal protection works against erosion

04 november 2022 - 18:59:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities launched on Thursday in Aného, located about 50 km south-east of Lomé, the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment

12 october 2022 - 17:08:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...

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Libya: CBL, IMF agree on joint programmes for 2023

11 october 2022 - 19:58:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has announced an agreement to launch a set of joint [...] Full text...

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Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development

16 september 2022 - 05:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding [...] Full text...

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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned

16 september 2022 - 05:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...

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President of OMVS Council of Ministers received by President of Transition of Mali

15 september 2022 - 19:09:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current president of the Council of Ministers of the Organization for the Development of the [...] Full text...

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18,000 loans and 21,000 plots of land, the first batch of the Libyan government's youth housing initiative

14 september 2022 - 20:47:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Higher Committee of the Youth Housing Initiative of the Government of National Unity, announced here [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Guinea US$ 520 million

28 august 2022 - 15:41:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank has released US$520 million to Guinea for reforms of public finance management, stabilisation [...] Full text...

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Japan pledges to mobilise some $30 billion for Africa

27 august 2022 - 18:15:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Saturday that the public and private sectors in his [...] Full text...

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IMF Board allows US$ 22.1 million disbursement to Liberia

25 august 2022 - 10:25:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the 2022 Article IV [...] Full text...

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European Bank gives Tunisia Grains Board €150.5 million

24 august 2022 - 18:50:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed a sovereign guaranteed loan for €150.5 million [...] Full text...

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Concern raised over South Africa's financial security regulations

19 august 2022 - 08:43:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has conceded that the country is now at great risk [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM rejects forceful takeover of power and calls for elections in Libya

13 august 2022 - 14:06:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has assured "those who want [...] Full text...

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EBRD boosts youth skills for maintenance of rolling stock in Egypt

12 august 2022 - 17:52:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has teamed up with Hyundai Rotem to enhance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CNT approves loan agreement to Guinea for purchase of medical products

11 august 2022 - 14:18:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...

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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region

09 august 2022 - 06:03:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...

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IMF points to risks in Equatorial Guinea’s recovery, food insecurity

30 july 2022 - 10:05:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s economy is slowly emerging from the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $14.4 million loan to boost food security in Zambia

28 july 2022 - 06:22:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has [...] Full text...

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French Development Agency gives Guinea 50 million euros to build landfill

27 july 2022 - 13:01:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - France has granted the Guinean government a 50 million euro-loan to build a landfill for solid [...] Full text...

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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF

26 july 2022 - 07:30:17
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes resumption of oil production, announces wage increases

20 july 2022 - 14:14:11
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday welcomed the resumption [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria

20 july 2022 - 11:26:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...

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EBRD to re-power Africa’s oldest wind farm in Morocco

19 july 2022 - 11:23:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco in its transition to a [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$ 271 million for Egypt's food security and economic resilience support programme

19 july 2022 - 10:35:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$271 million to [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives Guinea $66 million to extend access to electricity

17 july 2022 - 05:32:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $66.39 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $27.19 million grant to boost post-pandemid recovery in Ghana

01 july 2022 - 07:16:58
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a US$27.19 million grant to [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants a US$130 million loan to Tunisia

30 june 2022 - 16:21:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Executive Governors of the World Bank Thursday approved a new financing of US$130 [...] Full text...

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Seychelles' economy strongly recovered in 2021, GDP growth above expectations - IMF

30 june 2022 - 09:26:28
Washington DC, US (PANA) – Seychelles has secured US$8.7 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Executive Board  [...] Full text...

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Russia-Ukraine war compounds pandemic challenges, inflationary pressures in Rwanda

24 june 2022 - 08:03:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s real GDP growth rebounded strongly to 10.9 percent in 2021, but spillovers from the war [...] Full text...

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IMF staff mission discusses reform plans, economic developments in Ethiopia

22 june 2022 - 10:24:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Multiple shocks hitting the Ethiopian economy have dampened growth, further increased inflation and created fiscal [...] Full text...

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EU grants 162 million euros to Tunisia

17 june 2022 - 13:38:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Union has made 162 million euros available to Tunisia in the form of a [...] Full text...

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Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia

16 june 2022 - 14:35:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the [...] Full text...

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IMF approves package to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Cabo Verde

16 june 2022 - 08:02:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a 36-month arrangement of US$ 60 million [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants over US$23 million to Tunisia

15 june 2022 - 16:11:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank recently made available to Tunisia 23.745 million dollars out of which 1.8 million [...] Full text...

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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...

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European Commission gives Tunisia €300 million

26 may 2022 - 13:27:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Commission on Wednesday disbursed 300 million euros in aid to Tunisia, the European Union [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa

20 may 2022 - 21:08:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...

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African Finance Ministers denounce payment of surcharge on loans

20 may 2022 - 18:43:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have denounced the payment of a surcharge on [...] Full text...

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2021/22 CAF Confed. Cup: Top scorers so far - Which player will win the Golden Boot?

20 may 2022 - 06:57:07
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Moroccan giants RS Berkane are set to clash in the [...] Full text...

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Oshoala, Plumptre named in Nigeria's provisional WAFCON squad

19 may 2022 - 23:13:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach, Randy Waldrum, has named Asisat Oshoala and Ashleigh Plumptre in his provisional squad [...] Full text...

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EBRD boosts SME access to finance in Egypt

19 may 2022 - 12:18:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday it is stepping up support [...] Full text...

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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report

14 may 2022 - 19:26:06
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Gambia secures $20 million IDA grant to strengthen fiscal resilience

11 may 2022 - 11:37:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors  has approved a grant of $20 million for Gambia's [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Congo each agreement on completion of first review of ECF

20 april 2022 - 05:48:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches SME Observatory

15 april 2022 - 09:26:37
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the second SME Mauritius Observatory at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, ministerial committee members meet over housing loans to Libyans

11 april 2022 - 21:21:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Monday held a meeting with members of the ministerial committee [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank launches $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa

06 april 2022 - 12:44:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS investment bank secures $100 million credit line from India Exim Bank

29 march 2022 - 10:16:20
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and India Exim Bank, London, have signed a [...] Full text...

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'Mauritius to protect and empower women' - Prime Minister

09 march 2022 - 07:17:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Tunisia loan of €104 million

08 march 2022 - 17:11:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Monday granted Tunisia a loan of 103.950 million euros within the [...] Full text...

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Six African countries to benefit from $2.8 million AfDB grant to improve governance of natural resource outflows

07 march 2022 - 12:41:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Six African countries will soon benefit from a grant from the Transitional Support Facility (TSF) [...] Full text...

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Libya launches housing loan registration

28 february 2022 - 13:19:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministerial Committee in charge of implementing the initiative of Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba regarding housing [...] Full text...

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Kenya electricity distribution firm in landmark profit jump

26 february 2022 - 00:18:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Power, the consumer electricity distributor, has reported a net profit before tax of US$50 million [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Central Bank Governor says remittances rise to US$776.67

24 february 2022 - 09:54:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Remittances of individuals to the Gambia increased remarkably to US$776.67 in 2021, as they continued to [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt explains initiatives announced by Prime Minister al-Dbaiba on housing

21 february 2022 - 13:01:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Unity (GNA) on Sunday gave details of the initiative announced by Libyan [...] Full text...

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Buoyed by Libyans' aspirations for elections PM al-Dbaiba determined to go all the way

20 february 2022 - 18:24:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has shown an unwavering [...] Full text...

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Libyan: GNU Prime Minister calls for early elections

19 february 2022 - 18:26:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has made a [...] Full text...

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Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’: Guterres

11 february 2022 - 05:33:30
New York, US (PANA) - In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:47:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:36:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives South Africa US$750 million loan

21 january 2022 - 06:52:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Bank on Friday announced that it had approved South Africa’s request for [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister says he will continue in office until power is handed over to an elected authority

28 december 2021 - 20:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said that he would [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives Tunisia a €104 million loan

21 december 2021 - 18:49:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €104 million [...] Full text...

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EIB mobilizes EUR 63 million to support entrepreneurship, innovation and social infrastructure in Tunisia

09 december 2021 - 21:55:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ricardo Mourinho Felix, vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), reiterated here Thursday the Bank's willingness [...] Full text...

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EBRD grants Tunisia 49 million euros

08 december 2021 - 13:21:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tuesday granted Tunisia a loan of 49 million [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president calls for global economic governance reform

07 december 2021 - 13:24:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pleaded here Monday for a reform of global economic governance to promote [...] Full text...

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Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector

26 november 2021 - 21:24:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Protesters block French Army convoy on Burkinabe territory

22 november 2021 - 18:16:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A convoy of the French Army coming from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on its ay to [...] Full text...

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East African Trade Bank signs deal to finance solar power start up in Kenya

19 november 2021 - 23:22:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has sealed a US$4.2 million transaction [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US repeats calls on citizens to leave Ethiopia

17 november 2021 - 07:33:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia is urging Americans in the country "to depart now" using [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says his decision to contest the presidential poll rests with 'the people'

16 november 2021 - 13:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says that the decision to contest in the 24 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fiscal policy plays critical role in Congo’s economic recovery: IMF

09 november 2021 - 15:31:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Fiscal policy will play a central role in strengthening economic recovery in Congo Republic while managing [...] Full text...

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Countering tax avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa mining sector

05 november 2021 - 14:05:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting [...] Full text...

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Legal licence of Zambia’s former first lady Mwanawasa suspended

27 october 2021 - 11:22:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The legal practising licence of Zambia’s former first lady, Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa, has been suspended indefinitely [...] Full text...

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AfDB loans Ghana $75 million for Infrastructure Investment

27 october 2021 - 11:10:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has officially approved a $75 million commercial loan [...] Full text...

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Mauritius aims to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030

23 october 2021 - 09:39:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will encourage the use of renewable and clean energy to reduce the country’s dependence on [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and Reefy Microfinance step up support for women entrepreneurs in Egypt

20 october 2021 - 10:06:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday it is stepping up its support [...] Full text...

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EBRD gives 6 million euros loan to General Company of Food Industries in Tunisia

15 october 2021 - 19:40:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Friday granted the General Company of Food Industries [...] Full text...

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EBRD boosts youth participation in Egyptian economy

12 october 2021 - 13:39:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is increasing economic opportunities in Egypt by collaborating [...] Full text...

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Low-income country debt rises to record $860 billion in 2020

11 october 2021 - 17:40:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with massive fiscal, monetary and financial [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight decisive intervention of Presidential Council in organization of elections

10 october 2021 - 21:00:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflict between the government of national unity and the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW

07 october 2021 - 10:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls [...] Full text...

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Botswana gets budget supplement from World Bank

05 october 2021 - 09:25:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has secured its first budget support loan from the World Bank to support the country’s [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Mali US$237.5 million for four projects

04 october 2021 - 11:38:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Mali US$237.5 million (about 133.119 billion CFA francs), in financial support [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and GCF support climate mitigation and adaptation in Morocco

24 september 2021 - 13:37:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances 6th of October Dry Port in Egypt under EBRD Green Cities programme

13 september 2021 - 13:33:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of the first inland [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's debt represents 81.52% of GDP

12 september 2021 - 14:09:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's public debt exceeded 99.3 billion Tunisian dinars at the end of June, being 81.52% of [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana

10 september 2021 - 15:36:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors [...] Full text...

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EBRD promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy in Egypt

10 september 2021 - 13:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency in [...] Full text...

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Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms AfDB’s AAA rating with a stable outlook

03 september 2021 - 14:39:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed the African Development Bank’s long-term rating at AAA [...] Full text...

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Ghana to reverse land degradation with World Bank support

01 september 2021 - 13:39:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated [...] Full text...

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Four South African teams among Africa's biggest spenders

30 august 2021 - 19:57:50
Zurich, Switzerland (NAN) - Four teams from South Africa have ranked among Africa's biggest spenders on international signings over the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Legal tussle over former Mozambican Minister

26 august 2021 - 17:45:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) have approached the North Gauteng High [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for fresh debt re-profiling for Africa, measures to tax education, health

26 august 2021 - 01:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a fresh sovereign debt profile of African countries, which [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Deep divisions over extradition of ex-Mozambican finance minister

25 august 2021 - 15:33:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday expressed its disappointment at South Africa's decision to extradite [...] Full text...

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Libya records over US$3billion financial deficit in 2020: Audit report

25 august 2021 - 10:16:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A financial deficit of some 14 billion dinars was recorded in the Libya's state resources and [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Ghana to improve domestic resource mobilization, debt management capacity

19 august 2021 - 12:50:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Finance in Ghana have launched a $7.4 [...] Full text...

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EBRD, donors and QNB ALAHLI boost green investments in Egypt

18 august 2021 - 12:35:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small businesses and green investments in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces initiatives to support the youth

13 august 2021 - 11:22:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Thursday announced the establishment of a National Youth Council as the government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi seeks IMF assistance to combat pandemic impacts

28 july 2021 - 09:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Struggling with critically low international reserves and decreased exports, Burundi has requested the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director approves SMP for policy reform in Guinea-Bissau

28 july 2021 - 08:34:03
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge next Zambian govt to tackle lead poisoning at former mine

28 july 2021 - 07:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) –  Zambia's next government after the 12 August elections should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves policy reforms and funding package to better support recovery of LICs

23 july 2021 - 13:51:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a set of reforms to [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles

22 july 2021 - 19:32:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...

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Partnership with private sector is key in closing Rwanda’s infrastructure gap – WB Update

22 july 2021 - 13:52:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed the Rwandan economy into recession in 2020 for the first [...] 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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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

20 july 2021 - 23:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...

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ADF extends US$4.25 million loan to modernize tax collection, boost revenue in Lesotho

20 july 2021 - 18:35:00
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m external loans

15 july 2021 - 21:07:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda strives to balance policy response in ensuring a strong, inclusive recovery

07 july 2021 - 12:56:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s real GDP is projected to rebound by 5.1 percent in 2021, reflecting the start of [...] Full text...

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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19

06 july 2021 - 08:57:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF commends Guinea’s response to pandemic, urges support for vulnerable households and businesses

01 july 2021 - 08:30:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinea needs to diversify the economy and secure more inclusive, [...] Full text...

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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative

30 june 2021 - 09:50:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...

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Girls in Somalia to benefit from World Bank financed access to education

29 june 2021 - 15:32:29
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa must act now to stop surge of new Delta variant'

29 june 2021 - 06:26:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The only way for Sub-Saharan Africa to break free from the new vicious COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] 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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World Bank supports Morocco’s reforms for social and economic resilience

18 june 2021 - 15:59:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms [...] Full text...

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Nigeria starts recovery but unemployment and inflation remain elevated - IMF

18 june 2021 - 09:22:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy has started a gradual recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 global [...] Full text...

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AfDB lends €83 million to Egypt in support of electricity sector operations

17 june 2021 - 12:39:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Board of Directors has approved an €83 million loan to finance [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean Bank moves to end housing crisis with mortgage financing deal

08 june 2021 - 12:21:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - African housing development financier Shelter Afrique has signed a US$11 million housing deal with Harare-based African [...] Full text...

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SMEs in Egypt to benefit from EBRD loan for green investments

08 june 2021 - 09:54:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt will benefit from a US$ 100 million loan by [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts must commit to unconditionally phase out all fossil fuels by 2030, says Amnesty International

07 june 2021 - 06:08:22
London, UK (PANA) - A human rights advocate said on Monday that the world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions [...] Full text...

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WB supports access to early childhood development services in Morocco

06 june 2021 - 11:42:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support Morocco’s long-term strategy to strengthen [...] Full text...

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World Bank financing to improve access to electricity in Zanzibar

06 june 2021 - 11:22:09
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Nearly 400,000 residents of Zanzibar, offshore island of Tanzania,  will have access to new or improved [...] Full text...

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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert

02 june 2021 - 19:59:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...

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Korea grants US$ 60 million to Tunisia

01 june 2021 - 18:20:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Republic of Korea has given Tunisia a loan of US$ 60 million for the project [...] Full text...

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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia

01 june 2021 - 18:12:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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AfDB extends US$84m to Rwanda to boost electricity access

01 june 2021 - 08:21:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved US$ 84.22 million [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, AfDB sign loan agreements for US$140 million to raise power generation

27 may 2021 - 14:41:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan [...] Full text...

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French PM to visit Tunisia on June 2-3

25 may 2021 - 16:33:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex, will pay an official visit to Tunisia on 2-3 of June, [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership

24 may 2021 - 18:01:09
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...

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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

21 may 2021 - 09:13:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism.  A [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors

19 may 2021 - 17:34:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing [...] Full text...

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Kazungula Bridge Project to expand regional integration, trade across southern Africa

18 may 2021 - 20:53:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - On Monday, 10 May 2021, the Kazungula Bridge Project was officially commissioned by the presidents of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: European Council supports recovery and transformation of Europe’s media

18 may 2021 - 12:42:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European [...] Full text...

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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk

18 may 2021 - 07:19:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Sudan paves road for foreign lenders after clearing US$413 million AfDB loan pile-up

13 may 2021 - 11:20:11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears [...] Full text...

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UN highlights Islamic social financing to help economic recovery, pandemic response

12 may 2021 - 08:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the [...] Full text...

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IMF projects 5.1 percent rebound of Rwanda’s economy in 2021

07 may 2021 - 08:08:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic growth is projected to rebound to 5.1 percent in 2021, compared to a contraction [...] Full text...

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Guinea's mining sector supports growth despite COVID-19, IMF says

03 may 2021 - 17:08:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean mining sector is expected to continue to support overall growth in 2021 in Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF

01 may 2021 - 09:37:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...

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Mali to mobilise CFAF 20 billion for cotton growers cooperative societies

23 april 2021 - 15:48:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An agreement aiming to mobilise at least 20 billion CFAF for the benefit of around 8,000 [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances Kom Ombo solar plant in Egypt

22 april 2021 - 13:34:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC [...] Full text...

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Ghana targets 7.5m properties for unique digital addresses

12 april 2021 - 22:53:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Vice-President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia said here Monday local authorities had identified some 7.5 million [...] Full text...

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FIFA hands Zamalek ultimatum to pay Acheampong $1 million fine

09 april 2021 - 14:09:32
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA0 - FIFA has on Thursday ordered Zamalek football of Egypt to pay US$1 million within 30 days [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Some 10,000 people have lost their jobs in Mauritius during the pandemic

07 april 2021 - 09:55:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday told the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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AfDB extends €145 million loan to bolster Egypt’s railway safety and reliability

06 april 2021 - 14:41:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €145 [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy about to turn round after suffering COVID-19 pandemic blow

02 april 2021 - 10:27:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia’s economic growth is estimated to have decelerated from 6.1 percent in 2019 to zero [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD and EU support crisis recovery in Morocco

31 march 2021 - 18:25:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up [...] Full text...

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Sudan to receive US$2 billion World Bank

26 march 2021 - 15:54:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday said it has reached a deal with the World Bank (WB) under which [...] Full text...

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Salah back as El Badry recalls 28 Pharaohs for Kenya and Comoros ties

22 march 2021 - 21:18:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool superstar, Mohamed Salah, will have his first game in Egypt shirt in almost two years, [...] Full text...

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ECA Chief welcomes G7 support for SDRs for developing countries vulnerable to COVID-19

20 march 2021 - 11:59:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has welcomed Friday's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF loan to support economic recovery in Kenya

19 march 2021 - 08:36:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economy is now picking up speed after the COVID-19 shock, but the pandemic has left [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approves US$1.5 billion for rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery

17 march 2021 - 21:12:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 38th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$1.5 billion for the [...] Full text...

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EBRD boosts Egyptian private enterprises and trade

17 march 2021 - 18:51:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the Egyptian economy with a US$ 100 [...] Full text...

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AfDB funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy, regional connectivity in Angola

16 march 2021 - 14:54:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast

10 march 2021 - 05:39:22
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...

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Funding body raises over $10,000 for Gambian businesses

07 march 2021 - 16:09:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Thundafund, the South Africa-based fund-raising body, on Sunday raised over 500,000.00 dalasis, approximately US$10,000, for Gambian [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s NMB takes over China Commercial Bank

06 march 2021 - 10:45:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank (NMB), one of the largest commercial banks in the country, [...] Full text...

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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme

05 march 2021 - 20:40:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...

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Egypt, AfDB sign agreement to transform sewage coverage in Egypt's rural areas

05 march 2021 - 20:16:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of 109 million euros with the [...] Full text...

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Mozambique growth expected to rebound by 2022 – World Bank

05 march 2021 - 18:59:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to [...] Full text...

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Egypt, AfDB sign agreements worth €109 million to transform sewage coverage in rural areas

05 march 2021 - 17:00:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of €109 million with the Government [...] Full text...

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