Gaza's economy has collapsed, exacerbating poverty
26 november 2025 - 07:46:40Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the [...] Full text...
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‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
22 november 2025 - 18:38:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate [...] Full text...
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Primate conservationists in Virunga Park upbeat over fresh effort to end cross-border biodiversity loss (By Kennedy Abwao PANA Correspondent)
20 november 2025 - 07:34:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – A sombre mood engulfed the small Island of Ngamba in Uganda as conservationists led a funeral [...] Full text...
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Disasters have cost agriculture over $3 trillion in 30 years.
15 november 2025 - 05:22:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Behind rising temperatures and a succession of extreme events, entire sectors of global food production are [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves new project to power Tunisia's energy transformation
12 november 2025 - 07:17:08Tunis, 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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Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide
07 november 2025 - 07:22:37New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it [...] Full text...
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More than 90% of countries are threatened by declining agricultural yields
06 november 2025 - 08:11:25New York, US (PANA) - More than 90% of the world's countries are expected to experience a decline in food [...] Full text...
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New climate pledges do little to correct global warming projection, UN warns
04 november 2025 - 15:39:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Available new climate pledges by governments have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for sustainable health financing
04 november 2025 - 07:55:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued new recommendations aimed at helping countries mitigate the [...] Full text...
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AU convenes summit to reverse alarming biodiversity losses
03 november 2025 - 07:32:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union (AU), jointly with the government of Botswana, is convening Africa’s first ever summit [...] Full text...
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UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest
22 october 2025 - 07:43:39Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an [...] Full text...
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Finance changed, risks didn’t (By Yao Zeng for F&D Magazine, an assistant professor of finance and the Cynthia and Bennett Golub Faculty Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania)
22 october 2025 - 07:16:02Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 15 years after the global financial crisis, the banking and financial system looks [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military leader inspects Khartoum Airport after drone strike
22 october 2025 - 07:10:10Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Tuesday evening visited Khartoum International Airport which [...] Full text...
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UN calls for tripling of funding to protect endangered rainforests
16 october 2025 - 07:39:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Many tropical forests, which regulate the climate and guarantee global food security, are disappearing at an [...] Full text...
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Global Economic Outlook shows modest change amid policy shifts and complex forces (IMF Blog by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas)
15 october 2025 - 10:46:05Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the [...] Full text...
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Growth of nonbanks is revealing new financial stability risks (IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian)
15 october 2025 - 09:10:20Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Stretched asset valuations and pressures in core sovereign bond markets are keeping financial stability risks [...] Full text...
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Antibiotic resistance surges globally, WHO warns
14 october 2025 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day
13 october 2025 - 19:09:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled [...] Full text...
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Sand and dust storms: a global crisis
08 october 2025 - 08:03:26Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sand and dust storms are no longer a local phenomenon, but a global crisis that requires [...] 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 - 09:17:26Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Emerging market economies have held up remarkably well in recent years, even after periods of [...] Full text...
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Explainer: Five megatrends shaping the rise of nonbank finance (IMF Blog by Jay Surti)
29 september 2025 - 16:23:33Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global financial crisis of 2008 froze the financial system. Banks pulled back credit, families [...] Full text...
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CAR: Thousands of civilians seek refuge with the UN on the Sudanese border
26 september 2025 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 fleeing civilians have gathered in recent days around a UN peacekeepers base in the [...] Full text...
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Stress tests can help determine how much capital Central Banks need (By Romain Veyrune, IMF)
22 september 2025 - 12:08:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus [...] Full text...
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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres
22 september 2025 - 06:16:22New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...
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How the battle for control could crush AI’s promise
20 september 2025 - 10:39:57Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A shift toward centralisation and concentration could snuff out technology’s productive potential, writes Carl Benedikt [...] Full text...
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New IMF Blog: Stress tests can help determine much capital central banks need by Romain Veyrune
19 september 2025 - 18:17:21Washington, DC USA (PANA) - Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus [...] Full text...
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WFP, ILO support vulnerable communities in Madagascar
19 september 2025 - 09:53:22Antananarivo, Madagascar – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) have signed a memorandum of understanding [...] 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 - 10:48:33Washington, 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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Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue
21 august 2025 - 19:45:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late [...] Full text...
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Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher
21 august 2025 - 08:09:26Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by [...] Full text...
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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
08 august 2025 - 08:03:23Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) Countries agreed on Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs [...] Full text...
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The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
04 august 2025 - 21:55:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing [...] Full text...
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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty
31 july 2025 - 11:44:28Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese diplomatic delegation arrives in Libya ahead of reopening of consulate in Kufra
28 july 2025 - 11:38:57Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A consular mission from Sudan on Sunday arrived in Kufra, in the far south of Libya, [...] Full text...
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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies
22 july 2025 - 06:41:45New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...
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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says
22 july 2025 - 06:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...
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World Bank report highlights gender dynamics and opportunities in Botswana
15 july 2025 - 07:37:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality [...] Full text...
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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
13 july 2025 - 05:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector
12 july 2025 - 10:48:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often [...] Full text...
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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction
03 july 2025 - 17:34:23Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
03 july 2025 - 07:40:25Abidjan, 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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New WB project to help Djibouti respond to emergencies
02 july 2025 - 07:33:29Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) for Djibouti, an instrument that [...] Full text...
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WHO supports Guinea restore vaccine capacity after fire damage
01 july 2025 - 11:05:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Following a fire accident at a vaccine depot in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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Libya levels the playing field towards private sector growth
01 july 2025 - 07:57:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's economy showed promising signs of recovery in 2024 and remained resilient despite challenges arising from [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways secures three-year grace period on US$200 million state bailout repayment
30 june 2025 - 13:31:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has granted its national carrier, the Kenya Airways, known by its code KQ, [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
22 june 2025 - 18:35:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned a deadly attack on peacekeepers serving with the UN peacekeeping [...] Full text...
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South Sudan, IMF agree Fund-monitored programme to lay foundation for economic stability
21 june 2025 - 08:05:40Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF and the South Sudanese authorities have reached [...] Full text...
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Two World Bank reports offer roadmap for Sierra Leone's sustainable growth amid climate threats
16 june 2025 - 12:57:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday launched the Sierra Leone Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and the [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania
13 june 2025 - 09:00:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...
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Most of the developing world is turning into a development-free zone: World Bank Blog By Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics and M. Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Director of the Prospects Group, Development Economics
11 june 2025 - 07:45:28Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Only six months ago, a “soft landing” appeared to be in sight: the global economy [...] Full text...
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‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
06 june 2025 - 19:17:54New York, US (PANA) - In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage [...] Full text...
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Kenya modernises electricity grid to enhance power trade in Eastern Africa
30 may 2025 - 21:49:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is pursuing the modernisation of its national electricity power grid through an Euros 82 million [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Chief economists warn global growth under strain from trade policy shocks and AI disruption
28 may 2025 - 11:48:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global economic outlook has worsened since the start of the year, as rising economic nationalism [...] Full text...
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Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
27 may 2025 - 17:03:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually [...] Full text...
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Gaza war leaves less than 5% of agricultural land usable, says FAO
27 may 2025 - 13:00:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Less than 5 percent of Gaza's agricultural land is now cultivable and/or accessible, further exacerbating the [...] Full text...
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Looking ahead: A perspective on the national electricity utility of Liberia: World Bank Blog By Omar V. Al Sherif, Energy Specialist
27 may 2025 - 12:18:48Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity is vital for driving growth in Liberia’s key sectors—agriculture, [...] Full text...
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UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
25 may 2025 - 17:21:56Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian [...] Full text...
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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food
21 may 2025 - 08:43:31Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...
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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
21 may 2025 - 04:48:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the first ever [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 AFCON: Sharaf strike sends Egypt through as Tanzania bow out winless
09 may 2025 - 21:49:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
05 may 2025 - 17:22:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with [...] Full text...
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Enhancing financial stability for resilience during uncertain times: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian
23 april 2025 - 11:01:38Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Capital markets are essential for driving economic activity, providing mechanisms for raising funds and [...] Full text...
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How rising geopolitical risks weigh on asset prices: IMF Blog By Salih Fendoglu, Mahvash S. Qureshi, and Felix Suntheim
15 april 2025 - 08:08:01Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global geopolitical risks remain elevated, raising concerns about their potential impact on economic and [...] Full text...
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Foreign aid cuts jeopardise malaria control efforts: WHO
14 april 2025 - 08:17:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 2000, investments in the global malaria response have prevented more than 2 billion cases and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s economy registers robust growth in 2024 despite global challenges
02 april 2025 - 07:41:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's real GDP grew by 8.9% in 2024, surpassing the previous year's growth rate of 8.2%, [...] Full text...
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Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals
31 march 2025 - 06:53:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic [...] Full text...
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Nigerian boxer dies in Ghana ring
30 march 2025 - 13:24:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerian light-heavyweight boxer Gabriel Oluwaseun Olanrewaju, also known as “Success,” tragically passed away following an abrupt [...] Full text...
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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte
22 march 2025 - 09:50:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...
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Illegal fishing causes losses of over US$2 billion a year in West Africa
19 march 2025 - 11:32:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Illegal fishing in West Africa causes a loss of more than US$2 billion a year, [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief
19 march 2025 - 07:30:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely [...] Full text...
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Libya reiterates its refusal to bear the burden of illegal immigration alone
18 march 2025 - 17:01:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Major- General Imad Mustafa [...] Full text...
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Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports
18 march 2025 - 11:48:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues [...] Full text...
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FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
18 march 2025 - 05:22:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, [...] Full text...
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Claver Gatete of the ECA calls for national resources to be mobilised for the industrialisation of Africa
17 march 2025 - 16:41:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Gatete Claver, has called for [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns of impact of overfishing on marine ecosystems
15 march 2025 - 08:01:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN [...] Full text...
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Is Artificial Intelligence the future of farming? Exploring opportunities and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Regional Director for Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa, World Bank
13 march 2025 - 07:33:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is underway. Smallholder farmers are increasingly leveraging Artificial [...] Full text...
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Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost - WFP
05 march 2025 - 07:09:22Rome, Italy (PAA) - “The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 [...] Full text...
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UN Feature: ‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
02 march 2025 - 20:17:00Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. [...] Full text...
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“Em-powering” Ethiopia: A vision for the future of the Ethiopian energy sector: World Bank Blog By Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, The World Bank
28 february 2025 - 08:14:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On 25 January, 2025, the air in Addis Ababa was electric—not just with the hum [...] Full text...
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Anchoring macroeconomic stability through fiscal policy in Zimbabwe
27 february 2025 - 07:18:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Government of Zimbabwe recently embarked upon an important set of reforms aimed to durably restore [...] Full text...
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Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes
27 february 2025 - 06:05:20Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions [...] Full text...
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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health
24 february 2025 - 19:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy [...] Full text...
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Powering Madagascar's future: Unleashing private investment to achieve energy goals: World Bank Blog By Atou Seck (Country Manager), Koffi Koménan and Tsiry Andriantahina
20 february 2025 - 08:00:59Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar is endowed with significant renewable energy resources and yet has one of the largest energy [...] Full text...
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$53.2 billion needed for Palestinian recovery: UN official
19 february 2025 - 07:51:11Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The reconstruction of Gaza and the occupied West Bank will require an estimated $53.2 billion [...] Full text...
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Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine paramount, Security Council hears
17 february 2025 - 21:37:04New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN political affairs official on Monday reaffirmed that any peace deal in Ukraine [...] Full text...
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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan
17 february 2025 - 18:10:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...
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Rising rates may trigger financial instability, complicating fight against inflation: IMF Blog By Katharina Bergant, Mai Hakamada, Divya Kirti, and Rui C. Mano
14 february 2025 - 07:45:18Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Before the pandemic, investors worried about how persistently low inflation and interest rates would [...] Full text...
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Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
13 february 2025 - 17:04:36Paris, France (PANA) - Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again
11 february 2025 - 18:18:07Goma, DRC (PANA) - Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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South Sudan natural resources can promote inclusive economic growth: WB report
27 january 2025 - 13:01:56Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR) report released on Monday by the World [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health, climate change agreement
21 january 2025 - 16:24:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World [...] Full text...
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Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’
15 january 2025 - 20:17:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and [...] Full text...
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Ambitious climate action to reap large dividends for Cape Verde
15 january 2025 - 12:44:16Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cape Verde’s sustainable development strategy, [...] Full text...
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New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
13 january 2025 - 06:28:38New York, US (PANA) - The world is entering a new era of crisis for children. Climate change, inequality and [...] Full text...
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Sudan army recapture major town in central Sudan
11 january 2025 - 19:15:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army on Saturday scored a major victory over its foes, the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Ex-Mali boss Chelle appointed as Nigeria national football team head coach
09 january 2025 - 07:03:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the [...] Full text...
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Malian army kills at least 12 terrorists who attacked villages
24 december 2024 - 13:04:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it killed a dozen jihadists during a series of simultaneous [...] Full text...
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Libya's economy set for sustainable growth, increased productivity
18 december 2024 - 11:05:54Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Libya’s economy is expected to stabilise following an agreement ending the leadership crisis at the [...] Full text...
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Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation
05 december 2024 - 17:21:41Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) -The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part [...] Full text...
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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms
30 november 2024 - 07:26:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...
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Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential
19 november 2024 - 14:00:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to [...] Full text...
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FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis
12 november 2024 - 07:48:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$248.5 million for Sierra Leone
01 november 2024 - 07:33:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article [...] Full text...
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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank
01 november 2024 - 07:22:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...
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Global financial fragilities mount despite rate cuts and buoyant markets: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Sheheryar Malik, and Jason Wu
23 october 2024 - 10:10:27Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - When it comes to financial stability, the world is facing a split screen of [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Staying the course on reforms: Nigeria progresses amidst challenges
17 october 2024 - 10:11:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Since May 2023, Nigeria has implemented significant reforms to stabilise its economy, resulting in modest growth, [...] Full text...
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Global public debt Is probably worse than it looks: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Raphael Lam, and Jeta Menkulasi
16 october 2024 - 11:04:22Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global public debt is very high. It is expected to exceed $100 trillion, or [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century: WB Report
15 october 2024 - 13:06:58EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, OCT. 15, 2024 AT 9:30 AM EDT WHICH IS 1:30 PM [...] Full text...
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Poorest economies face toughest conditions in two decades
14 october 2024 - 07:49:01Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...
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When foreign exchange intervention can best help countries navigate shocks: IMF Blog By Suman Basu, Sonali Das, Olamide Harrison, and Erlend Nier
12 october 2024 - 14:23:40Washington DC, United States (PANA) – With major central banks now cutting policy rates, the global interest rate cycle is [...] Full text...
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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11 october 2024 - 11:13:20London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...
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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops
10 october 2024 - 08:16:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
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Niger anticipates economic recovery on from oil revenues
01 october 2024 - 05:55:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's economy is set to rebound after a year marked by an unprecedented political crisis. However, [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Strengthening climate resilience to safeguard and grow coastal tourism jobs: World Bank Blog By Kanako Hasegawa and Ulrike Lehr
25 september 2024 - 08:28:46Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The blue economy holds significant potential to create jobs. Across Africa, the blue economy already generates [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone, IMF reach staff-level deal on new ECF arrangement
21 september 2024 - 09:27:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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Guinea Economic Update: Natural resource management for development
20 september 2024 - 07:35:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Agriculture is pivotal for Guinea's structural transformation and climate resilience, serving as a cornerstone for inclusive [...] Full text...
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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
13 september 2024 - 05:59:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All
23 august 2024 - 05:38:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed
03 august 2024 - 10:09:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...
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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
30 july 2024 - 06:31:44New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: Zambia and Nigeria women stumble in football matches
29 july 2024 - 06:42:34Paris, France (PANA) - The second round of matches in the Paris 2024 Women's Olympic Games football competition saw both [...] Full text...
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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief
10 july 2024 - 14:47:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Empowering small emerging commercial farmers: Mozambique success story – World Bank Blog By Blessings Botha
01 july 2024 - 08:58:56Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Having seen so many smallholder farmers trapped in low agricultural productivity in Mozambique, I had always [...] Full text...
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Sovereign debt restructuring process improving amid cooperation and reform: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
27 june 2024 - 10:23:36Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy avoided what could have been a systemic debt crisis during the [...] Full text...
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Businesses resume in Kenyan capital after Tuesday's bloody violence
26 june 2024 - 16:26:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Businesses resumed on Wednesday in tense Nairobi after Tuesday's bloody violence in which protesters raided Parliament [...] Full text...
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World Bank offers US$700 million to help Egypt achieve sustainable, diversified and resilient growth
24 june 2024 - 08:13:39Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has announced US$700 million in Development Policy Financing (DPF) for the [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$337 million from ECF and US$321 million of RSF for Madagascar
22 june 2024 - 12:16:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a 36-month arrangement under [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Strong electric utilities critical to clean energy for all: WB report
18 june 2024 - 20:01:31Washington, DC, USA {PANA) - The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet growing demand for [...] Full text...
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Fiscal policy can help broaden gains of AI to humanity: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris and Ruud de Mooij
17 june 2024 - 16:28:55Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - New generative-AI technologies hold immense potential for boosting productivity and improving the delivery of public [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Kenya reach staff-level deal on reviews of EFF, ECF arrangements
12 june 2024 - 10:21:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ghana to strengthen its financial sector
31 may 2024 - 09:44:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for a five-year [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone to enhance climate-resilient transport, access to market
30 may 2024 - 11:03:00Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to [...] Full text...
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WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic agreement processes to World Health Assembly
25 may 2024 - 10:28:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO
24 may 2024 - 15:54:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...
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Scaling up pathways to growth in Ethiopia through tourism investments: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
23 may 2024 - 07:23:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From the otherworldly vistas of the Bale Mountains to the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and [...] Full text...
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Water security is critical for poverty reduction, but billions will remain without water access unless urgent action is taken: WB report
20 may 2024 - 08:51:24Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – Over the past 20 years, the number of people lacking safe drinking water and basic [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Con. Cup: Chaabani's pedigree meets Gomes' ambition in finale
17 may 2024 - 05:59:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As RS Berkane and Zamalek SC prepare to lock horns in the second-leg of the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Koller and Cardoso clash in dugout duel
17 may 2024 - 05:54:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As Al Ahly and Esperance prepare to clash in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final, the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian airline halts flights to Libya
16 may 2024 - 18:29:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline TunisAir has decided to halt all flights to and from Libyan airports until further [...] Full text...
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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy
13 may 2024 - 12:08:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's sustained recovery requires quick action to take advantage of opportunities
09 may 2024 - 07:49:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's economic recovery slowed in 2023, due to a severe drought, tight financing conditions and a [...] Full text...
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Palestine’s economy in ruins, as Gaza war sets development back two decades
03 may 2024 - 05:54:29New York, US (PANA) - The relentless Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has set back Palestine’s overall socio-economic development [...] Full text...
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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden
25 april 2024 - 09:01:50Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today [...] Full text...
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Global economy remains resilient despite uneven growth, challenges ahead: New IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
16 april 2024 - 19:43:48Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing [...] Full text...
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Central banks must remain vigilant along the last mile of disinflation: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian
16 april 2024 - 18:23:10Washington DC. United States (PANA) - A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence [...] Full text...
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Despite high potential, 75 vulnerable economies face ‘historic reversal’
14 april 2024 - 10:35:44EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL MONDAY, April 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM UTC. Washington DC, USA (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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Rising cyber threats pose serious concerns for financial stability: IMF Blog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim
10 april 2024 - 09:50:47Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - Cyber attacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively [...] Full text...
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Emerging markets exercising greater global sway: New IMF Blog By Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Alberto Musso, Carolina Osorio-Buitron, Adina Popescu
09 april 2024 - 15:42:15Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets. Over [...] Full text...
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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto
08 april 2024 - 15:40:00Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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World Bank publishes new data to boost investment in emerging markets
29 march 2024 - 06:50:39Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) on Thursday published sought-after proprietary statistics that reveal the credit risk [...] Full text...
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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide
22 march 2024 - 08:44:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2024 discussions on common policies of WAEMU member countries
20 march 2024 - 11:09:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has proved resilient amid significant adverse shocks, maintaining [...] Full text...
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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
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More work is needed to make big banks resolvable: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian and Marc Dobler
18 march 2024 - 19:24:45Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Almost a year ago, Credit Suisse, a globally systemic bank with $540 billion in assets [...] Full text...
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Mobile network operators in Ghana slowly reconnecting Internet
18 march 2024 - 08:46:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...
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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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How can we reinvigorate international trade? World Bank Blog By Pablo Saavedra and Mona Haddad
25 february 2024 - 17:05:58Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (PANA) - After decades of accelerating globalisation, since 2008 international trade has grown at roughly [...] Full text...
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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)
10 february 2024 - 08:40:09Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to prioritise dialogue, reconciliation
10 february 2024 - 08:24:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which [...] Full text...
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Food scarcity set to worsen in Sudan as threat increases from desert locusts
07 february 2024 - 06:02:38New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians are warning that food will become even more scarce in the coming months [...] Full text...
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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu
02 february 2024 - 07:04:24Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM welcomes all international efforts to deal with flooding in Derna
01 february 2024 - 16:54:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Thursday welcomed all [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$183.4 million for Cameroon to mitigate climate change impact
30 january 2024 - 08:02:34Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS says Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger remain important members
28 january 2024 - 23:06:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday night that Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...
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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger leave ECOWAS
28 january 2024 - 17:09:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Three West African countries under military rule -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- announced on [...] Full text...
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Joint World Bank, EU, UN report assesses damages caused by catastrophic flooding in Libya
25 january 2024 - 08:32:25Washington, United States (PANA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated [...] Full text...
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US commercial real estate remains a risk despite investor hopes for soft landing: IMF Blog By Andrea Deghi, Fabio Natalucci, and Mahvash S. Qureshi
19 january 2024 - 07:18:15Washington, United States (PANA) - The commercial real estate sector has been under intense pressure globally as interest rates have [...] Full text...
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What we’re reading about climate and jobs: World Bank Blog By Ulrike Lehr and Kevwe Pela
19 january 2024 - 07:04:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, [...] Full text...
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UN flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key
05 january 2024 - 05:55:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 projects a slowdown in [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Algeria in search of third title
02 january 2024 - 08:08:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria, who will be participating in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the 19th time [...] Full text...
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reaches half-way mark (By UN News)
29 december 2023 - 07:20:11New York, US (PANA) - The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
28 december 2023 - 09:00:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners delivered fuel and other essential supplies to two hospitals [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Day 4 matches resume on Tuesday
18 december 2023 - 11:33:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s biggest club competition, the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, officially resumes this week, with Match [...] Full text...
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US urges warring parties to cease spreading war to other areas in Sudan
17 december 2023 - 13:54:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has warned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against continuing their attack against [...] Full text...
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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
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Continued reforms to boost macro-economic stability in Zimbabwe
13 december 2023 - 09:21:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economic growth is projected to slow to 3.5 percent in 2024, a decrease from 4.5 [...] Full text...
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New study suggests ways to boost Algeria’s disaster resilience
13 december 2023 - 08:22:00Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - More frequent forest fires, floods, and earthquakes have caused substantial human and economic losses in Algeria, [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts
05 december 2023 - 10:46:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...
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Food price inflation globally exceeds overall inflation in developing regions: WB report
05 december 2023 - 07:56:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high globally and 61.9% of low-income countries have experienced [...] Full text...
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COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding
04 december 2023 - 13:45:18Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Clubs prepare for matchday 2 on Sunday
01 december 2023 - 07:44:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Match Day 2 of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup takes place on Sunday in another dose of [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate action will boost Tunisia’s economy, says World Bank Report
30 november 2023 - 14:23:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Water scarcity, coastal erosion and more frequent flooding are among Tunisia’s most pressing climate challenges, says [...] Full text...
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Eating healthily costs 4.3 per cent more today than in 2020: FAO
30 november 2023 - 05:28:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating healthily now costs well over four per cent more than in 2020, the UN Food [...] Full text...
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More than thousand people killed in road accidents in Libya in first half of 2023
23 november 2023 - 17:25:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,279 people died in 4,184 road traffic accidents in Libya during the first [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
18 november 2023 - 06:03:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
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Climate action key to Kenya’s upper-middle-income country aspirations
17 november 2023 - 17:53:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. Without adaptation measures, the impact [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatening to shut down entire humanitarian operation
17 november 2023 - 06:24:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of fuel is jeopardising “the entire architecture of the humanitarian response” in Gaza, where raw [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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Malian military leader says army has 'seized' Kidal
14 november 2023 - 15:40:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces seized the town of Kidal on Tuesday, after several days of [...] Full text...
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Funding needed to prevent El Niño from aggravating global hunger: FAO
10 november 2023 - 06:59:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The El Niño climate pattern will have severe impacts on agriculture and food security, threatening the [...] Full text...
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Libya's Education Minister highlights efforts to build human resources through access to learning
09 november 2023 - 13:00:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education, Moussa al-Magaryef, has emphasised the relentless efforts to build human resources [...] Full text...
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2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño
08 november 2023 - 17:33:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, [...] Full text...
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