Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up; WHO urges preventive measures

25 april 2024 - 12:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...

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UN assured South Sudan tax impositions to not affect the organisation

24 april 2024 - 04:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes [...] Full text...

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CAR struggles to stabilise economy against complex humanitarian crisis

21 april 2024 - 11:33:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The authorities in Central African Republic (CAR) and the International Monetary (IMF) staff have [...] Full text...

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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems

12 april 2024 - 11:27:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...

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African economies projected to grow by 3.4 % in 2024, but faster, more equitable growth needed to reduce poverty

08 april 2024 - 13:06:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, [...] Full text...

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Fundamental economic changes require a departure from simplistic economics: IMF Blog By Diane Coyle

27 march 2024 - 08:56:33
Cambridge, UK (PANA) - The economy of the 2020s is a world away from the economy of the mid-20th century, [...] Full text...

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Nearly CFAF 100 billion mobilized in contributions to combat terrorism in Burkina Faso

26 march 2024 - 16:44:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As of 31 December 2023, the Patriotic Support Fund (FSP) in Burkina Faso had received [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal

25 march 2024 - 16:57:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...

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Libya generates nearly $3 billion in revenues in January and February this year

06 march 2024 - 17:03:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya generated a total of 14.3 billion dinars (around 2.97 billion US dollars) in revenue over [...] Full text...

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Kenyan church raps President Ruto over judicial independence

17 february 2024 - 22:59:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto's government must respect constitutional barriers, notably guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary [...] Full text...

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Libya produces 4,000 barrels of oil per day from Abu Attifel field in the east after rehabilitation

04 february 2024 - 16:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced the completion of rehabilitation of the "A 75" [...] Full text...

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How to ease rising external debt-service pressures in low-income countries: IMF Blog By Allison Holland and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu

25 january 2024 - 07:47:11
Washington, United States (PANA) - As 2024 starts, the good news is that there haven’t been any notable requests by [...] 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 - 07:04:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, [...] Full text...

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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO

16 january 2024 - 12:41:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...

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Why digital trade should remain open: IMF Blog By Michele Ruta and Adam Jakubik

14 december 2023 - 14:27:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in [...] Full text...

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Financial crimes hurt economies - must be better understood and curbed: IMF Blog By Carolina Claver, Chady El Khoury, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown

07 december 2023 - 19:10:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The fight against financial crime isn’t lost, but the world needs to do more [...] Full text...

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Libya earns more than $22 billion in revenues since beginning of 2023 - BCL

06 december 2023 - 13:59:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 110,498 million dinars or around 22.87 billion US dollars in public revenue was [...] Full text...

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Repercussions of flood disaster in eastern Libya on agenda of 2nd meeting between the BCL and IMF

14 november 2023 - 17:00:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preliminary meetings for the Article 4 consultations for the year 2024 continued Tuesday between the [...] Full text...

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Denunciation of double taxation agreement between Burkina Faso and France enters into force

08 november 2023 - 15:48:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The denunciation of the double taxation agreement signed on 11 August 1965 between Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Comorian authorities, IMF staff reach deal on economic policies and reforms

02 november 2023 - 13:58:16
Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The Comoros’ expected growth in 2023 reflects an ongoing rebound in economic activity, says the International [...] Full text...

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Tax earnings in Africa remain below pandemic levels

02 november 2023 - 13:46:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s average tax-to-GDP ratio was 15.6% in 2021, unchanged from the previous year and remaining below [...] Full text...

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IMF, Mozambique authorities aim at agreement on credit arrangement

02 november 2023 - 11:40:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic growth overall remains resilient and is projected at 6 percent in 2023, with headline [...] Full text...

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To reduce South Africa’s unemployment, make work more attractive: World Bank Blog( By Jacques Morisset)

23 october 2023 - 19:01:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – At over 30%, unemployment is South Africa’s biggest contemporary challenge. Of course, there are [...] Full text...

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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission

06 october 2023 - 09:20:52
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...

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IMF's austerity loan conditions risk undermining rights, says Human Rights Watch

25 september 2023 - 05:38:29
Washington DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund, with a global debt crisis looming, is setting conditions for its [...] Full text...

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Protectionism fails to achieve its goals, threatens future of critical industries (World Bank feature)

29 august 2023 - 15:21:58
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Since 1990, global trade has increased incomes by 24 per cent worldwide, and by 50 [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuels consumption imposes enormous environmental costs: IMF Blog

25 august 2023 - 13:50:35
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and [...] Full text...

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Voices from informal businesses: World Bank Blog

25 august 2023 - 13:33:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Informal business is widespread in the developing world, accounting for over 70 per cent of [...] Full text...

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Smoking prevalence in Mauritius declines from 30.7% in 1987 to 18.3% in 2021

01 august 2023 - 13:05:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness, Minister Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

31 july 2023 - 15:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported

19 july 2023 - 18:31:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report

19 july 2023 - 15:58:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence

12 july 2023 - 19:35:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests heightened in Kenya on Wednesday against the government's imposition of high taxes on basic goods [...] Full text...

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South Africa to host BRICS curtain-raiser next week

12 july 2023 - 09:15:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2023 BRICS Political Party Plus Dialogue under the theme, [...] Full text...

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African countries generate €1.7 billion revenues from tackling tax evasion, illicit financial flows

08 july 2023 - 06:39:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - According to the 2023 Tax Transparency in Africa progress report, unveiled at the 13th [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies

07 july 2023 - 23:01:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Crypto poses significant tax problems which could get worse: IMF Blog

06 july 2023 - 07:52:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Crypto assets that can be used as instruments of payment have proliferated into more than [...] Full text...

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IMF to disburse US$ 32.7 million to Madagascar

23 june 2023 - 08:36:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review of [...] Full text...

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Peace deal in Ethiopia leads to increased Djibouti port activity

16 june 2023 - 08:28:08
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The recent peace agreement in Ethiopia, Djibouti’s main trade partner, has resulted in an increase in [...] Full text...

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Local sugar production falls short by 16,000 tonnes in Burundi

11 june 2023 - 15:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Council of Ministers at is recent meeting discussed the sale of sugar at a loss [...] Full text...

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Libya generates $3.23 billion surplus between revenues and expenditure since beginning of 2023

09 june 2023 - 13:58:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya realized a total of 47.7 billion dinars ( 9.87 billion US dollars) in revenue since [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to offer full costs of cancer care and treatment for children in foreign hospitals

05 june 2023 - 19:12:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday announced in his presentation [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel undermining rule of law (Feature by UN News)

04 june 2023 - 06:38:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the [...] Full text...

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Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

01 june 2023 - 05:28:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in [...] Full text...

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South African opposition party seeks court order to have Russian president Putin arrested

31 may 2023 - 12:50:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed an application with the Gauteng [...] Full text...

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Russian President Putin cleared to attend BRICS Summit in South Africa

30 may 2023 - 08:44:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has declared diplomatic immunity for delegates attending the BRICS foreign Ministers meeting [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine (By UN News)

27 may 2023 - 14:14:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the summer of 2022, 70 Gambian babies and young children died from kidney failure after [...] Full text...

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Record high revenues from global carbon pricing near US$100 billion: WB report

23 may 2023 - 10:40:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Revenues from carbon taxes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) have reached a record high, [...] Full text...

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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources

10 may 2023 - 10:54:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...

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

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

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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds

08 april 2023 - 19:50:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...

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Libya rakes in more than US$5 billion in revenue since beginning of 2023

07 april 2023 - 15:58:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 26 billion dinars (US$5.46 billion) in revenues were made by Libya from the [...] Full text...

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Africa looks to tap resource wealth for sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economies

05 april 2023 - 13:25:00
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia is reaping dividends of democracy: President Barrow

29 march 2023 - 09:53:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says his country has seen the dividends of democracy in building institutions [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

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Managing the oil sector, a headache in Burundi

28 february 2023 - 14:44:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The public company for the production and marketing of water and electricity (REGIDESO) has recently gained [...] Full text...

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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain

28 february 2023 - 12:29:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...

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AU moves to speed up African open skies initiative

23 february 2023 - 09:04:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has called for measures to remove the barriers to the implementation [...] Full text...

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More than $1.5 billion in oil revenues paid to Libyan Treasury by Oil Minister

21 february 2023 - 20:30:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity announced on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN expert 'deeply concerned' about regression of human rights in Sudan

04 february 2023 - 06:19:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights expert in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, says a new phase of the [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: Report

02 february 2023 - 05:43:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges world leaders to focus on 'tangible solutions' at World Economic Forum

16 january 2023 - 05:40:01
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - As the annual World Economic Forum begins on Monday in the Swiss resort of Davos, human [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe government creates support fund for Volunteers for Defence of Fatherland

12 january 2023 - 14:41:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has created a Patriotic Support Fund estimated at 100 billion CFA francs, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Tax increase on high alcohol content drinks

11 january 2023 - 15:29:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities have decided to increase taxes on highly alcoholic beverages for this year [...] Full text...

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Libya records more than $1.3 billion in revenue surplus in 2022

04 january 2023 - 13:31:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's public revenues amounted to 134.4 billion dinars (about US$28 billion) during 2022, while public expenditures [...] Full text...

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Gambians urged to take rice cultivation seriously

03 january 2023 - 13:56:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Monday said that his government has designed a new agriculture policy [...] Full text...

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Benin's revenue forecast to rise in 2023

19 december 2022 - 19:05:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will experience in 2023 an increase in state revenues, according to a forecast of the [...] Full text...

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Strengthening regional trade offers Uganda sustainable path toward growth

15 december 2022 - 13:26:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning to its pre-pandemic path to [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $20 million grant to Ghana to help bridge unexpected financing gap

08 december 2022 - 11:53:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $20 million in supplementary funds for [...] Full text...

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Libya posts US$4bn surplus in first 10 months of 2022

09 november 2022 - 06:06:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's public revenues amounted to 92.2 billion dinars (about US$18.51 billion) from 1 January to 31 [...] Full text...

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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra

21 october 2022 - 07:08:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...

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Traders in Accra shut their shops to protest high cost of doing business

19 october 2022 - 11:23:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, closed their shops on Wednesday on the first day of [...] Full text...

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Violence erupts in DR Congo’s west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes

11 october 2022 - 10:00:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is alarmed by a surge of deadly [...] Full text...

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Libya earns nearly $18 billion in revenuein first 9 months of 2022

06 october 2022 - 15:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 89.7 billion Libyan dinars, about 17.97 billion US dollars, in revenue was realized [...] Full text...

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IMF mission reaches agreement with Gambian authorities

05 october 2022 - 10:07:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission  has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities of Gambia on [...] Full text...

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Libya rakes in 15.7 billion US dollars in revenues for first 9 months of 2022

30 september 2022 - 19:16:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya raked in a total of 79,356,220,000 dinars (about 15.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during [...] Full text...

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PM urges alternatives to constitutional basis if Libyan elections remains blocked

22 september 2022 - 17:30:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reaffirmed here Thursday his government's commitment [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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Former finance minister Amadou Ba appointed Prime Minister of Senegal

17 september 2022 - 13:46:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese president Macky Sall on Saturday appointed the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amadou Ba, as [...] Full text...

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Thousands stranded as commercial drivers’ strike in the Gambia

12 september 2022 - 14:12:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambian commuters, students, and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on [...] Full text...

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Libya earns $15.7 billion in revenues in first eight months of this year

06 september 2022 - 11:58:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned 78.3 billion dinars (about $15.78 billion) during the first eight months of this year, [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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Libya earns over $15 billion in revenues in first seven months of 2022

04 august 2022 - 20:56:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77.2 billion dinars (about 15.8 billion US dollars) in revenue was realized by [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis

04 august 2022 - 07:46:01
New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...

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Libya earns over US$11.7 billion in revenues in first half of 2022

05 july 2022 - 15:57:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 56.5 billion Libyan dinars (about 11.7 billion US dollars) of public financial revenues [...] Full text...

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Libya's records surplus of nearly US$5 billion in the first five months of 2022

07 june 2022 - 10:45:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 54.6 billion dinars in government revenue (about US$11.42 billion) in the first five months [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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Libya's account shows surplus of US$6 billion in first four months of the year

26 may 2022 - 13:00:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's accounts show a surplus of 30 billion dinars (about US$6.3 billion) during the first four [...] Full text...

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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians

05 april 2022 - 07:27:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Gambian gov't warns against 'abnormal' hike in prices of commodities

23 march 2022 - 11:02:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government is warning against abnormal increases in prices of commodities in the country and [...] Full text...

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Ministerial commission formed to solve problems of municipalities in Libya

03 march 2022 - 16:31:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba ordered, during his meeting on [...] Full text...

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El Hadj Malick Sy, former minister and former president of the Senegalese football federation dies

25 february 2022 - 20:33:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - El Hadj Malick Sy, alias "Souris", former Senegalese Minister of Tourism (1988-1990) and former President of [...] Full text...

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Six Trade unions kick against high cost of living in Benin

18 february 2022 - 20:42:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six Beninese Trade unions and centres, rose from a giant meeting on Friday in Cotonou to [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials discuss plan to finance micro handicraft projects for 25,000 youth

20 january 2022 - 11:45:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High Committee of the Libyan Credit Guarantee Fund has examined a proposal for a micro-projects [...] Full text...

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Libya earns nearly US$22.5 billion in oil revenues in 2021

05 january 2022 - 19:09:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya generated 103.4 billion dinars (about 22.47 billion dollars) in oil revenues in 2021, the Central [...] Full text...

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Senegal launches regional express train (TER)

28 december 2021 - 19:29:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday launched a regional express train (TER), which connects the capital, Dakar, to the [...] Full text...

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Libya earned almost US$2 billion in oil revenues in October- National Oil Company

02 december 2021 - 15:49:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$1.978 billion from sales of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products [...] Full text...

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Libyan government exempts imported food products from taxes

11 november 2021 - 12:04:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity in Libya has exempted imported food [...] 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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Libya earned over US$1.7 billion in oil revenues in September

20 october 2021 - 12:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.796 billion from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products and petrochemicals [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations

05 october 2021 - 05:09:59
New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...

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Libya records nearly US$2 billion in August oil receipts

02 october 2021 - 11:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.947 billion in net oil sales in August 2021, the National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Government approves construction of an oil refinery in southwest Libya

27 september 2021 - 19:02:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Council of Ministers of the National Unity Government on Monday approved at its regular meeting [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM pledges to transfer power to municipalities for autonomous management

07 september 2021 - 10:57:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has pledged that his government will transfer power to municipalities and [...] Full text...

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ILO decries lack of income protection for poor workers forced to defy lockdowns

02 september 2021 - 01:52:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world’s poorest workers were forced to defy the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to go out [...] Full text...

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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses

01 september 2021 - 20:35:34
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s first youth radio station celebrates 22 years

01 september 2021 - 14:51:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s youth radio station – Yarona FM - has announced massive plans to celebrate its 22 [...] Full text...

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Over US$511 million allocated to Libya Reconstruction Fund

23 august 2021 - 20:54:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2.250 billion dinars (about US$511.37 million) has been allocated by the national unity [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$2 billion in oil revenues in July

19 august 2021 - 22:12:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$2,052,654. 176 in net revenue from crude oil sales during the [...] Full text...

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Kenya negotiating lifting of mandatory Chinese vaccine for travellers

16 august 2021 - 15:28:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s interior ministry said on Monday it was holding talks with the Chinese authorities to lift [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF support focuses most where it matters the most

14 august 2021 - 10:21:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Differences in vaccine access, and the ability to deploy policy support are creating ‘a growing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria set to lift ban on Twitter soon, says Information Minister

11 august 2021 - 22:21:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The Federal Government of Nigeria said here Wednesday it would lift the ban it placed on the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone’s economy recovering from COVID-19 contraction but uncertainties persist

06 august 2021 - 13:08:07
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s economy is projected to recover from the COVID-19 contraction with real GDP expected [...] Full text...

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Morocco appeals WTO findings against anti-dumping taxes imposed on Tunisian exercise book imports

05 august 2021 - 12:53:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said there was no panel to handle an appeal by Morocco [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president declares war on corruption, tax evasion

29 july 2021 - 11:51:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Five days after he suspended Parliament, dismissed the Prime Minister and took the head of the [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

17 july 2021 - 06:26:15
New York, US (PANA) - There is a “bloody surge” impacting  humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's presence noticed at Burundi's 59th Independence anniversary celebrations

01 july 2021 - 14:09:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...

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Libya earned US$1.322 billion in oil revenues in May

28 june 2021 - 09:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$1.322 billion in oil revenues and US$53 million in gas and condensate sales [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic

11 june 2021 - 01:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] 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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African policymakers face three challenges to lift economies out of worst health crisis

13 may 2021 - 15:09:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the [...] Full text...

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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes

11 may 2021 - 19:35:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...

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Benin's cotton production goes up 2% to 728,000 tonnes in 2020-2021 season

17 april 2021 - 12:08:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin produced some 728,000 tonnes of cotton during the 2020-2021 season, up by two percent, or 714,714 [...] 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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Libya earned over US$1.2 billion in oil revenues by February 2021, says NOC

15 march 2021 - 11:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than US$1.235 billion has been recorded by Libya as global revenues from sales of crude [...] Full text...

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EU raises concern about humanitarian situation in South Sudan

04 march 2021 - 13:21:36
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan must pursue and accelerate the implementation of the security arrangements in its Peace [...] Full text...

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Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency

17 february 2021 - 06:28:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura city authorities demolish small shops, kiosks

16 february 2021 - 18:35:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The owners of small shops and kiosks in Kinama, a sprawling popular city in northern Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$1 billion in oil and gas revenues in December 2020 - NOC

24 january 2021 - 17:49:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said the North African country earned a total of [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council suspends taxes on foreign exchange transactions

03 january 2021 - 14:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the government of national accord has suspended the decision to impose tax [...] Full text...

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Mali: UNHCR warns against increase in child trafficking due to conflicts, Covid-19 pandemic

09 december 2020 - 21:39:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday in its report against an increase [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa braces for deep drop in tax income over pandemic

08 december 2020 - 21:43:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African economies are expected to record a 7.3% drop in Gross Domestic Product due to the [...] Full text...

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Ghana to consider US$15 billion debt restructuring after polls - Finance advisers

07 december 2020 - 13:41:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will have to grapple with the need for the restructuring of a massive US$15 billion [...] Full text...

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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19

01 december 2020 - 13:52:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF foresees stronger recovery in Senegal than previous forecast

18 november 2020 - 10:47:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact on Senegal was significant in the first half of 2020, but [...] Full text...

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Benin projects increased earnings of CFAF 103 billion in 2021

17 november 2020 - 16:35:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has projected that it will earn an increase of more than 103 billion CFAF in [...] Full text...

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Investing in WASH key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – AfDB

17 november 2020 - 12:51:10
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s registers 0.52 pc inflation rise to 14.23 pc in October 2020

16 november 2020 - 14:14:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 14.23 per cent (year-on-year) in October [...] Full text...

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Libya recorded 347.1 million dollars in oil revenues in September, October 2020

06 november 2020 - 23:20:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenues from the export of crude oil and its by-products accruing to Libya in September and [...] Full text...

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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Benin forecasts 6 pct growth in GDP in 2021

11 october 2020 - 11:47:20
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is forecasting a 6 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian gold company, TASSIAT, paid US$79.4 million in taxes, duties and royalties in 2019 - Report

06 october 2020 - 17:25:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Gold company, TASIAST Mauritania Limited (TML SA), a subsidiary of Canada's Kinross which operates a [...] Full text...

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Libyan finance minister welcomes revenue gains despite difficulties

01 october 2020 - 13:24:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Accord, Faraj Boumtari, has welcomed the achievement [...] Full text...

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Kenyan employers' union warns of looming coronavirus pandemic job cuts

26 september 2020 - 16:48:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Slightly more than half of all the big companies employing the largest workforce in Kenya's mainstream [...] Full text...

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Almost all travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy in Tunisia

25 september 2020 - 22:44:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian federation of tourism and travel agencies, Jaber Ben Attouche, warned here [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurates its first solar panel assembly plant

23 september 2020 - 15:10:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, inaugurated here Tuesday the country's [...] Full text...

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Ex-Beninese director on the run, to be repatriated from Senegal

18 september 2020 - 19:47:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Mr Carlos Adohouannon, ex-director of the Tax General Management, who is wanted for one year for [...] Full text...

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Libya generates US$ 4.83 billion in oil revenues and taxes in first 8 months of 2020

07 september 2020 - 17:57:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya generated some 38.51 billion dinars (about US$ 27.91 billion) from public financial resources, including 6.67 [...] Full text...

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Libya's financial resources rise by nearly $10 billion in 7 months of 2020

05 september 2020 - 18:48:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's public financial resources during the period of January 1 to July 31 reached 36 billion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Central Bank Governor threatens to blacklist firms seeking forex arbitrage opportunities

20 august 2020 - 16:11:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, has threatened to blacklist firms which do [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt introduces punitive new law to force companies to pay taxes in foreign currency

20 august 2020 - 14:56:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says a new law will shortly be introduced, forcing firms that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to take 'urgent steps' over Ghana's closure of Nigerian shops

17 august 2020 - 12:17:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following videos of Ghanaian authorities forcefully closing down shops owned by Nigerians over failure to pay $1 [...] Full text...

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Libya records 1.595 billion dollars in oil receipts between January and July

11 august 2020 - 22:50:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil receipts recorded by Libya between 1 January and 31 July, 2020, were estimated at 2.218 [...] Full text...

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AfDB commits $98 million for multisector COVID-19 response to Rwanda

25 july 2020 - 18:15:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a concessional loan of $97.675 million to Rwanda to [...] Full text...

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Tourism: 600 employees to turns jobless in 73 hours in Gambia

13 july 2020 - 21:22:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six hundred workers of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Senegambia and Coral Beach Hotel Brufut, 20km [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%

01 july 2020 - 13:08:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Final year basic school students in Ghana return to school

29 june 2020 - 06:11:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Junior High Schools in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to prepare for [...] Full text...

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Congolese National Assembly ratifies law on prevention of tax evasion

27 june 2020 - 15:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Assembly of Congo on Friday ratified in Brazzaville the bill authorizing the ratification of [...] Full text...

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Algeria extends contract to supply Tunisia with gas until 2027

19 june 2020 - 09:09:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Algerian Oil and Natural Gas Company (SONATRACH) announced on Thursday the extension of the contract [...] Full text...

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Congolese tax administrators urged to improve tax collection

18 june 2020 - 10:57:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Budget Minister Ludovic Ngatsé on Wednesday called on tax officials to improve tax collection to boost [...] Full text...

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Congo: Financial stakeholders briefed on e-pay system

12 june 2020 - 16:53:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of credit and micro-finance institutions of Congo were Thursday briefed on the integration process of [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues reached $2 billion in the first five months of 2020

08 june 2020 - 16:35:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's total and sovereign oil revenues in the first five months of 2020 amounted to 2.78 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria set to tax online businesses

08 june 2020 - 12:37:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's dragnet in pursuit of new revenue base has shifted to  social media and issued Companies [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border

30 may 2020 - 18:36:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU envoy says coronavirus stimuli spending in Africa ‘grossly inadequate’

25 may 2020 - 21:33:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries have spent an average of 0.8 percent of their gross domestic product on [...] Full text...

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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration

19 may 2020 - 17:55:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...

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Libya recorded foreign exchange deficit of US$1.67 billion in the past four months - Central Bank

07 may 2020 - 11:21:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya announced on Thursday that the total foreign exchange revenues deficit recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa mobilising to minimise losses

16 april 2020 - 05:39:49
New York, US (PANA) - From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with [...] Full text...

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Congo adopts new forest code

14 april 2020 - 15:43:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Senate has adopted a new forest code  to improve the management of forest resources, [...] Full text...

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Libya earns US$6.5 billion in revenue in first quarter of 2020

09 april 2020 - 16:06:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned about US$6.11 billion in the first quarter of 2020, with oil sales accounting for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana announces social intervention measures to ease virus burden

06 april 2020 - 06:28:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced several social intervention measures to ease the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togolese president announces palliatives in support of businesses

02 april 2020 - 17:12:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese head of state, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on Wednesday announced the creation of a National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger Government announces measures to support economic operators

30 march 2020 - 15:43:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's economic growth rate is likely to slow down from 6.9% to 4.1% due to the [...] Full text...

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Niger announces state of health emergency, curfew to counter coronavirus

28 march 2020 - 12:11:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou announced new health, economic and social measures in a message to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritanian President creates Solidarity Fund

26 march 2020 - 10:56:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani has announced the creation of a National Solidarity Fund to [...] Full text...

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Kenya reduces taxes to ease coronavirus impact

25 march 2020 - 20:40:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta announced drastic measures in the state clampdown to restore public health order in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese businesses count their losses after govt.'s measures against coronavirus spread

24 march 2020 - 20:16:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some Congolese traders on Monday deplored the loss of income in view of the measures taken [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia begins general confinement of citizens

22 march 2020 - 18:45:33
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Sunday began the general confinement announced by President Kais Saied at the end of [...] Full text...

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Mali government exempts renewable energy equipment from VAT, import duties

19 march 2020 - 18:05:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Wednesday adopted a draft ordinance exempting renewable energy equipment from VAT, import [...] Full text...

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Congolese consumers regret the lack of legal framework for their protection

16 march 2020 - 20:28:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Observatory for Consumer Rights, on Monday in Brazzaville, deplored the lack of a legal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso union suspends protest march against taxes on allowances

16 march 2020 - 10:33:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso (CGT-B) on Sunday announced the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

10 march 2020 - 05:30:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Finance ministry warns reserves could drop by $14 billion because of oil ports closures

09 march 2020 - 05:50:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of Finance on Sunday estimated that the country’s currency reserves could drop by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis

08 march 2020 - 12:26:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Businesses are under increased threat of collapse due to the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar [...] Full text...

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Nearly 90 per cent of all people have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women - Report

06 march 2020 - 05:43:25
New York, US (PANA) - Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of [...] Full text...

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Congo: Taxpayers urged to respect fiscal calendar

03 march 2020 - 13:33:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  Director-General of tax administration, Ludovic Itoua, on Monday in Brazzaville, urged taxpayers to fulfil their [...] Full text...

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Nigerien NGOs invest 133 billion F CFA in development actions in 2018

02 march 2020 - 21:53:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien NGOs have invested about 133 billion CFA francs in 2018 against the 130 billion in [...] Full text...

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Despite Zimbabwe Govt’s best efforts, the economy is re-dollarising not de-dollarising (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

23 february 2020 - 14:21:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two weeks back, this reporter sought fuel and called a local Total Service Station manager enquiring [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Zimra says depreciating local currency makes it difficult to plan

20 february 2020 - 17:09:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has called for monetary and fiscal policy alignment as the depreciating [...] Full text...

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Mauritius public sector debt up by Rs 6 billion in five months

19 february 2020 - 13:58:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development on Wednesday announced that between end [...] Full text...

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Leading Zimbabwe economists warn of reduced private consumption

16 february 2020 - 14:47:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local economists say private consumption as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has rapidly [...] Full text...

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AfDB slams World Bank President’s comments on Africa’s debt profile

16 february 2020 - 09:54:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In several news reports, World Bank President, David Malpass, was recently quoted as saying that [...] Full text...

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Air transport in Africa contributes over US$50 billion of GDP - AFRAA

15 february 2020 - 11:07:43
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Air transport in Africa contributes more than US$50 billion to GDP, the  African Airlines  Association (AFRAA) said [...] Full text...

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Malian soldier killed in terrorist attack in central Mali

14 february 2020 - 17:53:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian soldier was killed and five others injured on Wednesday during an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Libya earned more than US$1.77 billion in oil revenues in January - Oil company chief says

14 february 2020 - 10:35:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil sales generated more than US$1.77 billion for Libya last January, representing a decline of about [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, South Africa face no risk of debt distress: AfDB tells World Bank

14 february 2020 - 10:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), a development financier with a global footprint, has disputed the World [...] Full text...

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Belgian firm issuing national ID cards in Gambia resumes business after resolution of tax dispute

13 february 2020 - 10:22:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A Belgian firm, which issues national documents in Gambia, has resumed operations following the resolution of [...] Full text...

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