Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)

22 august 2025 - 11:58:55 AR

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have long helped shape policy by [...] Full text...

Minister dissolves South African Tourism board

21 august 2025 - 07:46:58 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille has dissolved the South African Tourism (SAT) board, with immediate effect, after it unlawfully [...] Full text...

Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

20 august 2025 - 10:45:22 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Ford recalls thousands of vehicles in South Africa

20 august 2025 - 10:09:25 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US-based giant automaker, Ford, has recalled thousands of vehicles in southern African, due to various safety concerns. The latest [...] Full text...

Mali, UAE sign 11 agreements in strategic areas of development

19 august 2025 - 12:20:00 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The second meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission for Mali and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday in Abu Dhabi [...] Full text...

Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

19 august 2025 - 10:14:01 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Libyan Parliament holds plenary session on 2025 draft budget

18 august 2025 - 12:06:37 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's House of Representatives on Monday began a plenary session at its headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi to review [...] Full text...

Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

18 august 2025 - 11:34:14 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Inflation in Libya at the end of June 2025 stood at 1.4%

15 august 2025 - 11:42:57 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The inflation in Libya as at 30 June 2025 stood a 1.4%, according to the Central Bank of Libya (BCL).It also [...] Full text...

Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

14 august 2025 - 11:49:09 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

14 august 2025 - 10:50:21 MA

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa [...] Full text...

Algeria's state-owned oil company discovers oil in Libya

13 august 2025 - 12:52:44 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, has made a commercial oil discovery in the Ghadames Basin in southwestern Libya.The discovery at the [...] Full text...

Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

13 august 2025 - 10:28:54 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

13 august 2025 - 08:24:13 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

12 august 2025 - 10:52:53 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

11 august 2025 - 10:33:30 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Monday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

11 august 2025 - 07:38:29 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships

10 august 2025 - 06:12:20 MA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement [...] Full text...

Saturday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

09 august 2025 - 10:35:29 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Saturday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

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

09 august 2025 - 07:57:44 MA

Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are positioning themselves as [...] Full text...

IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini

08 august 2025 - 11:45:11 AR

Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s economic growth is expected to [...] Full text...

Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

08 august 2025 - 11:40:43 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Friday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

08 august 2025 - 07:36:40 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

07 august 2025 - 11:48:38 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

South African Airways launches direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius

07 august 2025 - 09:00:11 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will launch its first-ever direct service between Cape Town and Mauritius [...] Full text...

Thursday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

07 august 2025 - 05:36:44 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

06 august 2025 - 11:30:56 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

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

06 august 2025 - 07:49:28 AR

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa, [...] Full text...

Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

06 august 2025 - 07:02:59 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

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

05 august 2025 - 16:26:45 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, says the granting of licences to official currency exchange offices [...] Full text...

ExxonMobil signs MOU with NOC and resumes activities in Libya after decade-long interruption

05 august 2025 - 14:44:46 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American international oil company, ExxonMobil, to [...] Full text...

Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

05 august 2025 - 11:13:22 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

05 august 2025 - 08:14:26 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

South Africa seeks to strengthen trade ties in Africa

05 august 2025 - 06:53:42 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is eyeing new markets in Africa and Asia as it continues to negotiate with the United States [...] Full text...

Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

04 august 2025 - 10:43:36 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog concludes South Africa visit

04 august 2025 - 07:59:29 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Africa Joint Group, a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, has concluded [...] Full text...

Monday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

04 august 2025 - 07:39:56 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

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

02 august 2025 - 08:14:00 AR

Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according to the latest edition of [...] Full text...

Saturday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

02 august 2025 - 08:10:21 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Saturday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mali

01 august 2025 - 11:27:12 AR

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mali on Thursday noting the [...] Full text...

Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

01 august 2025 - 11:24:34 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Malian PM attends 2025 World Expo in Japan

01 august 2025 - 11:21:31 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Major-General Abdoulaye Maïga, arrived on Thursday in Osaka, Japan, to participate in the 2025 World Expo, reports the [...] Full text...

South African to continue negotiation with the US after 30% tariff imposed - Ramaphosa

01 august 2025 - 11:05:39 MA

Pretoria, South Africa (PAA) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country will continue to negotiate tariffs with the US which imposed a 30 [...] Full text...

New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy (IMF Blog by Vladimir Klyuev, James Tebrake)

01 august 2025 - 08:38:55 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The updated System of National Accounts better captures digitalisation, intangible assets, and global production—helping governments support growth, jobs, and [...] Full text...

Friday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

01 august 2025 - 07:11:22 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security

01 august 2025 - 05:18:48 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected president of the Economic and [...] Full text...

Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi

31 july 2025 - 10:42:32 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency        [...] Full text...

Thursday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling

31 july 2025 - 07:26:21 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency  [...] Full text...

UN chief appoints experts to help countries create tax policies that advance sustainable development

31 july 2025 - 05:25:34 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 25 experts to a UN committee to help countries design tax policies that advance [...] Full text...

South Africa secures major energy loan

30 july 2025 - 06:33:27 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Germany’s KFW Development Bank on Tuesday concluded a €500 million loan for the implementation of the South Africa’s Just [...] Full text...