Fiscal and financial risks of high debt, slow-growth world: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Vitor Gaspar, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

29 march 2024 - 13:14:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term [...] Full text...

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Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD

04 october 2023 - 11:08:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others [...] 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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Global economy on track but not yet out of the woods: IMF Blog

25 july 2023 - 16:42:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy continues to gradually recover from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [...] Full text...

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Global growth forecast to slow to 1.9% in 2023, warn UN economists

26 january 2023 - 05:59:51
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN economists warned on Wednesday that intersecting crises are likely to add further damage [...] Full text...

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Gambia announces measures to mitigate effects of economic hardship

13 april 2022 - 10:39:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has commissioned an eight-member economic taskforce to look into the recent rise in [...] Full text...

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COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’, says rights chief

07 october 2021 - 18:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within [...] Full text...

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Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years: UNCTAD

16 september 2021 - 05:35:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, [...] Full text...

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African ministers ask IMF for emergency support in COVID-19 response

09 february 2021 - 18:03:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African finance ministers have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve US$500 billion in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates 55th anniversary of popular uprising

03 january 2021 - 19:38:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Sunday commemorated the 55th anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted its [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Confirmed case forces evacuation of staff from al-Charara oil field in southwest Libya

31 august 2020 - 17:34:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil exploration company, Akakus, has started evacuating staff from the al-Charara field (southwest 300,000 b/d), one [...] Full text...

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Eid ul-Adha: Malian president IBK sends message to Muslim community

31 july 2020 - 22:03:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on the occasion of the celebration here Friday of the Eid [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt

24 june 2020 - 05:42:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 forces Brazil to withdraw bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup due to financial impact

09 june 2020 - 18:37:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Brazil has withdrawn its bid to host the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, citing the debilitating [...] Full text...

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UN acting Special Representative Stephanie Wiliams deplores intensification of military escalation between Libyan belligerents

19 may 2020 - 23:30:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The acting special representative of the UN Security Council in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday deplored before [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights Libya's vulnerability to Covid-19 due to insecurity

12 may 2020 - 14:08:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Libya remains "extremely vulnerable to coronavirus due to intensified fighting [...] Full text...

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Libyan government of national accord opts for lifting of oil subsidy

13 april 2020 - 22:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday opted for the lifting of oil subsidy to [...] Full text...

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Loss to Libya of closure of oil sites rises to US$3.276 billion

17 march 2020 - 10:11:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The closure of oil facilities in Libya since 18 January has cost the country US$3.276 billion [...] Full text...

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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight difficulties of military escalation

22 february 2020 - 17:41:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Obstacles to the resumption of the political process in Libya due to the military escalation and [...] 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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Gabon: Some 4,000 candidates for entrance examination to Higher Teacher Training College

28 january 2020 - 16:54:40
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Nearly 4,000 candidates will Tuesday in Libreville sit for the entrance examination to the Higher Teacher [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] Full text...

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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history

30 december 2019 - 06:43:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - For the first time in Zimbabwe’s near 40-year history, the country faced 'man-made starvation' in 2019. While [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

09 december 2019 - 17:47:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's banking sector workers to demonstrate on Thursday

24 november 2019 - 14:29:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe banking sector workers will demonstrate and petition the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt expenditures set to jump by 142.7 percent to stimulate growth

15 november 2019 - 06:08:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government's expenditure will rise by 142.74 percent to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$63.6 billion (US$3.89 billion) next [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

29 october 2019 - 07:19:04
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe economy to contract 3.1 percent, Fitch Solutions

09 october 2019 - 21:25:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean economy will contract by 3.1 percent this year owing to government reforms adversely affecting [...] Full text...

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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report

27 september 2019 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to pursue reforms

27 september 2019 - 05:32:45
New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue inclusive [...] Full text...

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'Sanctions stifling us', Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa tells the world

26 september 2019 - 19:25:51
New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa continued with his predecessor’s, the late former President Robert Mugabe, rhetoric [...] Full text...

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South Africa needs to strengthen the rule of law, prevent outbreaks of public violence

05 september 2019 - 12:57:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The latest wave of public violence in South Africa was driven by a toxic mix [...] Full text...

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Seven teachers arrested for petitioning Zimbabwe finance minister over paltry wages

23 august 2019 - 22:45:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Seven Zimbabwean teachers were Friday arrested for participating in a planned protest march to petition the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers storm Finance minister's offices over paltry wages

23 august 2019 - 12:28:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) members stormed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s offices on Friday, over [...] Full text...

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ZANU-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US Congressional Research Service

18 august 2019 - 16:18:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Congress think tank, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), says the governing ZANU PF’s [...] Full text...

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Mass movements of Zimbabweans to South Africa loom - Report

11 august 2019 - 11:49:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American based humanitarian organization, Refugees International (RI), has revealed to PANA that aid officials expect South [...] Full text...

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Austerity and economic headwinds in Zimbabwe to persist - IH Securities

06 august 2019 - 14:19:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Financial services firm IH Securities expects austerity and economic headwinds to persist after a plethora of [...] Full text...

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'Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe is better than the incumbent, Emmerson Mnangagwa'

03 august 2019 - 16:15:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, says the current political and economic situation in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Finance minister's tweet on low prices angers consumers

22 june 2019 - 19:03:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has angered the public saying prices of basic commodities in US [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns entrenched racial discrimination and inequality in UK

14 june 2019 - 15:55:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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IMF says Zimbabwe's 2019 economic prospects remain bleak

01 june 2019 - 17:05:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Staff Monitored Program will likely need to be recalibrated [...] Full text...

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Zim govt spent RTGS$178,02 million on social protection programs in Q1

27 may 2019 - 23:54:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwe Treasury spent only RTGS$178,02 million (US$35,05 million) on social protection programs in the first [...] Full text...

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Five NGOs denounce continued detention of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam

24 may 2019 - 20:44:44
Paris, France (PANA)   -  Five organisations have condemned the continued detention in prison of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam, [...] Full text...

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Prices of basic commodities and services to increase further in Zimbabwe

22 may 2019 - 17:54:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has warned of further price increases following the price of [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe economy to contract by 20% in US dollar value'

17 may 2019 - 02:37:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy will contract by 20% in terms of its US dollar value to US$20 billion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition plans demonstration over deteriorating economy

25 april 2019 - 11:06:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has said it will hold nationwide protests [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts recession in Zimbabwe for 2019

10 april 2019 - 21:39:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Zimbabwe's growth forecast downwards by a whopping 9 percentage [...] Full text...

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Govt Policies worsening the economic crisis in Zimbabwe - UN Experts

06 april 2019 - 11:17:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government’s policies are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship for the poor [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe policies hitting poor hardest, say UN rights experts

05 april 2019 - 09:14:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) –  Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa’s many trips irrational - MDC Alliance

01 april 2019 - 14:18:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party, the MDC Alliance, has called President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s frequent trips abroad irrational.   Since [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deplores repression of protests in Zimbabwe

18 january 2019 - 12:59:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Authorities in Zimbabwe should find ways of engaging with the population about their legitimate grievances and [...] Full text...

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More attacks, ‘persisting security challenges’ threaten progress in West Africa, Sahel

11 january 2019 - 03:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - A rising number of attacks by extremist groups, using more sophisticated tactics, risk undermining progress [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief welcomes new text to protect rights of peasants, other rural workers

19 december 2018 - 03:39:55
New York, US (PANA) - As the most basic rights of rural people continue to be trampled on in many [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ‘at a turning point’ stresses UN rights expert

05 october 2018 - 05:40:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert welcomed on Thursday the progress made towards democratic reform in [...] Full text...

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Kenya declares 50% fuel tax cut

14 september 2018 - 13:22:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a 50% cut in a controversial petroleum tax, which the government [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures

16 july 2018 - 06:46:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...

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IMF has large brain and tiny conscience, says UN poverty expert calling for urgent change

19 june 2018 - 17:47:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a “tiny conscience” and must do more to protect low-income [...] Full text...

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Bashir orders closure of at least 13 embassies in austerity move

03 may 2018 - 12:05:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan is to close down at least 13 of its embassies abroad, which experts say is [...] Full text...

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'Attacks on journalists reach alarming levels in West and Central Africa'

03 may 2018 - 07:44:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Journalists across West and Central Africa are facing intimidation and harassment and being targeted with arrest [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert raises concerns about violence against women in Sudan

24 april 2018 - 17:15:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on Sudan has expressed concern about reports that the security forces were [...] Full text...

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AI hails release of Chadian activist

06 april 2018 - 12:35:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The release of an online activist following a major global campaign should be a first step [...] Full text...

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'Sudan prisoner release left many activists behind' - HRW

22 february 2018 - 07:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Dozens of prominent activists remain in detention in Sudan, despite the release of more than 50 [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Electoral body wants judiciary to set up electoral court

15 september 2017 - 12:27:39
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of the 2018 general elections, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Sierra Leone has [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Put people before profits, UN urges in annual trade report

15 september 2017 - 05:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Noting that the world economy in 2017 “is picking up but not taking off,” a new [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: World's poor bearing brunt of global crises, UN rights expert

14 september 2017 - 19:48:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Impacts of climate change and the global economic crisis are compounding the threats faced by people [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Central Africa’s most accomplished diplomat takes aim at AU post (A News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

24 january 2017 - 06:34:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Moussa Faki Mahamat, the former Chadian Prime Minister, who is running for the post of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: US urges Sudan to respect freedom of expression

17 december 2016 - 13:52:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) – The United States has called on Sudanese authorities to refrain from confiscating newspapers, to allow [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy calls for long-term robust engagement for sustainable peace in Liberia

26 august 2016 - 10:18:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Liberia has stressed the need for long-term, robust engagement by [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS report says donor governments' funding for HIV declined in 2015

18 july 2016 - 14:49:31
New York, US (PANA) - Donor governments' funding to support HIV efforts in low- and middle-income countries fell for the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana finance minister calls for prudence in govt spending

01 february 2016 - 17:05:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s Finance minister Kenneth Mathambo has implored government to practise austerity measures, as the new financial [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Social protection systems should be more inclusive of persons with disabilities' – UN expert

29 october 2015 - 14:11:50
New York, US (PANA) - States should make their social protection systems more inclusive for persons with disabilities, rather than [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Foreign reserves to finance development projects

09 october 2015 - 12:21:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced plans to tap into the country’s foreign reserves to finance national development projects [...] Full text...

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Zambia: JCTR opposes govt’s plan to increase debt ceiling from K38 billion to K60 billion

19 june 2015 - 15:38:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has opposed the Zambian Government’s plan for an upward [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report calls for transformation of economies to make gender equality a reality

27 april 2015 - 19:30:33
New York, US (PANA) - A new report released on Monday by the UN entity for gender equality and women’s [...] Full text...

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Libya: PM announces austerity measures to battle budget deficit

06 april 2015 - 15:19:19
Beidha, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan interim Prime minister, Abdallah al-Theni, has introduced some austerity measures in the country with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'No change in oil benchmark as oil prices plunge further'

04 january 2015 - 13:59:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Despite falling oil prices, Nigeria's federal government has said it will not change its oil benchmark [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Preparations for christmas reach fever pitch

24 december 2014 - 14:58:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – As last minute preparations for this year’s Christmas reach their climax in Nigeria, there are strong [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report cals for structural reforms to help poorest countries

27 november 2014 - 21:05:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world's poorest countries are trapped in an economic vicious circle, which pins them in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Central bank reacts to falling oil price, devalues local currency

25 november 2014 - 19:48:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Responding to the drastic crash in the price of crude oil, which is Nigeria's largest revenue [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Complex web of crises requires human rights-based solutions'

23 october 2014 - 08:03:05
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says at the root of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bring unlawful killers, torturers in Sudan to justice, Amnesty tells Sudan

03 september 2014 - 10:49:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The brutal suppression of protests in Sudan must end, and members of the security forces responsible [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Minister paints gloomy financial picture for Tunisia in 2015

11 august 2014 - 15:22:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Finance, Hakim Ben Hammouda, on Monday painted a gloomy [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Global infrastructure spending to hit US$9 trillion annually by 2025'

07 august 2014 - 13:08:13
Johannesburg, South-Africa (PANA) - Global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than US$9 trillion annually [...] Full text...

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UN: Pillay urges universal protections for all

10 june 2014 - 19:34:38
New York, US (PANA) - Outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Tuesday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Politics dominates the media in Mauritius

07 june 2014 - 09:15:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The announcement of a political alliance between the Labour Party (LP), which has been in power [...] Full text...

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UN: Panel issues new guidelines on rights of people with disabilities

23 april 2014 - 14:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has issued a new [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Wages will be paid without delay'

15 april 2014 - 22:39:56
Tunis, Tunisia ( PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Economy and Finance, Hakim Hammouda, on Tuesday have the assurance that salaries [...] Full text...

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UN: Expert urges less military spending, more investment in development

14 april 2014 - 14:44:22
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, the UN independent expert on the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Oxfam says half of world’s population work for tiny elite

20 january 2014 - 11:09:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Wealthy elites have co-opted political power to rig the rules of the economic game, [...] Full text...

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‘Banda not barred from entering EU’

03 december 2013 - 12:39:30
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation in Lilongwe and the Malawi mission to the EU in Brussels [...] Full text...

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UN chief presents US$5.4 billion budget proposal for next two years

28 october 2013 - 22:59:37
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday presented a proposed budget of US$5.4 billion for the [...] Full text...

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UN report: New policies needed to adjust to changes in global economy

14 october 2013 - 22:31:46
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Monday says countries must adopt new economic policies to adjust [...] Full text...

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UN chief reports progress in global partnership for development

19 september 2013 - 22:33:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there has been progress in achieving the goal of global [...] Full text...

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Malawi President sells off controversial presidential jet

22 may 2013 - 12:32:47
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has lived up to her vow to sell off the presidential jet [...] Full text...

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ECA chief hails APRM for raising bar on accountability

22 may 2013 - 07:46:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ten years after its creation, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has received acclaim for [...] Full text...

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UN, Bretton Woods institutions, others meet on debt crises

24 april 2013 - 16:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials, economic experts and representatives of international financial institutions on Tuesday in New York [...] Full text...

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Malawians protest worsening economic woes

17 january 2013 - 12:33:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of Malawians Thursday took to the streets of major cities across the country to protest [...] Full text...

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Sudanese journalist found after being abducted, tortured

07 november 2012 - 11:16:35
New York, US (PANA) - A critical Sudanese freelance journalist was found on the side of a road in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya announces austerity measures, 10% finance tax on cash deals

05 october 2012 - 17:40:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Finance Minister Njeru Githae, Friday announced a series of austerity measures, including a 10% tax [...] Full text...

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Malawi's Banda explains pay cut, pays presidential jet going 'in two weeks'

02 october 2012 - 20:34:51
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has said she has decided to take a 30 per cent pay [...] Full text...

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Poor financing cripples Africa’s environment action plan

12 september 2012 - 07:34:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite increased attention given to the NEPAD Environment Initiative over the past decade, securing adequate funding [...] Full text...

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Sudan releases detained demonstrators

16 august 2012 - 18:16:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday ordered the release of about 80 persons detained in connection with [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office wants Sudan to probe violence in Darfur

03 august 2012 - 16:30:55
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged Sudan to [...] Full text...

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CPJ accuses Sudan of cracking down on press

22 july 2012 - 12:41:18
New York, US (PANA) - The authorities in Sudan must stop their crackdown on press coverage of the ongoing protests [...] Full text...

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Sudan riot police 'contain' small group of rioters

29 june 2012 - 22:31:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday said police controlled "small riots" in three cities without casualties or [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog urges Sudan to end crackdown on protesters, journalists

26 june 2012 - 15:25:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities must end its ruthless crackdown on protests and stop the harassment of journalists [...] Full text...

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Sudan: President relieves advisers of their positions

25 june 2012 - 22:15:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar Bashir on Monday relieved all his advisers of their duties as part of [...] Full text...

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'No decision yet on Malawi controversial presidential jet'

03 june 2012 - 15:38:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Finance Minister Ken Lipenga, has said no decision has been made yet on what to do [...] Full text...

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Japan pledges another US$1bln for Private Sector Development in Africa

01 june 2012 - 14:19:33
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Japan has announced it will provide another US$ 1 billion over the next five years for [...] Full text...

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ILO report warns on global jobs crisis

30 april 2012 - 18:14:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Labour Organization (ILO), in a report on Monday, said that the [...] Full text...

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World Bank President Zoellick to quit in June

16 february 2012 - 11:47:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick has announced he will step down from office in June, the [...] Full text...

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Ban urges private sector to invest in sustainable development initiatives

13 january 2012 - 10:14:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged investors to lend their support to sustainable development [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly approves US$5.15b budget for 2012-13

25 december 2011 - 08:32:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Saturday approved a budget of US$5.15 billion for the organisation's [...] Full text...

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UN report says investment in anti-HIV/AIDS services paying off

01 december 2011 - 18:06:57
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report on Thursday said the growing access to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention services [...] Full text...

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World AIDS Day: Unparalleled global progress reported in HIV response

01 december 2011 - 09:23:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new report on the 'Global HIV/AIDS Response' has shown an unparalleled global progress in both [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks developed countries on aid commitments

30 november 2011 - 21:11:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged developed countries to fulfil their aid commiments and [...] Full text...

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UN chief proposes US$ 5.2 billion budget for next two years

28 october 2011 - 10:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday presented a budget proposal of US$ 5.2 billion to [...] Full text...

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UN chief proposes US$5.2b budget for next two years

28 october 2011 - 07:36:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday presented a budget proposal of US$5.2 billion to enable [...] Full text...

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UN calls for more investment in people to eradicate poverty

17 october 2011 - 16:29:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need for more investment in people's growth [...] Full text...

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UN official tasks nations on social concerns

04 october 2011 - 16:32:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang, on Tuesday urged countries [...] Full text...

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UN report says weak domestic demand impedes economy recovery

07 september 2011 - 16:42:52
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report, unveiled Wednesday, said that economic recovery in developed economies might grind to [...] Full text...

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61st session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa opens in Yamoussoukro

30 august 2011 - 19:30:50
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 61st session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa got underway [...] Full text...

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UN high-level summit identifies young people as agents of change

25 july 2011 - 19:55:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Monday kicked off a high-level summit devoted to tackling the [...] Full text...

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UK officially suspends aid to Malawi

14 july 2011 - 16:15:45
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - Britain's Department for International Development (DFID) Thursday announced that it had indefinitely suspended budget support [...] Full text...

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Mutharika's austerity measures dominate Malawi press

02 july 2011 - 11:55:20
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Deliberations in the on-going budget session of Parliament and President Bingu wa Mutharika's austerity measurers on [...] Full text...

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Migiro urges nations to invest in poverty eradication

14 june 2011 - 18:52:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro on Tuesday stressed the need to protect development gains [...] Full text...

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G8 leaders pledge US$20 billion for post-revolution Egypt and Tunisia

28 may 2011 - 13:02:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The G8 leaders promised US$20 billion in aid to Egypt and Tunisia on Friday when they [...] Full text...

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'Austerity policy earned Madagascar more than US$250 million in 2010'

16 may 2011 - 21:38:31
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The austerity policy by the government of Madagascar earned the country more than US$250 million in [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks LDCs' leaders on economic development

09 may 2011 - 16:32:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on leaders of the world's poorest countries meeting [...] Full text...

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UN report says global economy to grow "slightly" in 2011

02 december 2010 - 19:33:42
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report, unveiled on Thursday, has painted a gloomy picture of the performance of [...] Full text...

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Ping urges more direct investments in Africa to boost peace

16 september 2010 - 15:59:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Thursday the efforts to bring lasting peace to [...] Full text...

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MDGs summit to provide fresh impetus for development, health

26 july 2010 - 10:04:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As the global fight against killer diseases of AIDS, ma laria and tuberculosis intensifies, government leaders [...] Full text...

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Swine Flu: Kenya concedes low capacity to test outbreak

02 may 2009 - 17:06:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Barely a week after Kenya announced several austerity me asures to counter the spread of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana takes final steps to Right to Information Law

17 april 2009 - 20:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana is taking the final st-eps to see a Right to Informat ion Law that will [...] Full text...

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Civil Societies favour stimulus package for fragile African economies

28 march 2009 - 14:58:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- With the global economy slumping further into the red, A frican and international lobby groups on [...] Full text...

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Mills' maiden State of the Nation Address captures headlines

21 february 2009 - 09:43:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The maiden State of the Nati-on Address to parliament by President John Evans Atta Mills on [...] Full text...

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