From challenges to opportunities: Transforming human capital in CEMAC: World Bank Blog By Ioana Botea and Nathalie Lahire

28 october 2024 - 12:08:47
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Human capital is a cornerstone for sustained and inclusive growth. In today’s world, a nation’s wealth [...] Full text...

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Congo designs fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry, economic growth

14 august 2024 - 07:42:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Republic of Congo’s economy is gradually recovering, with GDP growth estimated at 1.9% in 2023, according [...] Full text...

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Preserving the Congo Basin forest: Game changer for Africa and the world: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté

05 july 2024 - 07:16:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African leaders convene in Brazzaville to discuss the forest agenda, it is crucial to reflect [...] Full text...

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IMF completes second review of CAR’s ECF arrangement, approves US$25 million credit

25 june 2024 - 12:09:39
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Monday completed the second review under the Extended [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$ 149.3 million Disbursement for Chad

23 december 2022 - 11:27:47
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$67.38 million emergency support to Equatorial Guinea

17 september 2021 - 10:03:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$ 689.5 million for Cameroon’s rapid post-pandemic recovery

30 july 2021 - 12:49:59
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has secured US$ 689.5 million in credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support [...] Full text...

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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

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

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IMF staff and Gabon agree new arrangement under Extended Fund Facility

10 june 2021 - 12:00:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabonese authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed a three-year programme under [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants nearly US$1 million to strengthen regional financial market

01 june 2021 - 08:24:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$ 34.4 million disbursement to Central African Republic

13 january 2021 - 16:43:42
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA)  – The Covid-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the economy of the Central [...] Full text...

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Ivorian appraising agency to assist Congo

21 september 2020 - 21:19:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Bloomfield Investment is to provide assistance to Congo, Stanislas Zézé, its managing director (MD), said here [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee

17 september 2020 - 09:47:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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2020 AfDB Annual Meetings: A renewed commitment to economic resilience in Africa

26 august 2020 - 17:15:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 46th meetings of [...] Full text...

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19th Conference of CILSS Heads of State and Government opens

20 july 2020 - 18:26:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 19th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...

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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries

15 july 2020 - 15:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon

23 june 2020 - 17:16:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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Inflation continues to rise in Congo

11 may 2020 - 15:05:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Inflation continues to rise in Congo, according to a new report of the Central Bank which [...] Full text...

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Gabon, IMF sign deal for rapid recovery of the Gabonese economy after Covid-19 pandemic and the oil crash

28 april 2020 - 17:30:29
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Gabonese government have reached an agreement for a facility [...] Full text...

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Central African States urged to communicate on benefits of new financial market

09 march 2020 - 15:36:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a bid to encourage financial actors to play an increased role in the newly unified [...] Full text...

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Financial players urged to mobilise to boost Central Africa's new unified market

04 march 2020 - 12:06:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In order to boost Central Africa's new unified financial market, countries, as well as banks, have been [...] Full text...

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BGFI Holding to pay 1.7 billion CFA francs in interest to bond holders

21 january 2020 - 12:44:55
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The head office of the Gabonese and French International Bank (BGFI) announced on Tuesday in Libreville [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Chad, Cameroon and CAR negotiate an extension of the PRE

14 january 2020 - 18:02:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Four member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Cemac), namely Gabon, Chad, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Ruling party has a new secretary general

31 december 2019 - 13:26:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Delegates to the 5th congress, held from December 27 to 30 in Kintélé, a northern suburb [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$115.1 million ECF arrangement for Central African Republic

21 december 2019 - 11:54:53
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a US$115.1 million three-year [...] Full text...

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IMF cautions on fragile economic, financial situation in Central Africa

19 december 2019 - 09:08:43
Washington, US (PANA) - The economic and financial situation of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) has improved [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$282.8 million facility arrangement for Equatorial Guinea

19 december 2019 - 08:39:51
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement for [...] Full text...

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IMF pays glowing tribute to Gabonese government

18 december 2019 - 20:49:39
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday highly commended Gabon for its economic recovery programme and approved [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US5123.5 million disbursement to Gabon

17 december 2019 - 18:40:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Prudent macroeconomic policies have contributed to Gabon’s economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board [...] Full text...

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Bank of Central African states sets new foreign exchange regulations

16 november 2019 - 19:11:13
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC) has adopted a new foreign exchange [...] Full text...

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France provides 71 million Euros for integrative projects in Central Africa region

24 october 2019 - 14:26:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Central African Development Bank has received 71 million Euros in French overall budget support for [...] Full text...

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Gabon successfully launches CFAF126 bln bond

14 october 2019 - 21:09:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government Monday successfully obtained a bond of more than CFAF 126 billion instead of [...] Full text...

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IMF team encourages Gabon to step up improvement of business environment

12 october 2019 - 08:17:20
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Continuation of ongoing efforts to improve the business climate in Gabon is essential to generate sustainable [...] Full text...

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Congo's growth rate estimated at 5.4 percent in 2019

10 october 2019 - 09:34:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The growth rate of the Congolese economy in 2019 is expected to be 5.4 percent with [...] Full text...

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CEMAC health ministers adopt regulation on offences related to fake drugs trafficking

12 september 2019 - 13:20:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health ministers of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) announced on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Eximbank Indonesia grants 29 billion CFA francs to BDEAC

05 september 2019 - 19:21:15
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Indonesian branch of the United States Import and Export Bank (Eximbank) has granted the Development [...] Full text...

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Dangote Group to mine potash and phosphate in Congo

23 august 2019 - 08:54:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote announced on Thursday in Oyo, about 400 kilometres north of Brazzaville, his intention [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt presents budgetary objectives for 2020-2022 to Parliament

13 august 2019 - 20:51:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba on Tuesday presented the medium-term budgetary framework 2020-2022 to parliamentarians in [...] Full text...

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Chadian envoy in Congo deplores non-existence of airline in Central Africa

21 june 2019 - 23:03:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   The new Chadian ambassador in Congo, Seid Mbodou, Friday expressed regret that Central Africa lacked the [...] Full text...

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Congo Chad deplores delay in cooperation in sub-region

19 june 2019 - 22:24:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   TBrazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Chadian ambassador in Congo, Madjimta Kalzeube Neldikingar, Wednesday deplored the lack of cooperation [...] Full text...

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Congolese government signs deal to improve navigation on Congo River

14 june 2019 - 12:56:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) –  The Congolese government on Thursday signed a headquarters agreement in Brazzaville with the economic interest grouping [...] Full text...

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World Bank downgrades growth forecasts for Sub-Saharan Africa

11 april 2019 - 13:37:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Growth recovery  in Sub-Saharan Africa has remained fragile in recent years, said the World Bank as [...] Full text...

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Merger of CEMAC financial markets in last phase

28 march 2019 - 10:34:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Cameroon's Autonomous Depreciation Fund (CAA) and the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) will merge no later [...] Full text...

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Economic indicators in Central Africa improve

28 march 2019 - 10:29:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The economic situation of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) has seen a marked improvement, [...] Full text...

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Cameroon's President Biya elected new CEMAC president

25 march 2019 - 13:18:13
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) –  Cameroonian President Paul Biya has been elected President of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community [...] Full text...

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Central African leaders to evaluate common economic plan

21 march 2019 - 10:51:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 14th ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State of the Central African Economic and [...] Full text...

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AfDB commitments in Central Africa amount to $ 13 billion in 2018

28 february 2019 - 21:05:30
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The financial commitments of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Central Africa reached $ 13 [...] Full text...

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Gabon leads CEMAC countries in attracting FDI in 2018

28 february 2019 - 14:27:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gabon attracted the most of direct foreign investments (FDI) in 2018 within the Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...

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Douala markets commission to be absorbed by Central African Financial Market Monitoring Commission

28 february 2019 - 11:11:07
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Douala-based Financial Markets Commission (CMF) will be absorbed by the Central African Financial Market Monitoring [...] Full text...

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NGOs say Khartoum peace deal a chance for CAR

22 february 2019 - 22:57:44
Paris, France (PANA) – The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and two other rights groups have warned that the [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$48.6m disbursement to Chad

22 december 2018 - 09:28:12
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF has completed the third review of Chad’s [...] Full text...

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Foreign project loans propel Cameroon’s public external debt

18 december 2018 - 11:05:20
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s public external debt has increased rapidly in 2018, mainly owing to faster-than-envisaged disbursements of foreign [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief hails CEMAC leaders’ commitment to reforms

11 december 2018 - 07:25:05
Washington, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has welcomed the commitment of the Central African [...] Full text...

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AfDB to support economic diversification, stronger public policies in Equatorial Guinea

06 september 2018 - 15:02:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has committed to support Equatorial Guinea’s economic diversification into [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$100.2 million disbursement to Gabon

02 august 2018 - 09:10:37
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate disbursement of US$ 100.2 [...] Full text...

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IMF lauds Equatorial Guinea for implementation of reform programme

12 july 2018 - 07:17:11
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Equatorial Guinea's implementation of its reform programme saying despite [...] Full text...

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Cameroon struggles to maintain public debt sustainability

19 may 2018 - 08:32:45
Yaoundé , Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s overall economic growth decelerated to 3.2 percent in 2017 due to a steep decline [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves Chad’s economic performance under ECF programme

15 april 2018 - 09:20:07
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – Thanks to strong commitment by Chadian authorities and satisfactory economic performance, the Executive Board of the [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$ 117.2m disbursement to Cameroon

21 december 2017 - 17:01:58
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Fiscal and external adjustment in Cameroon and Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries, combined [...] Full text...

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CEMAC’s financial sector shows signs of persistent weaknesses - IMF

19 december 2017 - 18:41:39
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – Due to the sharp decline in oil revenues since 2014 which continues to impair [...] Full text...

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'Cameroon makes significant strides in social services, infrastructure' - new AfDB report

04 november 2017 - 09:14:37
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - As the most robust economy in Central Africa, Cameroon, has in the past decade taken steps [...] Full text...

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CEMAC nationals no longer need visa to enter Congo

30 october 2017 - 20:20:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Citizens of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) will no longer need visa [...] Full text...

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US: World Bank report shows modest growth recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa

11 october 2017 - 17:58:37
Washington, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is recovering at a modest pace, and is projected to pick [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IMF urges serious efforts on economic stability in CEMAC countries

16 september 2017 - 10:15:30
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – While the collapse of oil prices has presented the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Decline in oil production slows Cameroon’s growth

31 august 2017 - 08:04:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s economic growth continues to slow due to weaker activity in the oil sector, but its [...] Full text...

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Gabon: IMF foresees difficult economic outlook in Gabon

02 august 2017 - 17:50:02
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon’s near-term economic outlook remains difficult, with overall growth expected to be modest at about 1 [...] Full text...

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Chad: IMF Board approves US$ 312.1m under ECF to prop up Chad's recovery strategy

03 july 2017 - 17:11:10
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement under the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IMF approves US$666.2m to prop up Cameroon's economic reform programme

27 june 2017 - 09:32:44
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday announced a three-year arrangement under [...] Full text...

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US: IMF Board approves US$642m under Extended Fund Facility for Gabon

20 june 2017 - 19:52:50
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday announced the approval of a three-year extended arrangement [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IMF, Cameroon initiate talks on three-year economic recovery programme

08 march 2017 - 08:37:12
Yaoundé , Cameroon (PANA) - Given the rapid increase in Cameroon's public debt, authorities in the country should give a [...] Full text...

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Gabon: IMF initiates talks with Gabon on possible financial arrangement

01 march 2017 - 08:03:53
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon needs decisive action to address short-term challenges in the economy due to the negative performance [...] 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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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Group approves a € 200 m loan to support Gabon's reform programme

11 january 2017 - 19:54:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a [...] Full text...

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US: IMF to support Central African countries on economic challenges

24 december 2016 - 20:57:54
New York, US (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde said the IMF [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo’s economy severely impacted by decline in oil prices

08 november 2016 - 19:11:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Severely impacted by the decline in international oil prices, Congo's economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent [...] Full text...

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US: IMF directors urge timely move to ensure debt, external sustainability in CEMAC

26 july 2016 - 17:06:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have strongly encouraged authorities of the Central African [...] Full text...

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Chad: Slump in oil revenue, regional insecurity blur Chad’s economic outlook

26 july 2016 - 09:16:26
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Welcoming Chad’s fiscal adjustment measures and progress on the structural front, the Executive Board of the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: 'CEMAC region severely hit by low oil prices' - IMF

10 may 2016 - 08:20:22
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Slowing the pace of debt accumulation and giving preference to concessional borrowing would help member countries [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF says it's time for policy reset in sub-Saharan African countries

03 may 2016 - 18:37:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After an extended period of strong economic growth, many sub-Saharan African countries have been [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Equatorial Guinea hosts forum on financial market in Central Africa

16 february 2016 - 14:12:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea will play host to the Forum on Developing the Central African Financial Market (FODEMAF) [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IMF chief sues for strong business climate, regional integration in Africa

08 january 2016 - 19:26:41
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - With oil prices projected to remain low for long and oil reserves depleting, macroeconomic stability [...] Full text...

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US: IMF chief visits Nigeria, Cameroon to boost economic relations

04 january 2016 - 15:10:42
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday began a [...] Full text...

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US: IMF says Congo's economy growing strongly

01 june 2015 - 20:55:54
New York, US (PANA) - Congo’s economy grew strongly in 2014, with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing by 6.8 [...] Full text...

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US: IMF says Equatorial Guinea's economic performance is weak

12 may 2015 - 18:25:42
New York, US (PANA) - Hydrocarbon production and revenue over the last two decades vaulted Equatorial Guinea to the highest [...] Full text...

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US: IMF lauds regional economic performance in Central African Economic bloc

07 may 2015 - 22:44:08
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says regional economic performance in Central African Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...

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US: IMF's Regional Centre to strengthen Central Africa's institutional capacity

03 april 2015 - 16:13:33
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Technical Assistance Centre for Central Africa (AFRITAC) said it [...] Full text...

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Congo: Central Africa must improve its macroeconomic convergence, says ECA

04 march 2015 - 17:28:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged Central African countries to make more surveillance [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EALA mulls over post-2015 MDG Agenda

10 february 2015 - 20:23:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Speaker Daniel F. Kidega has challenged national legislatures [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN welcomes deployment of Chadian troops in Cameroon

20 january 2015 - 12:43:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Abdoulaye Bathily, the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Central Africa and Head of the [...] Full text...

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Congo: World Bank, IMF evaluation mission expected on 22 January in Congo

19 january 2015 - 20:47:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A joint team from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: CAR, IMF Mission reach staff-level agreement on assistance under rapid credit facility

20 november 2014 - 07:42:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The protracted political and security crisis in Central African Republic (CAR) and the resulting [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF urges CEMAC to foster innovative finance, step financial inclusion

08 october 2014 - 11:50:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Regulations put in place by the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) should [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries among developing markets on road to inflation targeting

25 september 2014 - 07:59:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The growing interest in many developing and emerging markets to move towards an inflation [...] Full text...

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Congo: CEMAC makes recommendations to prevent Ebola

18 september 2014 - 21:38:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The ministers of Health from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) ended their one-day [...] Full text...

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Congo: CEMAC experts meet on Ebola

16 september 2014 - 20:33:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts from member countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) on Tuesday began [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Govovernment issues 10 billion FCFA treasury bonds

12 august 2014 - 17:08:26
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The government of Cameroon is due to issue Wednesday Treasury bonds worth 10 billion FCFA (1 [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Cameroonian tea gets green light for CEMAC market

12 june 2014 - 19:57:14
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian Trade Minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, says the country's tea has received approval from the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Africa's largest lender, Standard Bank, eyes Francophone Africa

09 may 2014 - 12:39:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's largest lender Standard Bank has said it plans to use its presence in Cote [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS parliament meets in Ghana, task leaders on security, employment

24 april 2014 - 17:52:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day dialogue session on the challenges of border crossing and opportunities for trade and finance [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo to host African Science Week in April

07 april 2014 - 20:24:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, will host from 14 to 18 April, Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation [...] Full text...

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Gabon: CAR's transition President visits Gabon

19 march 2014 - 12:06:22
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Interim President of the Central Africa Republic (CAR), Mrs. Catherine Samba-Panza, arrived in Libreville Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Congo: President N'Guesso to attend Summit on troubled CAR

09 january 2014 - 15:31:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese leader, Denis Sassou N'Guesso, left Brazzaville Thursday for the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, where he [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: PM to attend regional summit on CAR

09 january 2014 - 11:46:30
Douala, Cameroun (PANA) - Cameroon will be represented at the upcoming Summit on the Central African Republic (CAR) in the [...] Full text...

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New York Forum Africa returns to Libreville

03 december 2013 - 14:48:22
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Libreville, the capital of Gabon, will again host the New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), this time [...] Full text...

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Central African states to present policy statements to G8

15 june 2013 - 14:35:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique [...] Full text...

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Profits of Bank of Central African States down in 2012

17 may 2013 - 20:54:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) made a profit of 17.951 billion CFAF last financial [...] Full text...

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Ali Bongo Ondimba receives CAR's caretaker president

16 may 2013 - 11:46:42
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Caretaker President of the Central African Republic (CAR) Michel Djotodia met with President Ali Bongo Ondimba [...] Full text...

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Future of ACP countries to be discussed at Malabo summit

25 november 2012 - 14:14:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The next summit meeting of African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries scheduled 13-14 December in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, will [...] Full text...

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Survey proposes drop in VAT in African Franc zone countries

29 october 2012 - 22:04:26
Paris, France (PANA) – A reduction in the rate of value added tax (VAT) in the franc zone in Africa [...] Full text...

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Congo's ruling party wins landslide victory in legislative polls

08 august 2012 - 11:49:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's ruling Labor Party (PCT) has won a landslide victory in the country’s general elections, after [...] Full text...

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UEAC ministers meet in Brazzaville

23 july 2012 - 14:57:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A preparatory meeting for the Conference of heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community [...] Full text...

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Air CEMAC picks Air France as new strategic partner

10 july 2012 - 13:11:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Economic and Monetary Community of African States (CEMAC) has chosen Air France as the new [...] Full text...

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Congo to host summit of Central Africa leaders

03 july 2012 - 22:05:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A summit of head of State from the Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC) will [...] Full text...

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'Gabonese economy to grow at 6.6% in 2012'

03 july 2012 - 21:54:01
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese minister of Economy, Employment and Development, Luc Oyoubi, on Tuesday announced that the country's [...] Full text...

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Central Africa to get revised merchant navy and civil aviation codes

13 february 2012 - 22:09:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts from member states of the Economic and Monetary Community for Central Africa (CEMAC) on Monday [...] Full text...

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First stock market to open in Congo

24 october 2011 - 11:18:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The first stock market in Congo, 'La Financière', will open for business in November, the [...] Full text...

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Moroccan bank, partners sign banking cooperation convention

13 september 2011 - 18:39:46
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Bank of Morocco on Monday signed two cooperation conventions on banking control, information sharing, general [...] Full text...

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BDEAC approves 50b CFAF for energy, agric projects in Central Afriica

12 september 2011 - 17:50:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Central Africa States Development Bank (BDEAC) has approved four proposals for a loan of 50 [...] Full text...

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Gabon hosts new headquarters of Banking Commission of Central Africa

22 august 2011 - 11:23:11
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Banking Commission of Central Africa (COBAC), in charge of regulating the banking sector of the [...] Full text...

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2 Malian mining companies get 17.5 billion FCFA to improve performance

16 july 2011 - 13:34:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Atlantic Bank of Mali has granted loans totalling 17.5 billion FCFA (about US$ 35 million) [...] Full text...

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37th francophone parliamentary assembly to focus on democracy

04 july 2011 - 22:43:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The 37th francophone parliamentary assembly scheduled for 5-8 July in Kinshasa will focus on peace, [...] Full text...

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Gabon begins production of iodated salt

31 may 2011 - 21:50:09
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese company in Libreville has begun the production of iodated salt, a communiqué read on [...] Full text...

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France to help improve management of water resources in Central Africa

01 april 2011 - 21:32:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - France is to provide 1.7 million euros to improve the hydrological monitoring of water resources in [...] Full text...

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CEMAC countries to see growth of 5.2% in 2011

21 march 2011 - 22:42:10
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Member countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) will record a GDP growth [...] Full text...

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Attijariwafa Bank vows to increase rate of banking in Mauritania

19 february 2011 - 16:16:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Against the background of a poor banking culture in Mauritania, a Moroccan bank is vowing to [...] Full text...

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Moroccan bank opens operations in Mauritania

15 february 2011 - 13:40:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan international banking group, Attijariwafa, Monday commenced operations in Mauritania, after buying out a local [...] Full text...

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Contract to build Cameroon/Nigeria joint border post to be awarded July

29 january 2011 - 13:20:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The contract for the selection of a firm to review the detailed engineering design of a [...] Full text...

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Gabon rejects Wikileaks' information over Omar Bongo's embezzlement at BEAC

31 december 2010 - 12:08:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government has dismissed the information published by international whistle-blowing group Wikileaks over late President [...] Full text...

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Ivorian crisis still dominates Congolese newspapers

22 december 2010 - 17:50:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, caused by the refusal of President Laurent Gbagbo to hand [...] Full text...

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African Youth meet in Congo over measures to halt HIV/AIDS spread

16 december 2010 - 14:14:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The fourth meeting of the Regional Youth Forum against HIV/AIDS (FREJES) opened Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Germany gives 23m Euros to fight against AIDS in Central Africa

15 december 2010 - 11:19:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The German government has announced a grant of 23 million Euros to three central African countries [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional seminar on migration and human rights opens

06 december 2010 - 21:24:08
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – A three-day seminar that has brought together representatives of governments and civil society organizations in Central [...] Full text...

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ICAO to assist Central African countries in air security

11 september 2010 - 13:48:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Heads of civil aviation authorities from countries o f the Economic Community of Central African States [...] Full text...

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CEMAC air space gets agency to oversee safety soon

09 september 2010 - 19:26:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The directors general of civil aviation of countries of the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community [...] Full text...

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Congo to host international forum on financial market

07 september 2010 - 14:02:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congo will host an International Forum on the Financ ial Market in Central Africa (JMFAC) 1-3 [...] Full text...

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Benin to host commercial forum on facilitation of trade

19 july 2010 - 23:27:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) â" The Benin commercial capi-tal, Cotonou, will in August host a commercial forum on the facilitation of [...] Full text...

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Summit for CEMAC heads of State opens in Brazzaville

07 june 2010 - 23:01:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Congolese president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on Mo nday opened the extraordinary conference bringing together all [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Trade minister

14 may 2010 - 18:05:00
tours Central Africa Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Trade, Abdellatif Mazouz, will Saturday begin a week-long [...] Full text...

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Bank of Central African States gets new governor, deputy

18 january 2010 - 14:12:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Lucas Abagha Ntsama of Equatorial Guinean has been ap pointed new governor of the Bank of [...] Full text...

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CEMAC to record 4% growth in 2010

18 december 2009 - 12:11:00
Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The economies of countries in the Economic and Moneta ry Community of Central African States (CEMAC) [...] Full text...

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45% of people in CEMAC region live in poverty

18 november 2009 - 18:07:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Nearly 45 per cent of the inhabitants of the six-member c ountries of the Economic and [...] Full text...

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CEMAC zone witnessing increase in investments

07 november 2009 - 12:18:00
Yaoundأ©- Cameroon (PANA) -- Investment rate in countries of the Economic and Mon etary Community for Central Africa (CEMAC) recorded [...] Full text...

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Ministers propose measures to improve aviation in West, Central Africa

31 october 2009 - 14:34:00
Yamoussoukro- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- West and Central African aviation ministers ended a one-day meeting in the Ivorian capital, Yamoussoukro, [...] Full text...

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Ministers call for adoption of civil aviation constitution

31 october 2009 - 08:05:00
Yamoussoukro- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) â“ Aviation min-isters form West and Central Africa have they emphasised the need for the African [...] Full text...

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West, Central African Ministers of Aviation to meet on liberalisation

27 october 2009 - 17:29:00
Yamoussoukro- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ten years after the Yamoussoukro Decision t o reform the air transport sector in West [...] Full text...

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UBA to open office in Chad

14 july 2009 - 20:08:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will open its head off ice in Ndjamena, Chad, in [...] Full text...

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Douala commercial motorcyclists on strike

15 june 2009 - 15:17:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Commercial motorcyclists, known as "Bendskineurs", Monday embarked on a strike action in Douala, Cameroon, PANA reported [...] Full text...

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CEMAC member States create financial crisis watchdog

27 may 2009 - 11:51:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Ministers of Economy of the Economic and Monetary Comm unity of Central Africa (CEMAC), gathered here [...] Full text...

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Central Africa calls for raising of road fund

01 march 2009 - 20:13:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Afric a (CEMAC) and the Economic Community of Central [...] Full text...

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'Central Africa, poorest in transport infrastructure'

27 february 2009 - 08:47:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Central African sub region is the poorest in the world in terms of land transportation, [...] Full text...

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World Bank loans US$50 million to BEAC

29 january 2009 - 00:19:00
Yaoundé- Cameroon (PANA) -- The World Bank and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed an agreement for [...] Full text...

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