Sovereign debt restructuring process improving amid cooperation and reform: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu

27 june 2024 - 10:23:36
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy avoided what could have been a systemic debt crisis during the [...] Full text...

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Businesses resume in Kenyan capital after Tuesday's bloody violence

26 june 2024 - 16:26:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Businesses resumed on Wednesday in tense Nairobi after Tuesday's bloody violence in which protesters raided Parliament [...] Full text...

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AfDB stresses need for responsible, innovative solutions for African debt management

01 june 2024 - 07:56:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is essential to find innovative solutions for managing the debt of African countries, taking proactive [...] Full text...

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Libyan Finance Minister meets several counterparts to demand payment of loans granted by Libya

20 april 2024 - 19:12:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, has held several [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libyan prime minister pledges to work towards stronger dinar

05 march 2024 - 15:28:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al- Dbaiba, has stated that [...] Full text...

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Kenyan church raps President Ruto over judicial independence

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

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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UN flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key

05 january 2024 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 projects a slowdown in [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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Libyan Transport Minister discusses debts owned Tunisian companies

21 december 2023 - 13:19:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, has discussed with Tunisian officials debts owed their companies [...] Full text...

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IMF, World Bank announce US$4.5 billion in debt relief for Somalia

14 december 2023 - 06:24:27
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s International Development [...] Full text...

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Developing countries paid record $443.5 billion on public debt in 2022: World Bank report

13 december 2023 - 15:32:47
Washington, USA (PANA) - Amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, developing countries spent a record [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of the Interior deplores the burden placed on the Ministry's budget by the fight against illegal immigration

17 november 2023 - 15:59:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior in the Government of National Unity, General Imad Trabelsi, has [...] Full text...

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Building resilient communities together in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Åsa Giertz and Dario Zanardi

10 november 2023 - 18:10:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Sometimes people have to go through periods of hardship in their lives, like natural disasters, unemployment, [...] Full text...

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UNGA78 Gambia's VP says world is facing numerous crises

22 september 2023 - 12:43:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President, Muhammed B.S. Jallow, says the world is facing numerous crises and a multiplicity [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’

15 september 2023 - 18:24:55
Havana, Cuba (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders from the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) and [...] Full text...

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'Climate finance essential for survival of Small Island Developing States'

25 july 2023 - 07:16:23
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday told the opening of a three-day Preparatory Meeting of [...] Full text...

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‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief

12 july 2023 - 16:10:31
New York, US (PANA) - Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their [...] Full text...

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'Paris finance summit must aid states struggling with debt crises'

22 june 2023 - 09:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a summit in Paris on Thursday must ensure wealthier nations commit to comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Libyan ministerial committee requests additional documents on debts to regional, international organisations

13 june 2023 - 13:15:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan governmental committee for the inventory and review of obligations owed to the Libyan state [...] Full text...

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Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

26 may 2023 - 16:20:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Tunisian officials discuss holding of High Commission for cooperation meeting

22 may 2023 - 15:41:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, on Monday discussed with the Tunisian ambassador to Libya, [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM

13 april 2023 - 14:58:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Talks underway on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP

04 april 2023 - 07:02:07
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of [...] Full text...

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Richer nations must step up support for the poorest (Blog)

01 april 2023 - 11:48:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - When finance ministers and central bankers arrive in Washington next week for the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates government's main objective is to hold elections

09 march 2023 - 13:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his government's support for elections under fair [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$114.8 million emergency financing support to South Sudan

02 march 2023 - 08:31:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...

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Conference calls for stronger political will to implement Sudan peace agreement

04 february 2023 - 15:36:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A weeklong conference seeking to act as impetus for the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President calls for review of infrastructure financing conditions in Africa

02 february 2023 - 15:10:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, who is also the current Chairperson of the African [...] Full text...

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Libyan Finance minister discusses activation of Libyan investments in Senegal with President Macky Sall

27 january 2023 - 17:06:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year with hope of better economy

01 january 2023 - 13:11:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Sunday joined the rest of the world to welcome the New Year with church [...] Full text...

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Ghana government exempts pension funds from Debt Exchange Programme

22 december 2022 - 18:56:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Thursday granted exemption to all pension funds in its Domestic Debt [...] Full text...

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Workers in Ghana warn of indefinite strike from 27 December over bonds in debt echange

19 december 2022 - 18:48:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Organised labour in Ghana on Monday warned of an indefinite strike from 27 December over the [...] Full text...

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Ghana announces suspension of external debt repayments

19 december 2022 - 11:16:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's finance ministry on Monday announced a suspension of all debt service payments under certain categories of [...] Full text...

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OPEC cancels nearly US$1 million debt of Libya

13 december 2022 - 13:47:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced the approval by the Council of Ministers [...] Full text...

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Ghana to launch domestic debt swap to tackle economic crisis

05 december 2022 - 06:11:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will launch a domestic debt swap on Monday [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces decision to settle all debts owed by Tunisia to the Libyan state

30 november 2022 - 19:35:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba announced here Wednesday that he [...] Full text...

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IMF team to visit Ghana from Thursday

30 november 2022 - 17:33:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Stéphane Roudet, mission chief for Ghana, will [...] Full text...

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Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades Ghana's economy deeper into junk territory

30 november 2022 - 12:35:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's economy has been downgraded deeper into junk territory by Moody’s Investors Service on the likelihood [...] Full text...

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COP27: ‘Fossil fuels are a dead end’, says top UN climate adviser

12 november 2022 - 05:27:47
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Negotiations, sharing solutions aimed at curbing emissions by the world’s biggest-polluting industries, as well as continued [...] Full text...

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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim

25 october 2022 - 17:21:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the  rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libyan Finance Minister urges WB, IMF to help Africa mitigate effects of climate change

17 october 2022 - 12:47:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Khaled al-Mabrouk, has urged the [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention

22 september 2022 - 06:20:01
New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...

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Paris court Invalidates seizures of Libyan Investment Authority fund by Kuwaiti company

07 september 2022 - 18:42:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Paris Court of Cassation on Wednesday ruled as invalid the executive seizures made by the [...] Full text...

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Mali says it has paid all its outstanding debt

14 august 2022 - 17:56:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali has announced that it has paid all the country's outstanding debt, [...] Full text...

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Benin disburses over 80 billion CFA francs to clear salary arrears

20 july 2022 - 16:53:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has already disbursed more than 80 billion CFA francs to clear the salary [...] Full text...

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Tunisia starts negotiations with IMF for US$4 billion credit

04 july 2022 - 20:24:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, on Monday announced the official start of [...] Full text...

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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi

13 june 2022 - 05:16:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$456 million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Mozambique

10 may 2022 - 09:13:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a new three-year arrangement under [...] Full text...

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South Africa's former president Zuma implicated in damning graft report

29 april 2022 - 11:45:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a further damning indictment on former President Jacob Zuma, the latest report by [...] Full text...

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French business executive to be deported from Kenya

13 april 2022 - 22:49:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Jean Christian Bergeron, has been accused of economic sabotage and ordered to leave [...] Full text...

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Six African countries to benefit from $2.8 million AfDB grant to improve governance of natural resource outflows

07 march 2022 - 12:41:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Six African countries will soon benefit from a grant from the Transitional Support Facility (TSF) [...] Full text...

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Six Trade unions kick against high cost of living in Benin

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

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Libyan PM forms legal team to draft electoral laws for June polls

14 february 2022 - 13:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced the formation [...] Full text...

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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa

05 february 2022 - 16:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...

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'Libya's oil production rose 310% in 2021 despite difficult conditions'

20 january 2022 - 11:28:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma heavily implicated in State Capture report

05 january 2022 - 08:52:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been heavily implicated in the Zondo Commission [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Frustrated by political splinters within his incubators, PM calls it a day (A PANA news analysis by Mohamed Osman)

03 january 2022 - 12:22:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The resignation of Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdulla Hamdok, came as no surprise to many observers. After all, [...] Full text...

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East African block says quiet diplomacy has paid off in mitigating conflicts in the region

17 december 2021 - 16:19:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Inter-government Authority for Development (IGAD), has revealed that what it termed “quiet diplomacy” [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa calls on African countries to "invest heavily" in health systems

07 december 2021 - 13:43:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Monday called on African countries to invest heavily to strengthen their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African finance ministers call for measures to tame bad publicity

03 december 2021 - 19:57:26
Pria, Cabo Verde (PANA) - African Ministers of finance have called for measures to deal with the bad publicity afflicting [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company announces 72% drop in production at eastern al-Sidra field

28 october 2021 - 12:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan's eastern al-Sidra oil field has recorded a 72% drop in crude oil production due to deteriorating [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces over US$227 million for Benghazi reconstruction

27 october 2021 - 10:18:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Tuesday announced the establishment of a fund of one billion [...] Full text...

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Libya raises minimum military pension to 900 dinars

10 october 2021 - 18:26:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government has decided to raise the minimum military pension to 900 dinars (about [...] Full text...

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Libya, Greece discuss cooperation in health sector

05 october 2021 - 11:18:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Health Minister Ali al-Zanati on Monday held talks with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Frangogiannis [...] Full text...

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World Bank chief undertakes first visit to Sudan in 40 years

30 september 2021 - 08:24:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday evening, the first [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan authorities abort coup, authors arrested

21 september 2021 - 10:07:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The crisis-plagued government in Sudan on Tuesday said it thwarted a coup d’état in the early [...] Full text...

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council chairman discusses unification of Central Bank branches with Governor

09 september 2021 - 11:02:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Wednesday discussed with the Governor of [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes 'historic' IMF liquidity boost for governments in need

04 august 2021 - 05:40:10
New York, US (PANA) - As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by [...] Full text...

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AfDB to expand lending to 8% after strong Fitch Rating

22 july 2021 - 11:30:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) —The African Development Bank (AfDB) has scored the highest ever rating of triple A, as a result [...] Full text...

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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative

30 june 2021 - 09:50:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic

11 june 2021 - 01:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Cameroon on new economic support arrangements

28 may 2021 - 10:44:49
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has shown resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces significant challenges, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Libyan health ministers hold working session

21 may 2021 - 15:58:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ways and means to strengthen cooperation in the field of health between Tunisia and Libya was [...] Full text...

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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

21 may 2021 - 09:13:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism.  A [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries

19 may 2021 - 09:35:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries [...] Full text...

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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk

18 may 2021 - 07:19:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan

16 may 2021 - 10:47:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...

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Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa: UN chief

06 april 2021 - 17:13:43
New York, US (PANA) - Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone

06 april 2021 - 11:07:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...

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UN sanctions committee on Libya rejects Belgium's request to lift freeze on Libyan funds

13 february 2021 - 11:34:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Sanctions Committee Friday rejected the Belgian government's request to lift the freeze on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Data reveals impact of pandemic on livelihoods and futures

02 february 2021 - 11:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating impact of COVID-19 on refugees, the internally displaced and the stateless is laid bare [...] Full text...

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Paris Club creditors approve six-month debt relief plan for Kenya

11 january 2021 - 22:40:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International creditors, organised under the Paris Club, said on Monday it approved a six-month long debt [...] Full text...

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2020 has been a year of trials, tragedies and tears - Guterres

31 december 2020 - 22:33:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said  Thursday 2020 was a year of trials, tragedies and tears, [...] Full text...

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After year of ‘trials, tragedies and tears’, UN chief sends message of hope for 2021

29 december 2020 - 07:04:55
New York, US (PANA) - As the world enters 2021, after a “year of trials, tragedies and tears”, the United [...] Full text...

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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week

27 december 2020 - 13:49:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italia agree to construct Libyan east-west highway

18 december 2020 - 09:29:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan-Italian joint technical commission has agreed to start construction work on a coastal highway connecting [...] Full text...

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UN convenes technical meeting between Libyan economic institutions for 14-15 December

11 december 2020 - 21:59:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A technical meeting between representatives of Libya’s main financial institutions has been scheduled for 14-15 December [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL convenes technical meeting on critical reforms to Libyan economy

11 december 2020 - 18:48:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will next week convene a technical [...] Full text...

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'Libya generated US$700.4 million in oil revenues in November'

05 december 2020 - 12:58:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil, gas and condensate export revenues for the month of November totalled US$700.4 million, [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil production rises to 1.36 million barrels per day

08 november 2020 - 14:59:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil output in Libya is currently at 1.36 million barrels per day, the Libyan Oil Company [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's famous home faces closure

04 november 2020 - 18:03:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small, single storey house in a dusty street in Soweto which is probably [...] Full text...

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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers

18 october 2020 - 12:50:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said  he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...

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Almost all travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy in Tunisia

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

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Guinean League 1 football championship to resume on October 14

25 september 2020 - 14:37:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 football championship will start on October 14 in all stadiums in the [...] Full text...

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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi

24 september 2020 - 05:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...

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WB reaffirms availability to continue supporting Tunisia

17 september 2020 - 23:28:01
Tunis, Tunisia PANA) - The World Bank operations director in Tunisia, Antonius Verheijen, Thursday expressed "the availability of the Bank [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denies that Algeria plans to stop gas supply to Tunisia

01 september 2020 - 17:56:51
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Energy Transition has categorically denied reports that Algeria is [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Stock Exchange launches New Receivables Trading Platform

19 august 2020 - 12:51:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has announced the launch of Zimbabwe Receivables Marketplace Limited (ZRM) following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Six African speakers, heads of national parliaments meet, agree to push for debt cancellation

17 august 2020 - 20:32:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Some African speakers of parliaments meeting here Monday agreed on the need to push for debt [...] Full text...

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Congolese businessmen demand payment of domestic commercial debt

13 august 2020 - 11:08:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese businessmen, grouped within the Collective of Congo's Operators (COPECO), on Wednesday asked the government to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scores of Tunisian travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy

18 july 2020 - 17:27:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Farj El Bourji, the president of the Federation of travel agencies in the Tunisian Sahel regions [...] Full text...

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European, African leaders hold talks borderless intercontinental bloc

16 july 2020 - 18:39:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African and European Union leaders on Thursday held important negotiations on the potential of creating a borderless [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity Oxfam warns 12,000 people could die a day from hunger linked to pandemic

09 july 2020 - 11:24:03
London, UK (PANA) - As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan PM Pierre Damien Habumuremyi arrested over cheques

06 july 2020 - 14:07:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who is legal representative of Christian University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian public debt rises by 4pct in late April

03 july 2020 - 21:30:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian public debt rose by 4 percent in late April to reach 87 billion Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Financial situation of Tunisian families deteriorates because of pandemic, Institute

25 june 2020 - 00:08:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The financial situation of Tunisian families has deteriorated due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19), and the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government

04 june 2020 - 18:29:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mali pays up over 110 billion CFAF domestic debt to economic operators

03 june 2020 - 15:54:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has just paid 110.471 billion CFA francs to economic operators in the country [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed

31 may 2020 - 17:21:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for cancellation of debts for “needy countries” in Africa

28 may 2020 - 22:29:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday Thursday called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Shutting down economies, President Barrow tells UN

28 may 2020 - 21:13:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday told the UN high-level virtual meeting on ‘Financing for Development on Covid-19’ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies

28 may 2020 - 19:58:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso expects to produce 550,000 tonnes of seed cotton in 2020/21 season

28 may 2020 - 09:31:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso expects a production of 550,000 tonnes of seed cotton for the 2020-2021 season, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Foreign minister says country continues to struggle with high debt burden

05 may 2020 - 17:00:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, told member States of the Non-Aligned Movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G5 Sahel presidents call for help

28 april 2020 - 23:43:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The G5 Sahel presidents Tuesday made a solemn appeal for international solidarity to help the sub-region [...] Full text...

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Three Greek sailors held in Djibouti set free

27 april 2020 - 15:25:58
  Athens-Greece (PANA) - Three remaining Greek sailors held hostage in Djibouti since September 2019, arrived safely in Athens following their [...] Full text...

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Exiled ex-minister alleges corruption in Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe loans to resettled farm owners

24 april 2020 - 14:39:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa alleges that political elites were key beneficiaries of [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Oxfam France says the G20 debt moratorium is insufficient

16 april 2020 - 16:51:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Oxfam France said on Wednesday that the G20 debt moratorium suspending debt repayment for the poorest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French President pleads for the cancellation of Africa's debts

14 april 2020 - 17:28:00
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron, said in a televised address on Monday that France and Europe must [...] Full text...

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Tunisian political party warns against dangers linked to country’s debt

13 april 2020 - 23:10:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian Labour Party has strongly criticized the continuation of the country’s debt policy, describing it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD leaders adopt regional approach to combating COVID-19

30 march 2020 - 22:39:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Monday decided [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger Government announces measures to support economic operators

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

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Coronavirus: BOAD grants 120 billion CFAF loan to WAEMU member countries

27 march 2020 - 21:47:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a concessional loan of 120 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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Somalia cleared for foreign bank loans after debt relief

25 march 2020 - 00:47:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Somalia has cleared its debts to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and would be [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis

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

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Libyan crisis, Palestinian cause at centre of talks between Tunisian, Qatari leaders

25 february 2020 - 09:28:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis and the Palestinian cause were at the top of issues discussed at the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister vows to dismantle militias across Libya

23 february 2020 - 15:46:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Sunday vowed to [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe wipes US$861 million in debt owed to foreign suppliers by local firms

17 february 2020 - 17:34:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has wiped off US$861 million in legacy debts that local [...] Full text...

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Somalia on brink of getting US$5.3 billion IMF, World Bank debt relief

14 february 2020 - 12:23:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Somalia has inched closer to securing an international debt relief for US$5.3 billion piled up [...] Full text...

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Tunisia facing financial pressures due to IMF loan maturities

09 february 2020 - 10:49:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will experience financial pressures over the period 2020-2025 due to annual bond repayment deadlines and [...] Full text...

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Congo: Copéco claims payment of its 2019 debts estimated at 3 billion CFA francs

03 february 2020 - 23:02:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Collective of Economic Operators of Congo (Copéco) Monday asked the Congolese government to pay the [...] Full text...

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'Settling US debt in Zimbabwe dollars is theft' - SADC Tribunal Rights Watch

28 january 2020 - 15:58:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Advocacy rights group, the SADC Tribunal Rights Watch (STRW), has called the recent Supreme Court ruling in [...] Full text...

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Niger: African Solidarity Fund celebrates 40th anniversary

27 january 2020 - 14:35:53
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) celebrated its 40th anniversary, under the theme: "The African Solidarity Fund, [...] Full text...

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Congo sees marked improvement in access to bank loans

17 january 2020 - 10:20:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese banks are increasingly participating in funding the economy through the ease of access to business loans, [...] Full text...

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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch

14 january 2020 - 18:17:18
New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj, Conte support Berlin Conference, Libyan ceasefire initiative

12 january 2020 - 11:25:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of [...] Full text...

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Benin: The government anticipates closure of project to support promotion of financial services

10 january 2020 - 22:41:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The Beninese government intends ending its support for the Promotion of Adapted Rural Financial Services (Papsfra) [...] Full text...

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Tunisian external debt services increases by 38.5%

07 january 2020 - 17:33:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Cumulative external debt services increased by 38.5% as of December 31, 2019, compared to 2018, reaching [...] Full text...

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Congo to clear CFAF 360 billion of domestic debt

31 december 2019 - 13:20:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government committed on Tuesday in Brazzaville to clear CFAF 360 billion of domestic debt [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Debt payment, salaries take 80% of gov’t budget

26 december 2019 - 22:19:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia’s payment of debts it owes foreign and domestic lenders, salaries and allowances of civil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria demands electricity debt from Niger, Togo and Benin

14 december 2019 - 08:49:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has told its international electricity customers - Niger, Togo and Benin - to pay up [...] Full text...

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Libya's banking sector has 'large amounts of cash'

07 december 2019 - 14:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan banking sector has large amounts of cash, as the ratio of cash and balances [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s neat currency assets rise

23 november 2019 - 05:22:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia’s neat currency assets hit 18.9 billion Tunisian dinars on 21 November, covering 106 days of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria spent $1.66bn to service external debt in one year - Report

22 november 2019 - 08:01:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria spent a total of $1.66bn in one year, from July 2018 to June 2019, to [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up Debt Coordination Committee

13 november 2019 - 17:00:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese economic operators have set up a Debt Coordination Committee to monitor commercial debts until they [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe cabinet minister Joram Gumbo arrested for corruption, released

05 november 2019 - 00:27:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Minister in the President’s Office in Charge of Policy Implementation Jorum Gumbo was arrested Monday by [...] Full text...

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Qatar Renews Support for Sudan

09 october 2019 - 19:52:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The petrodollar Arab state of Qatar on Wednesday sent a senior envoy to Khartoum to say [...] Full text...

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Debt stocks of developing countries rose to $7.8 trillion in 2018 - World Bank report

02 october 2019 - 14:46:29
Washington, US (PANA) - Total external debt of low- and middle-income countries climbed 5.3 percent to $7.8 trillion last year, [...] Full text...

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Libyan health official urges authorities to provide medicines for treatment of leishmaniasis

01 october 2019 - 11:04:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Badr Eddin Bachir al-Najjar, [...] Full text...

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France pledge 60 million Euros as support to Sudan

30 september 2019 - 19:38:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - France has pledged to provide some 60 million Euros as grant to the government of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation

25 september 2019 - 18:49:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...

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British government to pay back Tunisian hotels affected by collapse of Thomas Cook

25 september 2019 - 13:36:37
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities will established a fund to pay the debts owned by the collapsed Thomas [...] Full text...

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'Government, residents and businesses owe us ZWL$1 billion (US$67.43 million) in unpaid fees': Harare City Council

22 september 2019 - 09:47:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) is owed ZWL Zimbabwe 1 billion dollars (about US$67.43 million) by residents, [...] Full text...

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Sudan FM receives AU Representative to Sudan

15 september 2019 - 19:06:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- [...] Full text...

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Egypt pays US$25 billion in debt in two years

29 august 2019 - 11:26:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has paid about US$25 billion in debt and interest over the past two years (March [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament Public Accounts Committee demands publication of full national debt by September

21 july 2019 - 15:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) has ordered the Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube, to [...] Full text...

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IOC strips AIBA of its Olympic status

27 june 2019 - 12:35:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Olympic Committee has officially stripped the International Boxing Association (AIBA) of its Olympic status. Consequently, boxing will [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni hails China’s role in Africa’s struggles

25 june 2019 - 21:23:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has hailed China for adopting a "win-win" approach in its relations [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique to resume lending after US$108 million debt restructuring

21 june 2019 - 13:27:54
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, an African housing financier, is set to resume lending after reaching an agreement with [...] Full text...

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Kenya predicts accelerated economic growth rate in 2020

14 june 2019 - 15:50:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan economy is projected to hit a growth rate of 7% in 2020 as a [...] Full text...

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"Zimbabwe gov't needs to urgently restore faith in its currency" says The Economist

26 may 2019 - 13:40:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - If the Zimbabwean government cannot restore faith in its 'RTGS dollar', the country may be forced [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship

26 may 2019 - 13:10:07
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...

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ADB lends Uganda $20m to spur SMEs growth

25 may 2019 - 17:20:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank (ADB) has advanced a loan of $20m to the government of Uganda [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government grants CFAF 11 billion to cotton producers to pay off debts

23 may 2019 - 23:29:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The Burkinabe government Wednesday granted more than CFAF 11 billion to cotton producers to pay [...] Full text...

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Prosecutor seeks 7-year jail sentence for senior Rwanda bank manager accused of 'favouritism'

17 may 2019 - 13:30:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A prosecutor in Rwanda asked a court on Friday to sentence a former senior banker to [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire releases list of nominees for African Banker 2019 trophies

13 may 2019 - 19:23:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The list of banking and financial institutions for the African Banker Trophies, at the 13th [...] Full text...

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Barrow presides over Gambia’s Economic Council maiden meeting

08 may 2019 - 20:51:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Gambian leader Adama Barrow Wednesday presided over the maiden meeting of the West African country’s newly [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Italy sign bilateral agreements

01 may 2019 - 08:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Italy on Tuesday signed a series of agreements on the occasion of the visit [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways struggles on recovery path, net loss down to US$75 million in 2018

30 april 2019 - 19:51:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Airways (KQ's) path to balance sheet recovery has narrowed substantially from its peak full year [...] Full text...

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Rise in price of seed cotton in the 2019/2020 season will boost sector in Burkina Faso - Producers

15 april 2019 - 18:57:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The increase in the price of seed cotton in the 2019/2020 season from 250 to [...] Full text...

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Economic, political policies in Zimbabwe; keeping US investors away - US Envoy

12 april 2019 - 21:59:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Brian Nichols, says the Zimbabwean government's economic and political policies are [...] Full text...

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Political and economic uncertainty stifles Tunisia’s economic activity - IMF

10 april 2019 - 11:42:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia’s is experiencing a modest recovery, with the growth rate expected to increase to 2.7 percent [...] Full text...

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East African economies record robust growth without creating jobs - AfDB

04 april 2019 - 18:03:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern at the high economic growth rates recorded in [...] Full text...

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Somali health minister visits League of Arab States Hq

26 march 2019 - 09:21:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The secretary-general of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, on Monday received the Somali [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's new currency not constitutional - Veritas

24 march 2019 - 12:00:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Legal think tank Veritas, has said Zimbabwe’s new currency is not constitutional as Statutory Instruments (SI) [...] Full text...

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Sudan receives two loans to support current transactions

21 march 2019 - 12:04:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Sudan has benefited from two loan loans to support the balance of current transactions, which shows significant [...] Full text...

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Tunisia celebrates six decades of independence

20 march 2019 - 19:41:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are Wednesday celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence after decades of liberation from French [...] Full text...

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New currency not helping Zimbabwean businesses

17 march 2019 - 09:05:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says government's recently-introduced new currency, the 'real time gross settlement [...] Full text...

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Police disperse demonstrators against real estate scam in Mauritania

14 march 2019 - 17:55:20
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian police have dispersed victims of a major real estate scam, demonstrating against the brain behind [...] Full text...

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Tanzania receives only 6.7 percent of budgetary external support

12 march 2019 - 18:27:40
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has so far received only US$61.5 million in budgetary external support, seven months since the [...] Full text...

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AU finance ministers endorse proposed international sovereign rating agency

06 march 2019 - 05:42:45
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Ministers of finance, economy and planning approved a new roadmap towards the creation of a ratings [...] Full text...

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Arab League welcomes president Bashir’s declaration of 2019 as 'Year of peace, stability in Sudan'

05 march 2019 - 12:35:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The League of Arab States has welcomed the declaration made by Sudanese president Omar el-Bashir that [...] Full text...

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Barrick reaffirms commitment to pay Tanzania US$ 300 million

21 february 2019 - 16:09:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Canadian miner Barick Gold has shown determination to settle disputes between the government of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President vows fiscal discipline in next election year

21 february 2019 - 14:24:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo vowed on Thursday he will maintain fiscal discipline through the West African [...] Full text...

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Kenya to track down higher education loan defaulters

20 february 2019 - 16:27:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have begun tracking down 74,000 university graduates who have failed to clear higher education [...] Full text...

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Somalia lobbies AU Summit for US$4.6 billion international debt cancellation

09 february 2019 - 20:04:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in [...] Full text...

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Two illegal pharmaceutical depots closed in Burkina Faso

29 january 2019 - 20:33:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARNP), has closed two illegal pharmaceutical depots in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's 'overborrowing' a ticking time bomb - warns opposition politician

31 december 2018 - 14:25:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Opposition politician Musalia Mudavadi said on Monday Kenya's rising public debt will chock the country to [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister 'closely following' seizure of oil tanker in Bulgaria

23 december 2018 - 17:20:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs says he is closely following the seizure of one of [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities discuss medical bills for citizens undergoing treatment abroad

27 november 2018 - 19:04:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's President of the Presidential Council of the National Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Tuesday chaired [...] Full text...

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Mozambique prepares comprehensive diagnostic of governance and corruption challenges

21 november 2018 - 20:26:13
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team on Wednesday concluded a two-week visit to Mozambique welcoming [...] Full text...

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Kwese TV to close pay television channels in Africa

05 november 2018 - 15:33:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African broadcaster, Kwesé TV, will begin shutting down its pay-television sports and entertainment channels after a [...] Full text...

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Zambian Opposition UPND calls on MPs to reject 2019 Budget presented to Parliament

15 october 2018 - 14:20:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition party, the United Party for National Development (UPND), has appealed to all Members [...] Full text...

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UN chief outlines importance of international financial cooperation for sustainable dev't

14 october 2018 - 09:32:30
Bali, Indonesia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a surge in investment, long-term financing and global [...] Full text...

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