Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

11 march 2025 - 20:01:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk [...] Full text...

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Banking for a better world: Catalysing local solutions for global impact: World Bank Blog By Akihiko Nishio, World Bank Vice President of Development Finance and Ed Mountfield, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services

04 march 2025 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world is grappling with a collective action problem. Tackling global challenges like biodiversity loss [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 15:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 06:10:14
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan

27 february 2025 - 19:45:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Wisam sits in her classroom, absorbed in her work, her fingers gripping a blue-coloured pencil, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso expects 6% economic growth in 2025

18 february 2025 - 11:13:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's economic activity will remain dynamic, with growth projected at 6.0 per cent in [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for urgent life-saving aid amid financial uncertainty

07 february 2025 - 10:54:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With critical funding now uncertain, the UN Refugee Agency says refugee families face the risk of [...] Full text...

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US funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, insist UN humanitarians

04 february 2025 - 17:35:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: IMF Country Focus -Fostering economic transformation and adapting to climate change

15 january 2025 - 07:19:40
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivoirien economy has performed strongly over the past decade, with GDP growth averaging 6.4 [...] Full text...

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Mauritania gets $27 million grant from US to boost electricity sector

09 january 2025 - 10:15:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Mauritania have signed a landmark $27 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Programme agreement [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: IMF Executive Board completes second review under the Extended Credit Facility

21 december 2024 - 09:44:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes visit to Djibouti

13 december 2024 - 13:06:11
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti’s maritime-dependent economy has demonstrated resilience to regional conflicts with growth in FY24 projected at [...] Full text...

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Reforms needed to stem slow-down in Kenya’s economic growth

10 december 2024 - 07:52:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s GDP is projected to grow at 4.7% in 2024, slower when compared to 5.6% in [...] Full text...

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COP29: Draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

23 november 2024 - 05:07:03
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A new draft finance deal delivered to harried negotiators in Baku on Friday – the final [...] Full text...

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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation

20 november 2024 - 05:20:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for [...] Full text...

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IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility

12 november 2024 - 11:49:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The lingering effects of drought have hit Zambia's economic landscape harder than anticipated, with reduced agricultural [...] Full text...

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IMF, Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on review of ECF arrangement

08 november 2024 - 07:47:03
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea Bissau have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

07 november 2024 - 07:48:37
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...

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Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho

28 october 2024 - 07:19:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $100 million to support youth and women-led MSMEs in Nigeria

20 october 2024 - 06:27:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $100 million loan to increase access to [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2024 Article IV Consultation Mission to Chad

16 october 2024 - 10:56:27
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s economic growth, after increasing to 4.9 percent in 2023, is expected to moderate this year, [...] Full text...

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Poorest economies face toughest conditions in two decades

14 october 2024 - 07:49:01
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...

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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

27 september 2024 - 05:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for [...] Full text...

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IMF approves 40-month US$210 million ECF for Liberia

26 september 2024 - 10:06:01
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$210 million as an Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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WHO and Multilateral Development Banks kick off US $1.5 billion primary health financing platform

23 september 2024 - 20:50:32
New York, US (PANA) - Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health [...] Full text...

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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

13 september 2024 - 19:24:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine [...] Full text...

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Strengthening fiscal resilience in small states: World Bank Blog By Sam Hill and Jeetendra Khadan

04 september 2024 - 12:05:32
Washington DC, United states (PANA) - Small states, those with a population of 1.5 million or less, face significant fiscal [...] Full text...

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Sustained economic growth hinges on productivity gains as populations age : IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt

04 september 2024 - 12:00:14
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A productivity slump is eroding living standards and imperilling financial and social stability “Productivity isn’t [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$7.3 million disbursement to Guinea Bissau

29 august 2024 - 12:31:51
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has allowed an immediate disbursement of US$7.3 million to help [...] Full text...

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Bridging the financing gap: Achieving Education for All in Zambia: World Bank Blog By Samer Al-Samarrai, Girma Woldetsadik and Joseph Simumba

22 august 2024 - 07:46:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The government of Zambia has laid out an ambitious plan to universalize primary and secondary education. [...] Full text...

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Designing sustainable participatory processes: Lessons from Kenya: World Bank Blog By Annette Akinyi Omolo and Helene Carlsson Rex

16 august 2024 - 07:39:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In Kenya, public participation is both a cornerstone of sustainable development and a right enshrined in [...] Full text...

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ADF grants Comoros $135 million to develop ports, facilitate regional trade

06 august 2024 - 07:10:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group supports the Union of the Comoros in extending and modernizing [...] Full text...

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Now is the time to help countries faced with liquidity challenges: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Pablo Saavedra

01 august 2024 - 17:00:50
Washington, United States (PANA) - Many countries are being squeezed by increasing interest payments and high debt redemptions. The economic scarring [...] Full text...

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World Bank backs Ethiopia's reforms to promote sustainable, inclusive growth, take climate action

31 july 2024 - 08:46:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved the Ethiopia First Sustainable [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector

19 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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WB board approves additional $35 million to improve essential health services in the Gambia

01 july 2024 - 17:00:34
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an additional $35 million in financing from the International [...] Full text...

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Empowering small emerging commercial farmers: Mozambique success story – World Bank Blog By Blessings Botha

01 july 2024 - 08:58:56
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Having seen so many smallholder farmers trapped in low agricultural productivity in Mozambique, I had always [...] Full text...

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AfDB, JICA align priorities ahead of TICAD9 summit

01 july 2024 - 07:43:52
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the [...] Full text...

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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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Somalia expects 3.1 percent GDP growth, rebounding from drought and commodity price shocks

20 june 2024 - 17:41:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2023 up from 2.4 per [...] Full text...

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Putting Africa on the path to prosperity: World Bank Blog By Ajay Banga and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

20 june 2024 - 07:31:04
Apulia, Italy (PANA) - Across the Global South, young people are yearning for opportunity and a better life. But while [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says most African countries not allocating enough budget to education

16 june 2024 - 13:07:18
Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says most African countries are not meeting their commitments to allocate [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat

13 june 2024 - 12:10:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the [...] Full text...

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São Tomé and Príncipe faces serious economic challenges: IMF

07 june 2024 - 07:20:04
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - Accelerating reforms of the energy sector is urgently needed to alleviate pressures [...] Full text...

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Zambia, World Bank sign agreement to cut carbon emissions in Eastern Province

22 may 2024 - 07:32:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Communities in Zambia’s Eastern Province are set to reap the benefits of their efforts in forest [...] Full text...

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Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize

03 may 2024 - 05:38:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of [...] Full text...

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African leaders unveil bold transformation agenda at summit, backed by powerful new coalition

29 april 2024 - 13:43:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — In a historic show of unity, 19 African Heads of State on Monday assembled at a major [...] Full text...

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Libya deplores failure of UN Security Council to recognize State of Palestine

20 april 2024 - 16:35:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Step up child protection efforts UNICEF urges Nigeria, on 10th anniversary of Chibok abductions

16 april 2024 - 06:21:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...

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Despite high potential, 75 vulnerable economies face ‘historic reversal’

14 april 2024 - 10:35:44
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL MONDAY, April 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM UTC. Washington DC, USA (PANA) - [...] Full text...

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Industrial policy is not magic cure for slow growth: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Vitor Gaspar, Li Liu

11 april 2024 - 08:42:06
Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) – Many countries are ramping up industrial policy to boost innovation in specific sectors in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza

06 april 2024 - 07:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam

29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso prepares for ECF review by IMF Executive Board in May

08 march 2024 - 08:45:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Burkinabè authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$120 million credit for Uganda’s recovery from recent shocks

07 march 2024 - 07:20:36
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fifth review of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius maintains post-pandemic favourable outlook for growth: IMF

24 february 2024 - 10:31:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza crisis: WBG supports delivery of essential education services

23 february 2024 - 09:35:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of [...] Full text...

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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

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International Court of Justice to review 57-year Israeli Occupation

16 february 2024 - 12:10:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – An unprecedented number of countries and international organisations are expected to participate in the International [...] Full text...

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TDB, World Bank accelerate access to sustainable clean energy in Africa

13 february 2024 - 08:18:21
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

10 february 2024 - 08:06:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform programme will help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

03 february 2024 - 10:47:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform program would help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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

25 january 2024 - 07:47:11
Washington, United States (PANA) - As 2024 starts, the good news is that there haven’t been any notable requests by [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves $100 million 36 months extended credit facility for Gambia

15 january 2024 - 11:01:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 36-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...

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Libyan ministry to hold forum, exhibition on education and training next month

03 january 2024 - 12:47:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Fourth Forum and Exhibition on Education and Training in Libya 2024 will be held from [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$100 million under new ECF arrangement for Somalia

20 december 2023 - 08:06:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF} Board on Tuesday approved a new 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) [...] Full text...

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EU supports Benin's economic policy

19 december 2023 - 11:52:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Commission has announced the mobilisation of 170 million euros, around CFAF 111.5 billion, under [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants 81.9 million loan to Tunisia

14 december 2023 - 16:50:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement [...] 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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Israel-Gaza Crisis: World Bank supports emergency relief to Gaza

13 december 2023 - 07:30:59
Washington DC, USA (PANA) — As part of an overall $35 million package of support, the World Bank has announced [...] Full text...

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COP28: Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership powers innovative climate action

03 december 2023 - 12:46:40
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership is powering innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the Government [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy continues its strong recovery-Governor Saidy

30 november 2023 - 18:27:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, has stated that the Gambian economy [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s economy resilient amid climatic and global shocks: WB report

30 november 2023 - 14:12:22
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Recurrent shocks, including a prolonged 2020/23 drought, disrupted Somalia's growth, devastating crops, livestock, and exports. Many fled [...] Full text...

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Conflict, external shocks amplify obstacles to economic development of the Sahel and CAR

17 november 2023 - 08:58:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Countries in the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, along with neighbouring [...] Full text...

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US Agriculture Department initiates food for progress programme in The Gambia

09 november 2023 - 14:39:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that The Gambia will [...] Full text...

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World risks failing 880 million people in LDCs: UNCTAD

08 november 2023 - 06:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - The world risks failing the 880 million people living the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) [...] Full text...

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Tax earnings in Africa remain below pandemic levels

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

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IMF mission completes arrangement for Mauritania’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility

28 october 2023 - 11:45:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Mauritanian authorities have reached a preliminary agreement on completion of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libya grants pension to widows, divorcees, disabled members of the Palestinian community

20 october 2023 - 16:24:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Libyan government has decided to grant a basic pension to [...] Full text...

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Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO to visit The Gambia

17 october 2023 - 15:07:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright will visit The Gambia this week to advance the development [...] Full text...

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WB strengthens economic empowerment for millions of girls, women across East and Southern Africa

11 october 2023 - 07:49:06
Washington, United States (PANA) - Millions of girls and young women’s across Eastern and Southern Africa will gain greater access [...] Full text...

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IMF staff, Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on extended credit facility arrangement

04 october 2023 - 07:37:47
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Guinea Bissau authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...

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IMF staff affirm tourism flows normalising the Seychelles economy

04 october 2023 - 07:23:34
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Recovery of the Seychellois economy continues as tourism flows normalise and economic activity moves closer to [...] Full text...

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Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog

23 september 2023 - 10:03:24
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

14 september 2023 - 05:35:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...

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AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects

08 september 2023 - 11:11:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) [...] Full text...

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Concessional climate finance essential to catalysing offshore wind development in emerging markets

07 september 2023 - 07:52:47
Washington DC, US (PANA) - A new report published on Thursday by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme [...] Full text...

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How solar can empower African youth: World Bank blog (By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank’s Senior Managing Director)

06 september 2023 - 11:09:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – This week, we gather in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit which brings together policymakers from [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit

02 september 2023 - 10:38:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: NFF waiting for FIFA grant to pay Super Falcons’ outstanding allowances

29 july 2023 - 19:45:13
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it would pay all outstanding allowances due the national women's [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production

23 july 2023 - 11:40:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...

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Pandemic Fund allocates first grants to help countries prepare for future outbreaks

21 july 2023 - 06:19:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board has approved grants under its first round of funding [...] Full text...

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World Bank board approves additional us$ 4.5 financing grant to strengthen essential health services in the Gambia

14 july 2023 - 16:48:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $4.5 million in additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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World Bank Board approves additional grant to essential health services in The Gambia

14 july 2023 - 06:14:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved $4.5 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Mali US$157 million for electrification

08 july 2023 - 13:03:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $157 million in International Development Association( IDA) financing to support Mali [...] Full text...

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Libyan commission probes lists of foreign scholarship holders for 2023

03 july 2023 - 13:14:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan government commission has begun checking the lists of grants for the first term awarded [...] Full text...

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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans

30 june 2023 - 05:35:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...

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IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners

22 june 2023 - 14:55:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] 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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USAID commits $3 million to African Water Facility

17 june 2023 - 07:55:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed US$3 million to the African [...] Full text...

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IMF surveillance resumes in Libya

13 june 2023 - 06:01:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been mired in conflict and political uncertainty since the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi [...] Full text...

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US commits to rejoin UNESCO

12 june 2023 - 19:20:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), announced on Monday that the United [...] Full text...

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Zambia receives $100 million boost for transformational tourism development

12 june 2023 - 18:36:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Monday approved a $100 million credit to strengthen [...] Full text...

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RSF welcomes validation of Africa's first media certifier

12 june 2023 - 14:18:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Bureau Normale Audit (BNA) has become the first African certifier of media that [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ghana to expand social safety nets

06 june 2023 - 06:03:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Monday received $150 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials meet over payment of development grants to municipalities

05 june 2023 - 19:51:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Local Government, Badreddine Al-Toumi, met here Monday with the Minister of State for [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $460 million in credits and grants to eight countries in Western, Central Africa

12 may 2023 - 14:29:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The World Bank has approved $460 million in credits and grants from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Interior grants visas to Czech tourists at joint Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia

06 may 2023 - 17:18:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government announced here Saturday it had granted entry [...] Full text...

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IMF completes second review of staff-monitored programme with Comoros

21 april 2023 - 08:33:57
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second and final review of Comoros’ [...] 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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South Africa unlocking brighter futures through investment in Early Childhood Development

31 march 2023 - 08:47:37
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The World Bank and South Africa’s Department of Basic Education on Thursday jointly launched the [...] Full text...

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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases

22 march 2023 - 18:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau to obtain US$ 3.16 million under ECF deal with IMF

21 march 2023 - 09:17:16
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Sustained political stability will be critical to support economic growth and reforms in Guinea Bissau, [...] Full text...

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New funding for countries to strengthen resilience of smallholder farmers

20 march 2023 - 14:16:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) on Monday announced USD$220 million in new [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Nigeria battle Uganda for semifinals, World Cup tickets

02 march 2023 - 10:43:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria will meet Uganda on Thursday in one of the quarter-finals of the ongoing African U-20 [...] Full text...

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WB grants Egypt US$9.13 m to improve management of electronic, healthcare waste in Cairo

01 march 2023 - 13:58:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced a US$9.13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) [...] Full text...

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Libya grants first instalment of US$ 50 million for reconstruction of Southern Turkey

13 february 2023 - 16:52:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, Najla al-Mangouch, [...] Full text...

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Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya

09 february 2023 - 19:44:15
Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...

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Ireland, Austria join Africa Climate Change Fund as donors with initial 3 million Euro contribution

08 february 2023 - 21:01:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ireland and Austria have joined the African Development Bank’s Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

08 february 2023 - 05:33:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records inflation rate of 14.6% in 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:41:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso for the whole of 2022 recorded an annual average inflation of 14.6% against [...] Full text...

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Benin to see 8% increase in grant projects in 2023

20 december 2022 - 13:16:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Project grants for Benin will increase by 8.6 percent in 2023, the Economy and Finance Ministry [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi pays tribute to Nigerian President Buhari

19 december 2022 - 15:47:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president, Boni Yayi, Monday paid glowing tribute to Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari on the [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau join West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme

16 december 2022 - 11:48:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Populations at immediate risk from coastal erosion, flooding and pollution, and people depending on agroindustry and [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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Gambia among four African countries selected for new US partnerships

15 december 2022 - 10:35:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has been selected by the Board of Directors of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) alongside [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Mali more than 130 billion CFA francs for solid waste management in Bamako

08 december 2022 - 16:35:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has just approved an IDA credit of 250 million dollars (more than 123 [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund mobilises $8.9 billion for Africa’s low-income countries

07 december 2022 - 11:22:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package [...] Full text...

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Mali, Russia sign cooperation agreement on security

22 november 2022 - 13:23:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian and Russian ministers in charge of security have signed a cooperation agreement between their [...] Full text...

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'Business Unusual' in a world of extreme uncertainty: EBRD report

22 november 2022 - 10:00:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When dealing with immediate challenges, decision- and policymakers should not lose focus on the [...] Full text...

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Togo launches coastal protection works against erosion

04 november 2022 - 18:59:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities launched on Thursday in Aného, located about 50 km south-east of Lomé, the [...] Full text...

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UNDP announces training support programmes for Libya

15 october 2022 - 11:44:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a range of programmes to support Libya in [...] Full text...

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Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief

18 september 2022 - 11:44:53
New York, US (PANA) - Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists [...] Full text...

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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned

16 september 2022 - 05:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...

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European Bank gives Tunisia Grains Board €150.5 million

24 august 2022 - 18:50:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed a sovereign guaranteed loan for €150.5 million [...] Full text...

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UN fund reports ‘solid results’ empowering girls and boys in crises with opportunity of quality education

24 august 2022 - 05:27:10
New York US (PANA) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted [...] Full text...

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WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat in Horn of Africa

19 august 2022 - 19:12:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels [...] Full text...

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Japan donates US$ 9 million to WFP to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan

18 august 2022 - 11:01:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed two contributions totalling around US$9 million, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Unity questions appointment of Senegalese diplomat Bathily as UN envoy

16 august 2022 - 12:54:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has called for serious negotiations with Libyans [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams referendum on Tunisia's 'flawed' draft constitution

27 july 2022 - 12:24:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An official of Amnesty International has described as "deeply worrying" the adoption of a new constitution [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote in referendum on controversial draft constitution

25 july 2022 - 13:34:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisians are voting on Monday in a referendum on a controversial draft new constitution initiated by [...] Full text...

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IMF nods approval of Burundi's policy measures

22 july 2022 - 14:45:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday its approval of Burundi’s policy response to the [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$5 million to Burundi for food security

18 july 2022 - 12:48:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) recent US$5 million food security grant to Burundi comes at a [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan

17 july 2022 - 12:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$250 million for water in Benin

12 july 2022 - 18:25:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Development Association (IDA of the World Bank) will grant Benin additional funding of US$250 [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tunisia's new draft constitution undermines independence of Judiciary, rights safeguards

05 july 2022 - 18:55:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new draft constitution issued by the Tunisian authorities on 30 June, after an obscure and [...] Full text...

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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president

01 july 2022 - 16:31:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to convene after Eid al-Adha

01 july 2022 - 13:18:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament will convene immediately after the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha following the failure of three [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants a US$130 million loan to Tunisia

30 june 2022 - 16:21:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Executive Governors of the World Bank Thursday approved a new financing of US$130 [...] Full text...

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EU grants 162 million euros to Tunisia

17 june 2022 - 13:38:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Union has made 162 million euros available to Tunisia in the form of a [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants over US$23 million to Tunisia

15 june 2022 - 16:11:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank recently made available to Tunisia 23.745 million dollars out of which 1.8 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Finance, Egyptian company sign protocol on digital transformation

10 june 2022 - 05:49:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Finance of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the e-finance company [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing

08 june 2022 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...

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IMF team checks on Sierra Leone’s economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

08 june 2022 - 07:05:12
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone is set to secure US$20.8 million financial support from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for 'timely support' from Somalia's partners to implement reform strategy

20 may 2022 - 06:10:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that timely support from development partners of Somalia, [...] Full text...

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World Bank warns of effects of disintegration of state institutions on Libyan economy

28 april 2022 - 18:00:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) has warned of the enormous challenges to the economy facing Libya, in [...] Full text...

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Libya's PM al-Dbaiba announces activation of law on families of martyrs, missing persons

27 april 2022 - 11:06:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, announced on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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International agencies seek urgent measures to arrest global food crisis

13 april 2022 - 22:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent steps are required, including addressing the supply of fertilizers, financial support to countries and investment [...] Full text...

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Kenya releases US$28 billion budget for 2022/2023

08 april 2022 - 10:18:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan government has unveiled a new financial expenditure plan for 2022/23 projected at Ksh 3.3 trillion [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought

12 march 2022 - 05:26:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Tunisia loan of €104 million

08 march 2022 - 17:11:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Monday granted Tunisia a loan of 103.950 million euros within the [...] Full text...

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'Historic expansion' of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development

15 february 2022 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, [...] Full text...

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WFP says 13 million people facing severe hunger as drought grips the Horn of Africa

08 february 2022 - 10:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe drought leaving [...] Full text...

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US suspends Millennium Challenge Corporation in Burkina Faso

01 february 2022 - 17:38:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has suspended activities related to Burkina Faso's US$450 [...] Full text...

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Mali calls for revision of some military cooperation agreements as ties with France come under stress

20 january 2022 - 12:23:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta is requesting the review of some military cooperation agreements entered into by the [...] Full text...

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EBRD grants Tunisia 49 million euros

08 december 2021 - 13:21:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tuesday granted Tunisia a loan of 49 million [...] Full text...

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Gambia: IMF Executive Board Completes 3rd Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), Approves US$6.97 million

25 november 2021 - 16:14:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on completion of the third review of [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president

17 november 2021 - 12:03:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: Adaptation Fund raises record US$ 232 million in new pledges at COP26

09 november 2021 - 19:40:46
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – The Adaptation Fund has received US$ 232.6 million in new support from contributing national and regional [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures major climate financing

02 november 2021 - 18:39:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that South Africa had secured a commitment of [...] Full text...

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Gambian finance minister says 2021 fiscal year was 'a challenging one'

29 october 2021 - 13:01:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambureh Njie, has said that the 2021 fiscal year was [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Egypt's lifting of state of emergency 'positive' but far from sufficient

27 october 2021 - 06:08:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement on Monday that he is lifting the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF allocates US$76 million to Burundi to address pandemic's impact

26 october 2021 - 07:30:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – After experiencing a sharp economic slowdown in services, Burundi has secured US$76.2 million under the Rapid [...] Full text...

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WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation' following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo

22 october 2021 - 06:50:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country

19 october 2021 - 10:37:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF staff hail Guinea Bissau’s reform progress under pandemic compounded conditions

12 october 2021 - 10:59:15
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Guinea’s progress on its nine-month economic reform programme, which is monitored by the International Monetary [...] 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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MCC directors approve $25 million threshold programme with Gambian government

29 september 2021 - 18:42:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Board of Directors meeting in Washington, DC on Wednesday approved a $25 [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’ – World Bank report

15 september 2021 - 13:34:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2021 as the economy rebounds from [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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Togolese government grants subsidy of 300 million CFAF to cultural actors

07 september 2021 - 20:36:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has released a sum of 300 million CFA francs for the benefit of [...] Full text...

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Ghana to reverse land degradation with World Bank support

01 september 2021 - 13:39:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated [...] Full text...

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Global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines progressing at two alarmingly different speeds - MLT

27 august 2021 - 22:01:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) Friday noted that the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF support focuses most where it matters the most

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

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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets

06 august 2021 - 13:54:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire  (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...

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Resurgence of COVID-19 cases puts Guinea among high-rate infectious countries in SSA

06 august 2021 - 13:25:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is now among 24 Sub-Sahara African (SAA) countries with a high rate of COVID-19 infections, [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director approves SMP for policy reform in Guinea-Bissau

28 july 2021 - 08:34:03
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sierra Leone shows signs of economic recovery but still faces risks - IMF

28 july 2021 - 07:48:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone has secured a US$44.2 million support from the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of [...] Full text...

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Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law

23 july 2021 - 20:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers

23 july 2021 - 09:05:52
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for 'urgent fair retrial' of Moroccan journalist Omar Radi

20 july 2021 - 06:17:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for an urgent fair retrial of Moroccan journalist and government critic, Omar [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Tunisis 60 million euros in support of economic recovery

15 july 2021 - 12:32:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Tunisia €60 million for implementing its Economic Recovery and [...] Full text...

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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation

14 july 2021 - 13:41:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...

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2021 trafficking in persons report, Gambia remains on Tier Two Watchlist

13 july 2021 - 22:45:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia remains on the Tier Two Watchlist – signifying that The Gambian government does not fully [...] Full text...

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