Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

11 december 2024 - 11:04:15
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes review of Morocco’s RSF arrangement, allows disbursement of US$415 million

13 november 2024 - 07:54:46
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review [...] Full text...

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IMF staff conclude Article IV discussions with Somalia

01 november 2024 - 07:12:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Laura Jaramillo, has [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Ghana on Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility

04 october 2024 - 13:00:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IMF staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to [...] Full text...

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Remittances slowed in 2023, expected to grow faster in 2024: WB report

26 june 2024 - 18:03:31
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- [...] Full text...

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Central bank digital currencies can boost Middle East's financial inclusion, payment efficiency: IMF Blog By Serpil Bouza, Marcello Miccoli, Borislava Mircheva

19 june 2024 - 10:13:19
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting [...] Full text...

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IMF Board concludes first review of ECF for Somalia

30 may 2024 - 10:06:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has allowed an immediate disbursement of US$10 million to Somalia to [...] Full text...

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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise

21 may 2024 - 18:55:31
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...

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Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’ - IOM

07 may 2024 - 16:51:08
Dhaka, Bangladesh (PANA) - Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic [...] Full text...

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Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO

20 march 2024 - 05:28:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 [...] Full text...

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IMF staff complete deal on first review of Somalia’s ECF arrangement

09 march 2024 - 08:00:52
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in 2024 supported by continued recovery in agriculture, remittances, [...] Full text...

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IMF staff, government officials discuss Zimbabwe’s governance, growth prospects

15 february 2024 - 08:04:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...

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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

16 january 2024 - 05:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...

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How training and advice can speed cross-border payments and cut costs: IMF Blog By Kieran Murphy

05 january 2024 - 08:00:16
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have the potential to improve many lives [...] Full text...

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Remittance flows continue to grow in 2023 albeit at slower pace: World Bank report

18 december 2023 - 06:52:12
Washington, United States (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew an estimated 3.8% in 2023, a moderation [...] Full text...

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IMF directors complete review of Comoros Fund-assisted reform programme

16 december 2023 - 11:04:19
Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has welcomed the focus on structural reforms to strengthen [...] Full text...

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IMF, Kenya reach staff-level deal on economic policies

17 november 2023 - 08:57:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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Gambia, IMF conclude staff-level deal on Extended Credit Facility

02 november 2023 - 07:17:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...

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New WB report identifies reforms to address fiscal challenges to inclusive growth in Comoros

08 october 2023 - 13:59:02
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) -  The World Bank says that, for Comoros to have a fiscal policy that achieves inclusive growth, [...] Full text...

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IMF completes staff-level deal with Somalia on review under Extended Credit Facility

22 september 2023 - 16:19:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review under [...] Full text...

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Rwanda maintains strong growth momentum in early 2023

11 july 2023 - 19:06:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy grew by 9.2% in the first quarter of 2023, following 8.2% growth in 2022, [...] Full text...

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IMF Board concludes 2023 Article IV consultation with Cape Verde

24 june 2023 - 10:01:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Confirming Cape Verde’s strong performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Remittances remain resilient but likely to slow: World Bank report

13 june 2023 - 16:42:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are estimated to grow by [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde faces uncertain outlook as demand on tourism drops

10 may 2023 - 10:45:30
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Cape Verde’s economic outlook is uncertain as downside risks could emanate from weakened external demand [...] Full text...

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Gambia government alert on market exchange rate fluctuation

26 april 2023 - 17:42:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  The government of the Gambia has been alerted on the forex currency market exchange rate fluctuation [...] Full text...

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Libya rakes in more than US$5 billion in revenue since beginning of 2023

07 april 2023 - 15:58:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 26 billion dinars (US$5.46 billion) in revenues were made by Libya from the [...] Full text...

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World Bank steps up support to Morocco's financial, digital inclusion reforms

03 april 2023 - 18:51:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Adding to two previous financings, the Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved a [...] Full text...

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Sub-regions drive African growth in 2022

18 march 2023 - 08:39:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sub-regions were the levers of the continent's economic growth in 2022, according to the Economic [...] Full text...

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Burundi central bank imposes ceiling on daily, monthly cash withdrawal

14 january 2023 - 13:37:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Central Bank of the Burundi (BRB) has imposed daily and monthly withdrawals from banks to [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Gambian economy, growth rebounded to 4.5 per cent in 2021-

16 september 2022 - 18:07:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian  President Adama Barrow has stated that despite the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty

13 september 2022 - 12:24:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Gambia's economy remains 'resilient' - Governor

02 september 2022 - 11:16:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Buah Saidy, governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, has stated that the economy [...] Full text...

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UN trade body calls for halting cryptocurrency rise in developing countries

11 august 2022 - 05:28:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, has called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing [...] Full text...

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Japan renews commitment to food and nutrition assistance in Lesotho

10 august 2022 - 05:28:11
Maseru, Lesotho ()ANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed a 250 million Japanese Yen (approximately [...] Full text...

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Gambia came through pandemic less impacted than many of its regional peers - World Bank

07 june 2022 - 10:28:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The World Bank has said that The Gambia came through the pandemic less impacted than many [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] 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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Gambia’s Central Bank Governor says remittances rise to US$776.67

24 february 2022 - 09:54:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Remittances of individuals to the Gambia increased remarkably to US$776.67 in 2021, as they continued to [...] Full text...

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EU-AU Summit agrees major package to support investment in Africa

20 february 2022 - 07:55:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union have announced a Euros 150 billion package to support [...] Full text...

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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations

18 february 2022 - 21:45:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...

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Gambia remittances increased in 2021

10 january 2022 - 11:18:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Central Bank of The Gambia has said remittance in 2021 increased by 31.3% to an [...] 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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Gambia’s domestic debt stands at 2.77 billion Dalasis

26 november 2021 - 18:00:46
Exchange rate US Dollar     51.50          52.30 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Buah Saidy, Governor of Central Bank of The [...] 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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EBRD raises growth forecast, warns of threats

04 november 2021 - 09:05:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised its forecast for its regions for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray; US warns of financial sanctions

24 october 2021 - 11:12:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan govt officials meet on conditions of migrants after mass escape from reception centre

09 october 2021 - 19:31:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba and Presidential Council member Moussa al-Kouni on Saturday discussed the conditions of detained [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for better conditions for migrants in detention centres

03 october 2021 - 17:58:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Sunday ordered the immigration management to pay more attention to [...] Full text...

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UN calls on Libya to respect human rights after migrant dies

03 october 2021 - 14:15:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General and Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the Libyan authorities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s economy shows some early signs of recovery: IMF team

22 september 2021 - 19:00:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Gambia’s economic activity is showing early signs of recovery, but the third wave of the [...] Full text...

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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 15:44:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Remittances to Africa projected to decrease in 2021

13 september 2021 - 14:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from  US$44 billion in [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s domestic debt is over US$713,169,000 - Central Bank

09 september 2021 - 18:51:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia's Central Bank Governor Buah Saidy said on Thursday the outstanding domestic debt stock has increased [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi seeks IMF assistance to combat pandemic impacts

28 july 2021 - 09:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Struggling with critically low international reserves and decreased exports, Burundi has requested the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration

25 july 2021 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Directors commend Ghana’s efforts to contain virus spread

21 july 2021 - 12:57:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit Ghana, the government response helped contain the virus spread and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda

19 july 2021 - 11:31:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...

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Some 90 Egyptians held at Libyan migrant centre released

22 june 2021 - 12:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 90 Egyptian citizens who were detained in a migrant detention centre at the headquarters of [...] Full text...

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Libyan cost guard rescues 14 migrants

21 june 2021 - 11:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fourteen illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading for the European coast in a [...] Full text...

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Over 300 migrants rescued off Libya

16 june 2021 - 19:06:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coast guard rescued several illegal migrants of various African nationalities who were trying to [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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2021 African Economic Conference scheduled for December

29 may 2021 - 08:17:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘feeding’ drivers of conflict and instability in Africa: Guterres

20 may 2021 - 05:32:13
New York, US (PANA) - Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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IOM seeks $87 million to support equitable vaccine access, mitigate effects of COVID-19 in East and Horn of Africa

30 april 2021 - 15:37:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the lives of thousands of migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Soaring food prices, conflicts driving hunger, rise across West and Central Africa: WFP

17 april 2021 - 04:59:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy about to turn round after suffering COVID-19 pandemic blow

02 april 2021 - 10:27:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia’s economic growth is estimated to have decelerated from 6.1 percent in 2019 to zero [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s economy expected to gradually rebound this year

18 march 2021 - 13:08:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - After two years of strong growth of 6.1% in 2019 and 7.2% in 2018, Gambia’s economy [...] Full text...

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Gambia's domestic debt up by 4.3% - Central bank governor

05 march 2021 - 10:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's domestic debt went up by 4.3 per cent in 2020 to 34.6 billion dalasis, Bauh [...] Full text...

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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over three million refugees hit by ration cuts in East Africa

02 march 2021 - 12:06:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides $2.73 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for post-pandemic recovery

27 february 2021 - 11:23:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Though actions by São Tomé and Príncipe authorities and unprecedented international financial support are helping [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic leads to unprecedented economic downturn in Tunisia

27 february 2021 - 10:04:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic in Tunisia has led to an unprecedented economic downturn with the country’s GDP [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Diaspora remit home $278.4 million in January - Central Bank

22 february 2021 - 13:10:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $278.4 million in January 2021  marking a continued flow in remittances at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia govt, WFP provide emergency food assistance

16 february 2021 - 18:54:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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IMF, Kenya officials reach staff-level deal on a US$2.4 billion financing package

16 february 2021 - 10:40:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on a 38-month programme [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shilling to continue losing value against major currencies

11 january 2021 - 12:54:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan shilling is set to continue losing value against world currencies due to the demand [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF points to sharp drop in economic activity, increased unemployment in Morocco

24 december 2020 - 10:27:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco’s prompt response has helped contain the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, though economic activity has [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates International Migrants Day

18 december 2020 - 10:46:05
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating International Migrants Day on Friday highlighting their contributions to societies [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya’s development goals suffer setback caused by pandemic

21 november 2020 - 09:44:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced government [...] Full text...

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Guterres pledges support for sustainable industrial development in Africa

21 november 2020 - 07:36:30
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis was impacting Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia continues to remain vigilant to prevent, contain and manage spread of virus’- Jallow

13 november 2020 - 20:19:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow said here Friday that the West [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies

10 november 2020 - 19:27:48
New York, US (PANA) - Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could [...] Full text...

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Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic: UNCTAD

27 october 2020 - 11:22:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Report urges African states to facilitate money transfers

18 october 2020 - 19:17:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Governments are invited to facilitate money transfers for the fight against the COVID-19, according to a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic lowers remittances to Africa

18 october 2020 - 12:58:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The health crisis related to COVID-19 has reduced remittances to Africa, according to a report published [...] Full text...

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UN agencies stress urgent need to strengthen food systems as COVID-19 drives up numbers of hungry people

16 october 2020 - 18:58:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday joined its sister agencies in calling for global [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts ‘less severe’ but ‘still deep’ recession in shadow of COVID-19

14 october 2020 - 06:08:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could [...] Full text...

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Foreign remittances drop 21% on hardships facing African migrants

06 october 2020 - 23:13:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a 21 per cent drop in foreign financial remittances [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities

14 september 2020 - 04:44:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...

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Economic growth in Gambia projected at -1.2 pct in 2020 - Governor Jammeh

01 september 2020 - 21:03:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Bakary K. Jammeh, governor of Central Bank of The Gambia, Tuesday projected the country’s economic growth [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders liquidation of 20 pct foreign currency earned by businesses

22 august 2020 - 16:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twenty per cent of foreign currency earned from local businesses will be liquidated upon depositing to [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General regrets COVID-19's misdeeds on Africa's progress

22 august 2020 - 14:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Saturday  deplored the negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on African economies [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Central Bank Governor threatens to blacklist firms seeking forex arbitrage opportunities

20 august 2020 - 16:11:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, has threatened to blacklist firms which do [...] Full text...

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Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP

30 july 2020 - 19:21:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently seeking more international support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides US$49.1 million to ease Lesotho’s payments pressure

30 july 2020 - 09:27:56
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA – Lesotho is now set to  reduce balance of payments pressures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$7.6 million debt relief to Burundi

21 july 2020 - 10:14:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Assisting Burundi to free up resources for public sector health needs, including mitigation of the balance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal’s key challenge is transparent implementation of measures addressing the crisis - IMF

18 july 2020 - 08:43:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA – Senegal’s containment measures against the coronavirus pandemic, as well as lower external demand, reduced remittances, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Societies need ‘a new dynamic’ to overcome negative impacts of pandemic – UN official

08 july 2020 - 03:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and [...] Full text...

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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief

02 july 2020 - 06:44:13
New York, US (PANA) - Unless the world acts now, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global recession, will trigger “years [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar falls 11.14% on the second day of forex auction

30 june 2020 - 16:59:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) depreciated 11.14 percent, against the greenback, to reach US$1:ZWL63.74 on the second [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic

29 june 2020 - 16:58:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic

16 june 2020 - 12:41:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for support for migrants, as remittances expected to drop by 20%

15 june 2020 - 05:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for “people everywhere” to support migrants, at a time when [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF approves US$111.06 million disbursement to shore up Rwanda in addressing financing needs

12 june 2020 - 15:57:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of [...] Full text...

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Efforts in fight against COVID-19 highlighted in Rwandan dailies this week

06 june 2020 - 18:57:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - High-level discussions to fight coronavirus including the latest conversation between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Indian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic

03 june 2020 - 05:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday

31 may 2020 - 18:10:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] 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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Coronavirus: AU envoy says coronavirus stimuli spending in Africa ‘grossly inadequate’

25 may 2020 - 21:33:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries have spent an average of 0.8 percent of their gross domestic product on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar's devaluation accelerates

24 may 2020 - 11:30:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to depreciate on the parallel forex market, with prices standing at [...] Full text...

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Somalia looks to first full elections in 51 years, despite COVID-19 crisis

22 may 2020 - 07:12:21
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief

20 may 2020 - 05:12:17
New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Egypt’s growth to slow sharply in 2020 on coronavirus - EBRD report

13 may 2020 - 13:18:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy will slow sharply this year because of the impact of the coronavirus, but will [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF helps Egypt alleviate financing needs arising from COVID-19 pandemic

12 may 2020 - 12:45:25
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM

08 may 2020 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries

07 may 2020 - 15:21:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday  called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF says Ugandan economy ‘severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic’

07 may 2020 - 08:51:08
Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$491.5 million [...] Full text...

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EU scales up support to Gambia's coastal, marine zone resilience to climate change

06 may 2020 - 14:07:12
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)- The  European Union  has provided Euros 1,353,120  to fund a long term technical assistance team  working in support [...] 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: IMF approves US$91 million credit for Malawi to tackle COVID-19 effects

02 may 2020 - 08:40:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday approved a disbursement of US$91 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF supports Comoros to address pandemic

23 april 2020 - 10:35:41
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$12 million emergency assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history

22 april 2020 - 15:56:07
Washington, US (PANA) - Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20  percent in 2020 due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$21.3 million for Gambia to address COVID-19 pandemic

16 april 2020 - 14:57:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Gambia will get relief from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$442 million for Senegal to meet pandemic challenges

14 april 2020 - 06:56:50
Washington, DC (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$442 million disbursement for Senegal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco draws on precautionary instrument with IMF to address pandemic

09 april 2020 - 09:41:17
Washington, US (PANA) - Moroccan authorities have drawn on all resources available under the current ‘Precautionary and Liquidity Line’ (PLL) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 drives sub-Saharan Africa toward first recession in 25 years – World Bank

09 april 2020 - 08:56:18
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nationwide lockdown to have direct and indirect consequences on livelihoods

07 april 2020 - 12:56:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - U.S. AID food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe's nationwide lockdown will likely have direct and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF readies to extend US$221m to Senegal

02 april 2020 - 10:16:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for emergency access to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt reintroduces the US dollar due to COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 21:26:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has brought back the use of the US dollar for transactions after banning [...] Full text...

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Gambian finance minister says country will lose 1 billion Dalasis if CONVID-19 is not contained

16 march 2020 - 20:48:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambury Njie, told the national assembly members that [...] Full text...

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Libya's Central Bank calls for currency tax adjustment

14 march 2020 - 14:42:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya's (BCL) cannot continue paying US$ 500 to heads of household, loans [...] Full text...

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Africa’s oil exporters likely to lose US$ $65 billion revenue due to COVID-19 impact

14 march 2020 - 12:18:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The unfolding coronavirus crisis could seriously dent Africa’s already stagnant growth with oil exporting nations losing [...] Full text...

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The ARFSD for national resource mobilization

01 march 2020 - 16:25:30
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) advocates for the mobilization of national [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy estimated to have grown by 6.5 percent in 2018 - GCB Governor

27 february 2020 - 20:59:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Bakary Jammeh, disclosed here Thursday the country’s [...] 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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Tunisia's forex reserves increase significantly

11 february 2020 - 18:40:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's foreign exchange reserves reached 19.8 billion dinars, the equivalent of 114 days of imports, boosted [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Diaspora sent home $2.8 billion in 2019

20 january 2020 - 12:34:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $2.8 billion last year, a 3.7 percent rise compared to $2.6 billion [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president again defends border closer; says not meant to punish neighbours

19 january 2020 - 11:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in London again defended the partial closure of the country's [...] Full text...

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Gambia's foreign remittances in 2019 hit US$318.5 million, deputy governor

19 january 2020 - 05:29:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr Saikouba Jabbi, first deputy governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG), has revealed [...] Full text...

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Why the Zimbabwe dollar is failing and continues to do so - Analysis

12 january 2020 - 17:00:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar is technically valueless. This is because the Zimbabwe dollar has lost well over 500 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Electricity tariffs to increase in Nigeria effective April 1

05 january 2020 - 20:57:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said here Sunday electricity tariffs being paid by consumers would [...] Full text...

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'Introduce mobile money interoperability', Zimbabwe ICT entity tells Govt

04 january 2020 - 15:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT activists, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has urged the government to introduce [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe enacts the 'Consumer Protection Act (A PANA News Analysis)

22 december 2019 - 16:40:42
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – As the Zimbabwe economy continues to regress, the Zimbabwe government has made history by enacting the [...] Full text...

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Electricity tariffs set to rise in Nigeria

21 december 2019 - 08:04:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government is set to increase electricity tariffs as it expects the completion of [...] Full text...

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Togo: PM inaugurates High Council of Togolese Living Abroad (HTCE)

30 november 2019 - 18:58:40
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou Friday inaugurated the High Council of Togolese Living Abroad (HCTE), a [...] Full text...

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IOM: Number of international migrants inched up to 270 million in 2018

28 november 2019 - 06:06:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency said on Wednesday that the number of international migrants in 2019 is [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt, statistics bureau differ on figure of annual remittances from Nigerians in diaspora

05 november 2019 - 18:24:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal government on Tuesday faulted the US$25 billion figure given by the National Bureau [...] Full text...

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Togolese abroad could vote in upcoming national elections

22 october 2019 - 11:41:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese abroad, long deprived of voting, could now take part in national electoral consultations, following the [...] Full text...

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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

02 october 2019 - 12:28:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says country’s economic growth has generally strengthened

19 september 2019 - 17:12:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, has said that that country's economic growth has generally strengthened, while inflation [...] Full text...

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Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show

17 september 2019 - 21:26:22
New York, US (PANA) - The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts parliamentary forum on migration in ECOWAS

29 august 2019 - 20:27:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum of parliamentarians of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean consumers have become reliant on remittances: Fitch Solutions

21 august 2019 - 19:45:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean consumers are turning to diaspora remittances as a source of income amid growing economic pains [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean emigrants' remittances increase by 6%

02 august 2019 - 15:09:34
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Remittances from Cape Verdean emigrants to their home country in 2018 were up by 6 [...] Full text...

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Libya gets US$3.59 billion surplus in public expenditure in first half of 2019

16 july 2019 - 11:00:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Total public expenditure in Libya in the first half of 2019 generated a surplus of 5 [...] Full text...

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Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonné performs in Belgium

08 july 2019 - 16:16:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonnute; Bala, after a brush with the police, managed to perform at a small [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't spends US$591,000 to purchase printers for passport

04 july 2019 - 11:42:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government has spent US$591,000 to procure three state of the art high capacity printers [...] Full text...

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Trade Policy and Export Strategy document to be ready by end of third quarter: Majuru

17 june 2019 - 23:57:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)    -    ZimTrade chief executive officer Allan Majuru says he expects the Trade Policy and Export Strategy (TPES) [...] Full text...

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Libya earns US$ 8.7 billion from foreign transactions in eight months

17 june 2019 - 13:02:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Within eight months, from 1 October 2018 to 31 May 2019, Libya earned US$ 8.736 billion from [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties decry pending reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

11 june 2019 - 15:33:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Political parties have decried the Zimbabwe government plan to re-introduce a fully-fledged currency before the end [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe NGO says gov't 'lacks plan' for ailing economy

09 june 2019 - 17:27:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Non-Governmental Oraganisation, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says government does not have a clear plan [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt loses faith in its own currency

31 may 2019 - 18:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some government departments and parastatals have adopted a two tier pricing model to include US dollars [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy rebounded strongly in 2018, says GCB Governor

30 may 2019 - 19:39:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economy rebounded strongly in 2018 and the prospects are favorable, with implementation of sound [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Treasury blamed for misleading the nation on money matters

29 may 2019 - 05:13:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Treasury has misled the nation at least three times this year, on the amount of [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe central bank governor Moyana says working on book for economic inspiration

28 may 2019 - 22:50:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Kombo James Moyana said here Tuesday he was working [...] Full text...

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Benchmark interest rates unchanged on strong economic growth trends in Kenya

27 may 2019 - 19:43:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) top policy-making body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has retained [...] 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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Zimbabwe depositors lose foreign currency deposits

11 may 2019 - 07:01:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) –Depositors in Zimbabwe who put US dollars into their accounts before the separation of local and foreign [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt working on fresh lines of credit to support industry

30 april 2019 - 22:18:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government is putting in place lines of credit to help critical sectors of industry [...] Full text...

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Nouakchott concludes regional meeting on remittances

27 april 2019 - 06:34:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting on the regulation of financial remittances to Africa, ended on Friday in Nouakchott, raising [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sensitises migrant workers about their rights

26 march 2019 - 13:19:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Justice and Human Rights ministry has produced and distributed a pamphlet entitled Know Your [...] 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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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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Congolese government to levy 1 pc fee on electronic transactions

13 march 2019 - 11:38:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government is to levy a 1 percent fee on electronic transactions in Congo, the [...] Full text...

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IMF team underlines fiscal discipline in Gambia’s revenue mobilisation

09 march 2019 - 06:13:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s economic recovery has continued to gather momentum, underpinned by a resurgence in business confidence, according [...] Full text...

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Nigerian diaspora remittances set a new record in 2018 at $25bn

07 march 2019 - 11:26:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Remittances from the Nigerian Diaspora broke a new record in 2018, rising to $25 billion from [...] Full text...

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Migration, sustainable development 'deeply interconnected', says President of UN General Assembly

28 february 2019 - 05:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a [...] Full text...

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International remittances headline ACP-EU-IOM discussions in Ghana

19 february 2019 - 15:24:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  – The flow of remittances is on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the cost to transfer these [...] Full text...

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INTERVIEW: Africa on right track to fight poverty through trade (Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

15 february 2019 - 14:04:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The rich world must work hard to find the resources urgently required to beef up [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns human rights abuses at the core of Africa refugee crisis

10 february 2019 - 18:33:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that human rights abuses, the impact of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host Seventh round table on financial inclusion policies

07 february 2019 - 09:38:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Seventh annual round table of leaders of the African Initiative on Financial Inclusion Policies [...] Full text...

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Egypt faces favourable macroeconomic outlook

06 february 2019 - 10:56:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s unemployment has declined to its lowest level since 2011 and, as a result of strong [...] Full text...

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IMF says Kenya’s external buffers remain healthy with forex reserves at US$8bn

22 december 2018 - 08:48:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s external current account deficit narrowed to 5.3 percent of GDP in the year to September [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Central Bank keeps lending rate unchanged at 9%

27 november 2018 - 18:23:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said on Tuesday it has maintained the benchmark lending rate at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria tops African countries in remittance of inflows

06 november 2018 - 17:39:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria tops African countries in remittances of inflows and is among the top five globally, [...] Full text...

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Prudent monetary policy lowers Egypt’s annual inflation

01 november 2018 - 10:23:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Prudent monetary policy of the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) has helped bring down annual inflation [...] Full text...

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Benefits of rural migration effect often overlooked, new UN report suggests

16 october 2018 - 05:13:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agricultural policies should work to maximise the contributions of rural migration to economic and social development, [...] Full text...

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UN recognises postal service as ‘a true partner for all’ delivering good to the world

09 october 2018 - 02:34:42
New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Post Day, top United Nations officials highlighted the importance of the postal sector [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts urged to ‘do the hard work’ to better manage global migration

27 september 2018 - 06:44:09
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders met at the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss the first global [...] Full text...

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AU calls on Italian deputy Premier to withdraw 'slave' remark over African migrants

18 september 2018 - 19:04:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Italian deputy Premier Matteo Salvini to [...] Full text...

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African post offices can be forefront in remittance services in rural areas - IFAD

15 june 2018 - 09:50:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Postal services can play a pivotal role in delivering remittances, lowering the transfer costs and providing [...] Full text...

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Migrant remittances sustaining millions in developing countries - IFAD

15 june 2018 - 09:27:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last year, 200 million migrants sent $481 billion to remittances-reliant countries of which $466 billion went [...] Full text...

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Migration is a net-gain for Africa, says UN report

01 june 2018 - 04:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The large-scale migration of people within Africa tends to boost growth and lifts the continent’s whole [...] Full text...

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FAO hosts debate on policies to tackle rural population dynamics Mediterranean region

29 may 2018 - 10:37:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries around the Mediterranean region "should aim towards a forward-looking dialogue" geared to food security and [...] Full text...

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Somalia prepares to launch new national currency

15 may 2018 - 18:26:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia has obtained backing of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to launch a new national currency [...] Full text...

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Record high remittances to low- and middle-income countries in 2017

23 april 2018 - 18:02:47
Washington, US (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive [...] Full text...

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Anticipating water woes can ease migration burden - FAO

20 march 2018 - 10:29:13
Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Global water use has increased by a factor of six over the past century, twice the [...] Full text...

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