Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency

16 january 2025 - 12:24:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets [...] Full text...

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World economic outlook for 2025 weighed down by fragmentation, debt and political uncertainty

16 january 2025 - 10:22:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56% of chief economists [...] Full text...

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Future of Jobs Report 2025: 78 million new job opportunities by 2030 but urgent upskilling needed to prepare workforces

08 january 2025 - 07:26:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shifting global trends in technology, economy, demographics and the green transition are projected to generate 170 [...] Full text...

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Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022 - ILO

29 november 2024 - 04:36:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory [...] Full text...

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Finding a pathway to employment for young women in Benin: World Bank Blog By Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie, Rachael Pierotti, Nicola Duell and Claudia Rivas

24 october 2024 - 13:02:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - It’s early morning in Benin and Solange, a young mother, is dropping her child off at [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps

16 october 2024 - 07:32:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] 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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Gambia commemorates International Day of the Girl

11 october 2024 - 13:03:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...

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IMF, Seychellois authorities reach Staff-Level Agreement on Third Reviews

01 october 2024 - 14:24:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Todd Schneider, conducted discussions with the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

01 october 2024 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...

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Despite declining growth South Africa can repay IMF, Board concludes

05 september 2024 - 11:21:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment [...] Full text...

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Global growth steady amid slowing disinflation and rising policy uncertainty: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

16 july 2024 - 17:45:18
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Our global growth projections are unchanged at 3.2 per cent this year and slightly [...] Full text...

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Integrity and transparency of spending and security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Are they the missing links? World Bank Blog By Yousif Elmahdi and Gael Raballand

21 june 2024 - 13:22:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Security spending is on the rise in several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in contexts [...] Full text...

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Fiscal policy can help broaden gains of AI to humanity: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris and Ruud de Mooij

17 june 2024 - 16:28:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - New generative-AI technologies hold immense potential for boosting productivity and improving the delivery of public [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Blockchain Platform to strengthen wage bill management goes live

29 may 2024 - 18:28:25
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau stands up as one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use blockchain digital [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA

05 may 2024 - 16:28:05
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...

thread Health

IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit

01 may 2024 - 09:26:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency [...] Full text...

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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

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 reaches staff-level deal with Guinea Bissau on ECF reviews

12 march 2024 - 16:58:47
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a [...] Full text...

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Beyond efficiency: A more-human economics: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt

06 march 2024 - 11:42:57
Washington, United States (PANA) - John Maynard Keynes, memorialising the death of his mentor Alfred Marshall a century ago, wrote [...] 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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How clean cooking solutions can help protect human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog

22 february 2024 - 07:02:41
Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...

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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)

10 february 2024 - 08:40:09
Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...

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Global economy approaches soft landing, but risks remain: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

30 january 2024 - 16:54:52
Washington, United States (PANA) - The clouds are beginning to part. The global economy begins the final descent toward a [...] Full text...

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Libya earns more than 26 billion in revenues in 2023

15 january 2024 - 19:21:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of 126.3 billion dinars (around 26.38 billion US dollars) in public revenue [...] Full text...

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AI will transform global economy. Let’s make sure it benefits humanity: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva

15 january 2024 - 09:05:49
Washington, United States (PANA) - We are on the brink of a technological revolution that could jumpstart productivity, boost global [...] Full text...

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UN flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key

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

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Global Migration in 21st Century: Navigating the impact of climate change, conflict, and demographic shifts – World Bank Feature

11 december 2023 - 07:46:25
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: 1 in 5 children in world’s richest countries living in poverty

06 december 2023 - 06:46:44
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across 40 of the world’s richest countries between [...] Full text...

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‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28

15 november 2023 - 06:54:35
New York, US (PANA) - The COP28 climate conference to be held in Dubai later this month “must be the [...] Full text...

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Europe’s wage rises aiding recovery but economies face risks: IMF Blog By Chikako Baba, Ben Park, Ippei Shibata, and Sebastian Weber

09 november 2023 - 07:24:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Europe’s economic recovery is getting a much-needed boost from rising wages and higher incomes. But in [...] Full text...

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WB report highlights importance of strengthening Algeria’s economic resilience, amidst heightening global uncertainty

26 october 2023 - 12:05:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's economy has reached its pre-pandemic level in 2022, the recovery extending to the first half [...] 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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Nigeria’s dichotomy: low unemployment, high poverty rates: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape

23 october 2023 - 07:46:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - When analysing poverty, only looking at unemployment rates will be insufficient and misleading. Instead, job quality [...] Full text...

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Maiden African Football League: Questions & Answers on the continent's newest elite club competition

20 october 2023 - 08:41:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The inaugural edition of the African Football League kicks off on 20 October and [...] Full text...

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Wanted: One million good jobs for Togo’s youth: World Bank Blog

13 october 2023 - 08:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo, a small country on Africa’s west coast, is home to a young and growing population. [...] Full text...

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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

10 october 2023 - 15:34:50
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...

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Sharp deceleration expected for Middle East, North Africa economies in 2023

05 october 2023 - 13:20:01
Washington, United States (PANA) - Growth of the economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expected to [...] Full text...

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Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD

04 october 2023 - 11:08:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others [...] Full text...

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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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Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD

16 august 2023 - 16:00:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: “We made a statement”- says Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre

07 august 2023 - 16:16:14
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has shared her satisfaction with Nigeria’s performance at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...

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Global economy on track but not yet out of the woods: IMF Blog

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

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Lesotho

20 july 2023 - 13:38:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Lesotho’s economy continues to face a number of challenges in the wake of the pandemic [...] Full text...

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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya

22 june 2023 - 18:33:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] 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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Mali struggles through multiple shocks amid poverty, food insecurity: IMF

26 may 2023 - 14:06:13
Washington, DC: US (PANA) – Mali’s economy has been hit by multiple shocks since 2020 but remained resilient in 2022 [...] Full text...

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$1.47 billion surplus achieved by Libya in first four months of 2023

08 may 2023 - 17:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 31.9 billion dinars (approximately US$6.71 billion) represented Libya’s total revenues in the first [...] Full text...

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Gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing world $1 trillion: FAO

14 april 2023 - 08:35:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Levelling the playing field for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can bring growth [...] Full text...

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Fiscal policy can help tame inflation, protect the most vulnerable: IMF Blog

03 april 2023 - 17:35:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - High inflation can impose serious and lasting costs on the economy and people. But the [...] Full text...

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Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

16 march 2023 - 06:04:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for' wages to be indexed to exchange rates

18 january 2023 - 13:07:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said that salaries must be aligned with exchange rates [...] Full text...

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Economic slowdown may force workers into ‘lower quality’ jobs: ILO

17 january 2023 - 05:47:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges world leaders to focus on 'tangible solutions' at World Economic Forum

16 january 2023 - 05:40:01
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - As the annual World Economic Forum begins on Monday in the Swiss resort of Davos, human [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper deplores authorities' inaction on food security crisis triggered by Russia-Ukraine war

12 january 2023 - 15:38:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than one year after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which caused a food security [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Benin's revenue forecast to rise in 2023

19 december 2022 - 19:05:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will experience in 2023 an increase in state revenues, according to a forecast of the [...] Full text...

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Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO

01 december 2022 - 05:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ruling party MPs demand dismissal of finance minister as economic hardships bite

25 october 2022 - 12:46:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The majority of Members of Parliament of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's party on Tuesday asked [...] Full text...

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Economic crisis threatens peace and security, says Senegalese President Macky Sall

24 october 2022 - 21:23:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The current economic crisis is a threat to peace and security, Senegalese head of state Macky [...] Full text...

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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra

21 october 2022 - 07:08:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever- ILO

18 september 2022 - 07:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour [...] Full text...

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More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report

14 july 2022 - 06:22:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25% less than their male counterparts [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Senegal agree economic, financial policies

20 may 2022 - 06:51:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic has left 55 million people in extreme poverty in Africa, says report

14 may 2022 - 17:30:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 55 million Africans into extreme poverty in 2020, according to the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Kenya increases minimum wage by 12% on Labour Day

01 may 2022 - 22:40:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a minimum wage increase of 12 per cent with effect from [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Oil Company transfers US$6 billion to Ministry of Finance

15 april 2022 - 12:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has transferred US$6 billion to the account of the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group slams Tunisia's 'overly restrictive' vaccine pass

22 december 2021 - 07:38:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has slammed Tunisia for a new vaccine pass law that [...] Full text...

thread Health

Development partners’ support crucial for addressing humanitarian situation in Malawi: IMF Team

06 november 2021 - 07:40:18
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – As Malawi faces urgent needs to address the humanitarian situation, strengthen public sector governance, restore debt [...] Full text...

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Lack of water linked to 10 percent of rise in global migration – WB report

23 august 2021 - 15:42:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – As climate change accelerates a global water crisis, rainfall variability is expected to be one [...] Full text...

thread Environment

25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs

03 august 2021 - 05:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...

thread Health

FIFA, FIFPRO to provide health support to recently-retired footballers

29 may 2021 - 17:00:03
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for international support to improve access to higher education for young refugees

28 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers

18 may 2021 - 11:32:42
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...

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1,005 players worldwide to receive new FIFA Fund support for lost wages

17 may 2021 - 17:26:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 1,005 footballers will receive financial assistance for lost wages from the new FIFA Fund for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Women globally suffer over $800 billion in lost income in one year - Oxfam

29 april 2021 - 12:45:36
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Coronavirus: Mauritius Govt. exempts vulnerable electricity consumers from paying bills for March and April

17 april 2021 - 08:13:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday announced that the most vulnerable 60,000 subscribers of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people

16 march 2021 - 10:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

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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Mauritian Commerce Minister resigns over corruption allegation

11 february 2021 - 07:04:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Commerce Yogida Sawmynaden resigned from his post on Wednesday evening following allegations of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections

26 january 2021 - 06:03:25
New York, US (PANA) - Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 [...] Full text...

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Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Tunisian public service go on strike

25 december 2020 - 16:07:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in the Tunisian public health sector began a face-to-face strike on Friday [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Salaries in Libya represent 61% of budget expenditure in 10 months of 2020

22 december 2020 - 14:33:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Budgetary expenditures in Libya from 1 January to 30 October 2019 amounted to 29.539 billion dinars [...] Full text...

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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture

21 december 2020 - 13:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

ILO highlights exploitative labour practices in rich countries against migrant workers

14 december 2020 - 18:16:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants earn nearly 13% on average less for equal labour compared to citizenship holders in rich [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Zimbabweans at Independence Day fete

13 december 2020 - 12:16:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has taken an extraordinary step of granting citizenship to 1,600 stateless Zimbabweans from the Shona [...] Full text...

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Libya spends USD 3.80 billion on subsidies in first 11 months of 2020

09 december 2020 - 22:01:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Total spending on subsidies on consumer products in Libya's budget for the period January-November of this [...] Full text...

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China offers comprehensive support to kick-start African Free Trade

06 december 2020 - 18:01:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform [...] Full text...

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'2020 may be third hottest year on record'

02 december 2020 - 17:58:05
New York, US (PANA) - Global pressure on wages from COVID-19 will not stop with the arrival of a vaccine, [...] Full text...

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EWG co-chairs call for a Libyan negotiated solution to addresses economic crisis

01 december 2020 - 18:20:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Economic Working Group (EWG) co-chairs of the International Follow Up Committee for Libya met on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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NOC director announces efforts to create new force of oil installations

16 november 2020 - 23:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, announced here Monday efforts to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya plans to empower youth into light manufacturing proceeding

12 november 2020 - 22:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration has been working to empower the youth to become [...] Full text...

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Finance minister Ncube dismisses high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe

05 october 2020 - 12:54:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has dismissed high poverty levels prevailing in the country arguing that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament remains unconvinced over exchange rate 'stability' (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent))

03 october 2020 - 16:51:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will next week introduce a programme identifying different exchange rates to weed out [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools

25 september 2020 - 23:22:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...

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Libyans working in civil service take 58% of State resources

20 september 2020 - 13:28:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plethora of civil servants in Libya's public administration represents one of the greatest challenges facing [...] Full text...

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Millions of Zimbabweans jobless- WFP

20 september 2020 - 12:20:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Almost three quarters of the Zimbabwe urban workforce remains jobless owing to the deteriorating economy made [...] Full text...

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Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says

18 september 2020 - 16:53:47
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing [...] Full text...

thread Gender

US food security arm predicts Zimbabwe households will ration meals as macroeconomic situation worsens

05 august 2020 - 17:31:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe households are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: How cryptocurrency can help govts fund COVID-19 stimulus packages (Analysis)

30 july 2020 - 22:13:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Never spend your money before you have it” is a famous quote from the late third [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA pact could boost Africa’s income by $450 billion - WB study

27 july 2020 - 15:33:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew

21 july 2020 - 19:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

thread Health

Libyan dailies highlight unemployment, mines in Tripoli and resumption of oil production

11 july 2020 - 18:12:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Social issues related to the daily life of Libyan citizens resonated in the country's press this [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Congolese National Assembly ratifies law on prevention of tax evasion

27 june 2020 - 15:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Assembly of Congo on Friday ratified in Brazzaville the bill authorizing the ratification of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

FIFA receives 441 applications from players for financial assistance

15 june 2020 - 19:22:51
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, says it has received 441 applications from players seeking financial [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Coronavirus: Niger adjusts national budget to accommodate response to the pandemic

09 june 2020 - 17:04:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly in Niger on Tuesday approved the first amendment to the 2020 national budget, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

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...

thread Press Review

Workers at two Tunisian oil and gas fields begin three-day strike

04 june 2020 - 08:42:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Workers at the Ouaha and Nouara oil and gas fields in the Tataouine region of southern [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Coronavirus: AfDB approves 30-million-euro loan to fight COVID-19 in Cabo Verde

28 may 2020 - 19:08:01
Abidjan, Cote d;Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended a loan of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company says the country records nearly US$5 billion in losses after five months

28 may 2020 - 11:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$4.9 billion in losses have been recorded by Libya since the closure of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian striker Babua Samson terminates contract with Rwandan club Sunrise

07 may 2020 - 08:57:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With his contract coming to an end, Nigerian striker Babua Samson has opted to mutually terminate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: TunisAir temporarily reduces salaries of employees abroad

29 april 2020 - 17:50:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian flag carrier, TunisAir, has temporarily reduced by 50% salaries of its employees overseas. The airline said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New investigation suggests Zimbabwe’s police, municipal officers enforcing COVID-19 lockdown are stealing grocery items

26 april 2020 - 16:22:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local accountability trust, Tutuma Zimbabwe, has completed an investigation showing some of Zimbabwe’s police and municipal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says two-thirds of Gambian workers face difficult situations due to COVID 19

23 april 2020 - 18:25:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has lamented that two-thirds of workers in Gambia's informal sector (80% of the [...] 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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Gambia’s biggest GSM Company donates $611,997 to fight against COVID-19

15 april 2020 - 20:42:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia biggest GSM company,  Africell, Wednesday donated 12million dalasi, about $611,997,720, to the country’s effort [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries proposes measures to support companies during and post national lockdown (Analysis)

10 april 2020 - 16:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for the fixed exchange rate of US$1:ZWL (Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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U.S. reiterates its support to Libya in combating coronavirus pandemic

31 march 2020 - 13:38:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has reaffirmed his country's support for the efforts of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. offers $6 million in humanitarian aid to Libya

30 march 2020 - 15:54:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States  has announced that it will provide $6 million in additional humanitarian assistance to [...] 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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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2020 - 20:22:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso union suspends protest march against taxes on allowances

16 march 2020 - 10:33:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso (CGT-B) on Sunday announced the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Fearing collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar, Govt floats exchange rate

11 march 2020 - 13:45:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has officially floated the exchange rate to allow for market determined forex rates [...] Full text...

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Rising number of young people excluded from jobs, education and training

10 march 2020 - 06:24:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying nor in some [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis

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

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Zimbabwean human rights group bemoans army garrison shops amid widespread inflation

08 march 2020 - 10:40:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights monitoring group, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), has castigated government for introducing garrison shops [...] Full text...

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Governments should fulfil women’s rights pledges, says Human Rights Watch

06 march 2020 - 09:21:34
New York, US (PANA) – Governments should mark International Women’s Day on Sunday with moves to expedite progress on gender [...] Full text...

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Lecturers from two big Zimbabwe universities down tools

01 march 2020 - 15:08:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Lecturers from two of Zimbabwe's biggest universities have declared incapacitation and downed tools till government addresses [...] Full text...

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Retail prices of Zimbabwe's staple food continue to rise

01 march 2020 - 12:04:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The price of Zimbabwe's staple food, roller maize meal, continues to rise across Zimbabwe’s top markets [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Zimra says depreciating local currency makes it difficult to plan

20 february 2020 - 17:09:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has called for monetary and fiscal policy alignment as the depreciating [...] Full text...

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Leading Zimbabwe economists warn of reduced private consumption

16 february 2020 - 14:47:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local economists say private consumption as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has rapidly [...] Full text...

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Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent

11 february 2020 - 18:02:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...

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Reforms of Libyan Ministry of Finance focus on public/private sectors and wages

11 february 2020 - 14:27:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Finance in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fraj Boumtari, on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe moves to remove 'ghost workers' off its payroll

11 february 2020 - 12:47:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has given its workers until February 28 to verify their names in the [...] Full text...

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Corporate earnings of listed firms under threat from devaluing Zimbabwe dollar

08 february 2020 - 20:23:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities, sees corporate earnings of listed companies contracting for 2020, which [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe hospitals not functioning since March 2019 – Doctors

03 february 2020 - 15:27:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hospitals in Zimbabwe have not functioned since March 2019 on the back of shortages of medicines, [...] Full text...

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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report

02 february 2020 - 12:45:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] Full text...

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Rural teachers reject Zim Govt's offer to increase wages by between 133% and 172%

30 january 2020 - 15:20:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has rejected government’s wage increase of between 133 [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa Regional boss urges Zimbabwe govt. to compromise on doctors' wages

22 january 2020 - 18:50:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Africa regional director, Matshidiso Moeti, says the Zimbabwe government must make compromises [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt. to introduce ZWL$50 note as local currency continues to devalue

22 january 2020 - 18:00:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will introduce ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $50 notes to address its currency crisis in [...] Full text...

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Towards a framework agreement for labour migration from Burundi to Arab Gulf countries

21 january 2020 - 22:07:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and the countries of the Arabian Gulf are about to finalize an agreement on the [...] Full text...

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Nearly half a billion people can’t find decent work, says new UN labour report

21 january 2020 - 07:27:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not [...] Full text...

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Over 5,000 teachers in Zimbabwe resolve to not report for duty till they get better wages

14 january 2020 - 17:55:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Over 5,000 members of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have unanimously resolved to stop reporting [...] Full text...

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Female police officers in Zimbabwe turn to prostitution due to meagre wages

13 january 2020 - 22:22:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Zimbabwean female police officers are allegedly engaging in prostitution to supplement their meagre incomes, according to [...] 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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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history

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

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Report raises alarm over unsafely managed human waste in global south

29 december 2019 - 19:13:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Almost two thirds of sewage and human waste is unsafely managed in the global south, a [...] Full text...

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Sudan cabinet passes budget maintaining subsidy on wheat, cooking gas

28 december 2019 - 14:25:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese cabinet has approved the 2020 budget that maintains subsidies on wheat and cooking gas, [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan migrant women fall victims of various forms of violence in Tunisia - Study

27 december 2019 - 17:50:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sub-Saharan migrant women living in Tunisia are victims of different forms of violence, according to a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Zimbabwe central bank chief explains efforts to stabilize local currency- Interview with PANA Correspondent

24 december 2019 - 14:09:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's economy is imploding and most of it is due to a devaluing local currency reintroduced [...] 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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IMF cautions Burkina Faso on downside risks despite growth stabilization

21 december 2019 - 10:42:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the third review [...] Full text...

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IMF may not release last tranche of loan to Tunisia, Senior IMF official says

20 december 2019 - 11:09:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may not disburse about US$1.2 billion to Tunisia, representing the final [...] Full text...

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Malian teachers continue their 120 hour strike

19 december 2019 - 21:50:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers from eight trade unions Thursday continue their 120 hour strike begun Monday with the [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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How a Finance Bill could allow employers to retrench workers in Zimbabwe (A PANA news analysis)

14 december 2019 - 14:21:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Back in July 2015, a Supreme Court ruling involving a local fuel station called Zuva Petroleum, [...] Full text...

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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms

11 december 2019 - 15:21:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

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

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‘Simply throwing money won’t solve health crisis’, Senior Doctors tell Zimbabwe's richest man

06 december 2019 - 17:40:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) has urged telecoms billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, through his Higher [...] Full text...

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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Forex earners in Zimbabwe under threat from economic headwinds - IH Securities

04 december 2019 - 15:54:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Respected local financial services firm, IH Securities, expects low foreign currency generation from gold, tobacco and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s striking doctors accuse Higher Life Foundation of trying to arm twist them into accepting 'generous' offer

02 december 2019 - 17:36:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has accused Higher Life Foundation (HLF), the charity organization belonging [...] Full text...

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Tripoli war has led to deterioration of living conditions of Libyans

02 december 2019 - 14:16:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a result of bloody clashes raging on the outskirts of Tripoli for the eight months, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man

29 november 2019 - 18:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's consumption poverty line hits nearly US$38 amid shrinking wages

28 november 2019 - 15:19:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The official total consumption poverty line (TCPL) for one person in Zimbabwe stood at ZWL$632 (US$37.95) in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's richest man steps in to get striking, fired doctors back to work

28 november 2019 - 14:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s richest man and telecoms tycoon, Strive Masiyiwa, has come to the rescue of striking and [...] Full text...

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Botswana faces headwinds from severe drought and slow growth of neighbours

28 november 2019 - 13:07:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – After a relatively good performance in 2018, the economy of Botswana faces headwinds in 2019 related [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt fires additional 147 doctors, taking the total to 448 to date

26 november 2019 - 19:11:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has fired an additional 147 doctors, taking the total number of sacked medical [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat gears to re-launch big deal for cities

20 november 2019 - 13:14:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Nairobi-based UN Settlements Agency (UN-Habitat) has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-launch its urbanization [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's doctors defy Govt's order to resume work

19 november 2019 - 05:43:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has refused to adhere to government demands to return to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 75 doctors over ongoing strike

12 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government Tuesday fired 75 more doctors on strike for better remunerations since September 3 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 134 doctors, bringing total to 211

08 november 2019 - 21:13:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires 77 of the striking doctors as the strike reaches 63 days

05 november 2019 - 17:28:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has fired 77 doctors who were among striking medical practitioners who stopped reporting [...] Full text...

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'Xenophobic attacks in South Africa could be matter for International Court of Justice'

30 october 2019 - 23:01:59
New York, USA (PANA)   -  A high ranking official from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) says African governments whose [...] Full text...

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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] Full text...

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Danger not deterring irregular African migrants from returning to Europe - UN Report

21 october 2019 - 16:31:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Irregular migrants who made the fraught journey from Africa to Europe would do so again despite [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's medical practitioners reject Labour Court ruling ordering doctors back to work

14 october 2019 - 16:53:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Doctors have defied a court order to go back to work after the Zimbabwean government had [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe labour court orders striking doctors back to work

11 october 2019 - 17:35:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Labour Court of Zimbabwe has ordered all striking doctors to return to work in 48 [...] Full text...

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Reduced consumption, investors’ wait-and-see attitude slow Nigeria’s recovery

09 october 2019 - 09:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s pace of economic recovery remains slow, as depressed private consumption and investors’ wait-and-see attitude kept [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe doctors appeal to WHO to intervene in health crisis

08 october 2019 - 22:35:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) Tuesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene in [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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New water project to end water stress in central Botswana

17 september 2019 - 17:53:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Residents of Ramokgonami in central Botswana have been assured that the ongoing US$28 million Mahalapye water [...] Full text...

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Congolese PM pledges free basic education in the DRC

12 september 2019 - 19:25:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has promised free basic education in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt mulls bringing back foreign currency pricing for healthcare services

08 september 2019 - 15:16:29
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) says 1,548 deaths between October 2018 and April [...] Full text...

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Global and underlying inflation remain high in Tunisia, says Central Bank

04 september 2019 - 13:54:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Central Bank (BCT) has that "despite the anti-inflationary trend that has taken hold over [...] Full text...

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Libyan press highlights settlement of national crisis, illegal sale of oil

31 august 2019 - 19:36:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week focused on the 45th summit of the G7, which supported the crisis [...] Full text...

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Credit from Zimbabwe's microfinance institutions rises 26.4 percent Q2

28 august 2019 - 11:49:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Credit from microfinance institutions in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 26.4 percent to ZWL [...] Full text...

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Seven teachers arrested for petitioning Zimbabwe finance minister over paltry wages

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

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Zimbabwe teachers storm Finance minister's offices over paltry wages

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

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

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

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UN Human Rights Office calls on Zimbabwe gov't to engage citizens

16 august 2019 - 12:04:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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