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IMF Board Okays $88.3 Mln For Malawi Under ‘Food Shock’ Loan Window

The International Monetary Fund, IMF executive board on Monday approved an $88.3 million disbursement to Malawi under the new “food shock window” emergency lending facility launched in response to food.

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Indonesian Envoy Pledges To Strengthen Economic Ties With Kenya

Indonesia is in the move to strengthen its economic diplomacy with Kenya as a key strategy to cement bilateral ties. The South East Asian nation is now focusing on the.

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Chinese Reassures Barrow On Bilateral Relations

The new Chinese Ambassador to the Gambia, H.E. Liu Jin has reassured president Adama Barrow that the bilateral relationship between The Gambia and his country is based on mutual trust,.

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Ghana Launches Community Mining Scheme Programme, Set to Employ 3,000 Citizens

Following the launch of a new Community Mining Scheme (CMS) programme, about 3,000 residents of Atronso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly of the Western North Region of Ghana.

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AFDB, EBRD And AFD Launch Tool To Improve Public- And Private-Sector Gender Responsiveness In Egypt

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the French Development Agency (AFD), in partnership with the Egyptian government, have launched the Gender.

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Africa: Kenya Begins Importation of Power Trade with Ethiopia

The Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has revealed that Kenya has started the importation of electricity from Ethiopia receiving 75 megawatts from the Wolayta-Sodo substation. EPRA Director General Daniel.

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Gambia: Motie, Wacomp-GM Inaugurate National Laboratory Policy To Boost International Trading Systems

In collaboration with the West Africa Competitiveness Programme-The Gambia (WACOMP-GM), the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has inaugurated the Steering Committee and Working Group for the.

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Tunisia, France Sign $206m Deal For Budget Support

Tunisia and France have signed a 200-million-euro (about $206.9 million) deal to support the North African country’s budget. The Tunisian Economy Minister, Samer Saied, and French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna.

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World Bank Okays $13.5m Blue Economy Financing Plan For Africa

The World Bank Group yesterday announced a new Blue Economy programme that will catalyze financing and provide an operational response to development challenges in coastal-marine areas of African countries. The.

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Egypt’s Banque MISR Receives $160m From The African Development Bank To Finance SMEs

Banque MISR, one of the largest banks in Egypt, has secured a loan of $160 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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