Tunisia’s State Airline to Cut 1,000 Jobs: Minister
30/08/2016Tunisair, Tunisia’s state-owned carrier plans to lay off 1,000 employees or more than 12 percent of its full-time workforce, as part of reform plans, the Transport Minister told.
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How Tunisia Will Boost Economic Growth and Create Jobs
26/08/2016If Tunisia does not overcome its economic difficulties, an austerity programme will be inevitable next year with thousands of public sector job cuts and new taxes, prime minister-designate Youssef Chahed.
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Time for Africa Oil & Gas Industry To Consider Change: Pwc Review
25/08/2016By Banabas thondhlanab, Contributor The decline in the global oil price has led to a reduced level of activity across the African continent and had an impact on countries that.
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Ghana Producer Inflation Rises to 10.3 Percent In July
24/08/2016Ghana’s producer price inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 percent year-on-year in July from 7.6 percent the month before, driven by rising gold prices, the statistics office said on Wednesday. PPI.
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IMF Evaluates Ghana’s Fiscal Outlook, Could Review Assistance Program
23/08/2016The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is evaluating Ghana’s fiscal outlook for the rest of 2016 and will consider the third review of the country’s $918 million assistance programme next month.
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Tanzania: President Magufuli Urges Speed on $30b LNG Plant
23/08/2016President John Magufuli has directed the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to fast-track the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Lindi Region to cost 30 billion US.
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Nigeria’s Buhari Says Monetary Policy Alone Not Enough to Expand Economy
19/08/2016Nigeria will need to combine monetary policies with fiscal and structural policies in order to overcome its worst economic crisis in decades and return to growth, President Muhammadu Buhari said.
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Beijing Automobile Intl Corp to Invest $800 Mln in S. African Industrial Zone
19/08/2016Chinese state-owned Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) has signed a deal to invest 11 billion rand ($823.30 million) in an industrial zone in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province, the operator.
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WRESTLING AFRICAN POVERTY FROM ITS ROOT- What roles can the industries play?
19/08/2016By: Kenneth Nkemnacho, Contributor A day before putting this article together, I watched a documentary on Russia Today television channel dubbed “Kidney Valley.” On the documentary, it was puzzling.
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Mobile Banking Growth Boosts Kenya’s Co-op Bank Earnings
17/08/2016Increased mobile and internet banking helped Co-operative Bank of Kenya increase its pretax profit in the first half of 2016 by 19 percent to 10.45 billion shillings ($103.08 million), the.
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