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Botswana: Economy to Grow by 3.7 in 2016 – IMF

March 18, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said Botswana’s economy is projected to grow by 3.7 percent this year after an estimated contraction of 0.3 […]

Congo has not renounced revising mining code, Ministry

February 12, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s largest source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer, has not dropped plans to revise its mining code, […]

Burundi: Tax Revenues Fall by 17% in Chaotic Country

February 10, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Tax revenues in Burundi have fallen by 17 percent, the country’s Revenue Authority said on Wednesday. Over the past months, Burundi has been facing the […]

Nigeria needs $1 bln budget support loan from AfDB

February 3, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said the federal government of Nigeria had requested a ‘Budget Support Loan’ of $1 billion to enable it […]

Liberia to cut down expenditure by 11%

January 26, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The Liberian government plans to slash spending in the current budget by 11 percent due to a slowdown of its mining sector, President Ellen Johnson […]

Zimbabwe secures $200 mln from Afreximbank to import maize

January 22, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Zimbabwe has secured a $200 million loan from Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) to import maize in 2016, as 10 percent of the population […]

IMF’s Lagarde visits Nigeria

January 4, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde starts a four-day working visit to Nigeria on Monday. The international lender said […]

Nigeria: Government to review mining licences

December 22, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Nigeria government is set to review all its mining licences as its wants to overhaul a largely unproductive sector dominated by artisan miners, the mining […]