Mozambique to Conduct External Audit of Debt
Mozambique Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane on Wednesday said the government of the southern African nation is committed to carrying out an independent international audit to […]
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Botswana: GDP Growth Estimated at 4.4% for Next 6 Years
Botswana’s National Development Plan presented to Parliament on Wednesday indicated that the southern African nation’s economy will grow by an average of 4.4 percent annually […]
Zimbabwe Targets 4.8% GDP Growth in 2017
Zimbabwe’s economy is projected to rebound from 1.2 percent growth to 4.8 percent next year, driven by a cocktail of reforms, improved agriculture production and […]
Malawi’s President Returns Home after Month-Long Absence
Malawian President Peter Mutharika returned home on Sunday after an unexplained trip to the United States that lasted several weeks, sparking a lot of rumors […]
Tanzania Gets $259 mln Funding for Power Grid
The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have granted $258.82 million to Tanzanian government for a high voltage electricity line to connect […]
Namibia’s Economic Growth Slowing – IMF
Slow budgetary consolidation efforts by authorities as well as a slowdown in the buildings and public works sector could put the brakes on Namibia’s economy, […]
Ethiopian to Head IMF’s Africa Department
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday appointed Ethiopian Abebe Aemro Selassie as the new head for its African department. Selassie’s appointment was announced in […]
Mozambique: IMF Official Appointed Central Bank Governor
Rogerio Lucas Zandamela, a senior International Monetary Fund official has been appointed as governor of the central bank of Mozambique, the presidency said in a […]
Egypt requests $7bn assistance from IMF to ‘plug funding gaps’
Egypt has officially requested financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help straighten its ailing economy, the Bretton Wood institution announced on Tuesday. […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Economic Outlook Remains Depressed – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned that Equatorial Guinea’s short-term economic outlook remains depressed following a dip in global oil prices. The country […]