Tanzania’s first quarter growth slows to 5.7 %
Tanzania’s economic growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from 6.8 percent previously, the statistics office of the East African […]
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Mali: economy to post 5.3% growth in 2017
Malian economy is expected to grow by 5.3% this year and 5% the following year, the International Monetary Fund reported. These performances will be driven […]
IMF approves $666 mln loan for Cameroon
The International Monetary Fund executive board on Monday approved a $666 million, three-year extended credit facility for Cameroon to support economic and financial reforms in […]
IMF team to visit DR Congo as economic crisis deepens
International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde on Thursday proposed a visit of IMF officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to check the state of […]
Ivory Coast to reduce 2017 Budget on low cocoa prices
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday announced plans to cut the 2017 budget of the west-African nation by 10 percent due to a sharp drop […]
Tunisia: Economy expected to recover in 2017 – PM
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Sunday indicated that the economy will start to regain growth in 2017 as the North African Nation revived its […]
Zimbabwe Misses 2016 Revenue Target
Zimbabwe’s tax agency ZIMRA on Thursday said it missed the 2016 revenue target by 4 percent as weak global commodity prices hit mineral royalties in […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Police Fires Teargas as Students Start Nationwide Strike
Security forces in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday, fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesting students as nationwide strikes intensified in the West-African nation. The […]
Rwanda’s Economic Growth Slows to 5.2% in 2016 Q3
Fresh Data released by the statistics office of Rwanda, show the central African nation’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of last […]
Kenya cuts 2017 growth outlook
Kenya has cut its 2017 growth outlook on Wednesday due to slowing credit growth, Geoffrey Mwau, the director general of fiscal and economic affairs, told […]