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16 Sep 20
Africa needs fiscal space to deal with the pandemic, and it needs help from its creditors to get it, according to Senegalese president Micky Sall. Author NJ Ayuk explains why this doesn’t go far...
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15 Sep 20
Nigerian health workers have begun a strike over demands for an allowance for dealing with Covid-19 patients.
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8 Sep 20
Lebanon’s failure to meet the World Bank’s conditions for the financing of a dam has led to the project being cancelled, losing the country millions of dollars as it still reels from the August...
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4 Sep 20
South Africa’s auditor-general found a “high risk” of fraud and abuse in the country’s multi-billion rand Covid-19 stimulus package, with money having been improperly paid out and serious fears of...
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2 Sep 20
The French Government has warned that Lebanon has eight weeks to outline its governmental reforms if it is to receive disaster relief following the explosion that rocked the nation’s capital Beirut...
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25 Aug 20
Bank of Zambia governor Denny Kalyalya was sacked by Zambian president Edgar Lungu over the weekend, as the country continues discussions with the International Monetary Fund.
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21 Aug 20
Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
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13 Aug 20
Higher funding needs from responding to Covid-19 along with declining oil sales will lead to greater sukuk issuance this year by the largest sovereign issuers, despite its decline as an overall share...
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11 Aug 20
Egypt’s progress on economic reforms has stalled while it responds to Covid-19, leading the IMF to agree a $5.2bn package to help see the government through the crisis.
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7 Aug 20
Disaster relief to help Beirut rebuild after the blast killed at least 145 people and left 300,000 homeless will be conditional on Lebanon enacting anti-corruption reforms, French president Emmanuel...
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31 Jul 20
Covid-19 has shown that South Africa needs to improve its social protection system to ensure everyone living in poverty is supported, economists have argued in a report into the country.
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23 Jul 20
South Africa has been granted its first ever crisis loan from the African Development Bank as it struggles against one of the world’s most serious outbreaks of Covid-19.
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14 Jul 20
Urgent reforms could save the Algerian government $20bn by the end of the year, the country’s president has told ministers.
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13 Jul 20
The head of Nigeria’s official anti-corruption agency has been suspended after the body was accused of diverting funds recovered as a result of its investigations.
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7 Jul 20
Saudi Arabia has begun the process of implementing Vision 2030: a plan to transform the nation into a major global economy. This programme was founded upon three key themes: a vibrant society, a...
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3 Jul 20
Namibia is looking to set up a sovereign wealth fund to secure savings for its future, the country’s government has said.
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2 Jul 20
Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
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24 Jun 20
Covid-19 has more than doubled South Africa’s projected consolidated budget deficit, the country’s finance minister said, as he delivered a special adjustment budget to deal with the virus.
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22 Jun 20
Many African countries struggling with the health and economic effects of Covid-19 are relying on rapid help from the IMF to get them through the crisis, but are being told to “keep the receipts” as...
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19 Jun 20
Egypt is pushing forward with plans to create a universal health insurance system to support its most vulnerable citizens, with the first phase financed by a loan from the World Bank.
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2 Jun 20
The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
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29 May 20
United Nations agencies working in Yemen have called for financial help, suggesting most of their programmes in the country face running out of money “within weeks”, following a slump in donations...
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26 May 20
Cranfield University School of Management lecturer Dr Matthias Nnadi explores how policies that encourage and protect whistleblowers could solve the problem of corruption in Africa.
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15 May 20
Egypt’s request for a $2.7bn emergency loan to help offset the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved by the International Monetary Fund.
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12 May 20
Saudi Arabia is set to suspend the living allowance for state employees, in a bid reduce spending amid an economic outlook hit by plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Sep 20Africa needs fiscal space to deal with the pandemic, and it needs help from its creditors to get it, according to Senegalese president Micky Sall. Author NJ Ayuk explains why this doesn’t go far...
15 Sep 20Nigerian health workers have begun a strike over demands for an allowance for dealing with Covid-19 patients.
8 Sep 20Lebanon’s failure to meet the World Bank’s conditions for the financing of a dam has led to the project being cancelled, losing the country millions of dollars as it still reels from the August...
4 Sep 20South Africa’s auditor-general found a “high risk” of fraud and abuse in the country’s multi-billion rand Covid-19 stimulus package, with money having been improperly paid out and serious fears of...
2 Sep 20The French Government has warned that Lebanon has eight weeks to outline its governmental reforms if it is to receive disaster relief following the explosion that rocked the nation’s capital Beirut...
25 Aug 20Bank of Zambia governor Denny Kalyalya was sacked by Zambian president Edgar Lungu over the weekend, as the country continues discussions with the International Monetary Fund.
21 Aug 20Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
11 Aug 20Egypt’s progress on economic reforms has stalled while it responds to Covid-19, leading the IMF to agree a $5.2bn package to help see the government through the crisis.
31 Jul 20Covid-19 has shown that South Africa needs to improve its social protection system to ensure everyone living in poverty is supported, economists have argued in a report into the country.
14 Jul 20Urgent reforms could save the Algerian government $20bn by the end of the year, the country’s president has told ministers.
13 Jul 20The head of Nigeria’s official anti-corruption agency has been suspended after the body was accused of diverting funds recovered as a result of its investigations.
7 Jul 20Saudi Arabia has begun the process of implementing Vision 2030: a plan to transform the nation into a major global economy. This programme was founded upon three key themes: a vibrant society, a...
3 Jul 20Namibia is looking to set up a sovereign wealth fund to secure savings for its future, the country’s government has said.
2 Jul 20Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
24 Jun 20Covid-19 has more than doubled South Africa’s projected consolidated budget deficit, the country’s finance minister said, as he delivered a special adjustment budget to deal with the virus.
19 Jun 20Egypt is pushing forward with plans to create a universal health insurance system to support its most vulnerable citizens, with the first phase financed by a loan from the World Bank.
2 Jun 20The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
29 May 20United Nations agencies working in Yemen have called for financial help, suggesting most of their programmes in the country face running out of money “within weeks”, following a slump in donations...
15 May 20Egypt’s request for a $2.7bn emergency loan to help offset the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved by the International Monetary Fund.
12 May 20Saudi Arabia is set to suspend the living allowance for state employees, in a bid reduce spending amid an economic outlook hit by plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
