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8 Jan 18
Two former Zimbabwean ministers have been charged with corruption in the crackdown on officials close to former president Robert Mugabe.
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8 Jan 18
The UAE administration has agreed 70% of revenue from its new value-added-tax will be distributed to local governments.
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2 Jan 18
The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
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20 Dec 17
The Saudi Arabia government has unveiled its 2018 budget, which it is hoping will boost spending to record levels in the country and drag the economy out of recession.
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19 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
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19 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
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15 Dec 17
South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
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15 Dec 17
South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.
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15 Dec 17
Saudi Arabia’s king has approved a 72bn riyals ($19.2bn) programme to stimulate growth in his country’s private sector next year.
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15 Dec 17
Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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12 Dec 17
The new government of Zimbabwe has presented its first budget statement, which aims to end the country’s economic isolation.
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12 Dec 17
Kuwait has replaced its finance, oil and defence ministers in cabinet changes following mass ministerial resignations, state news agency KUNA has said.
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12 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $136.5m payment to Cote d’Ivoire following a review.
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11 Dec 17
Ending child marriage could generate $30bn per year for Uganda by 2030, a report by the World Bank has suggested.
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7 Dec 17
The World Bank has approved a $1.15bn loan to help Egypt’s economy through reforms to strengthen public finances.
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6 Dec 17
The African Development Bank has approved a total of 2bn rand ($148m) in loans to support Namibia’s education and agriculture sectors.
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5 Dec 17
The UK has suspended a multi-million pound aid project in Syria following allegations that money was reaching the hands of extremists.
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5 Dec 17
The UK has agreed to a long-term partnership to strengthen Jordan’s economy and has encouraged more donors to do the same.
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30 Nov 17
The European Commission and the African Development Bank have signed five co-financing agreements to support road infrastructure in West Africa.
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30 Nov 17
Development objectives need to come first in the EU’s new External Investment Plan and be backed by high levels of transparency, says Xavier Sol of Counter Balance.
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28 Nov 17
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked the minister of finance to identify measures to “urgently” address economic challenges, the president’s office said yesterday. ...
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27 Nov 17
The African Development Bank has agreed to a €180m loan to support Cameroon’s reforms to shore up public finances.
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24 Nov 17
The African Development Bank has approved a loan of €112m for Tunisia road improvements.
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22 Nov 17
Economic recovery in Zimbabwe is still likely to be difficult even though Robert Mugabe has resigned as president, a research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute has said.
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21 Nov 17
The royals, ministers and businessmen detained as part of Saudi Arabia’s crack-down on corruption will get due process of law, Saudi’s United Nations ambassador has said.
8 Jan 18Two former Zimbabwean ministers have been charged with corruption in the crackdown on officials close to former president Robert Mugabe.
8 Jan 18The UAE administration has agreed 70% of revenue from its new value-added-tax will be distributed to local governments.
2 Jan 18The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
20 Dec 17The Saudi Arabia government has unveiled its 2018 budget, which it is hoping will boost spending to record levels in the country and drag the economy out of recession.
19 Dec 17The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
19 Dec 17The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
15 Dec 17South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
15 Dec 17South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.
15 Dec 17Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
12 Dec 17The new government of Zimbabwe has presented its first budget statement, which aims to end the country’s economic isolation.
12 Dec 17Kuwait has replaced its finance, oil and defence ministers in cabinet changes following mass ministerial resignations, state news agency KUNA has said.
12 Dec 17The International Monetary Fund has approved a $136.5m payment to Cote d’Ivoire following a review.
11 Dec 17Ending child marriage could generate $30bn per year for Uganda by 2030, a report by the World Bank has suggested.
7 Dec 17The World Bank has approved a $1.15bn loan to help Egypt’s economy through reforms to strengthen public finances.
6 Dec 17The African Development Bank has approved a total of 2bn rand ($148m) in loans to support Namibia’s education and agriculture sectors.
5 Dec 17The UK has suspended a multi-million pound aid project in Syria following allegations that money was reaching the hands of extremists.
5 Dec 17The UK has agreed to a long-term partnership to strengthen Jordan’s economy and has encouraged more donors to do the same.
30 Nov 17The European Commission and the African Development Bank have signed five co-financing agreements to support road infrastructure in West Africa.
30 Nov 17Development objectives need to come first in the EU’s new External Investment Plan and be backed by high levels of transparency, says Xavier Sol of Counter Balance.
28 Nov 17South African president Jacob Zuma has asked the minister of finance to identify measures to “urgently” address economic challenges, the president’s office said yesterday. ...
27 Nov 17The African Development Bank has agreed to a €180m loan to support Cameroon’s reforms to shore up public finances.
24 Nov 17The African Development Bank has approved a loan of €112m for Tunisia road improvements.
22 Nov 17Economic recovery in Zimbabwe is still likely to be difficult even though Robert Mugabe has resigned as president, a research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute has said.
