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11 Aug 17
Three Danish pension funds have combined to create a $550m vehicle for infrastructure investments in Africa.
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10 Aug 17
Iraq has positive medium-term growth prospects but remains exposed to significant risks, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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10 Aug 17
Kenyan government officials are denying opposition claims that the election has been hacked, as preliminary results point to a victory for the incumbent president.
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10 Aug 17
The UK government has accepted a set of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of its aid work in Somalia.
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7 Aug 17
Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
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4 Aug 17
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $78m to Somalia and South Sudan for drought resilience and the alleviation of chronic hunger and malnutrition.
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4 Aug 17
Nigeria should act urgently to develop policies to enhance its economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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4 Aug 17
The Department for International Development has published a mixed response to a review of its work in Africa by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
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27 Jul 17
Uganda has a shortfall of nearly $1.4bn in financing per year, equivalent to 6.5% of its gross domestic product, the World Bank has said.
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26 Jul 17
Children fleeing across the Mediterranean as refugees do so mainly because of threats in their home countries rather than ‘pull’ factors in Europe, Unicef has said.
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26 Jul 17
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has called for a regional project information hub to stimulate investment in Africa.
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25 Jul 17
The quality of economic and social policies and institutions weakened in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 amid challenging economic conditions, the World Bank has found.
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24 Jul 17
South Africa’s economy has registered tremendous progress over the past 20 years but needs wide-ranging structural reforms to revive economic growth, a report from the Organisation for Economic...
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20 Jul 17
Cameroon can become an emerging economy by 2035, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said.
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19 Jul 17
Mineral-rich countries in South America, Africa and Asia have an opportunity to prosper from the ongoing boom in low-carbon energy technologies, a World Bank study has found.
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19 Jul 17
The UK home secretary Amber Rudd has made £1m available to help community groups support Syrian refugees to settle in the UK.
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18 Jul 17
Angola should reform its education system to give students better value and match what is taught to the needs of the labour market, an African Development Bank report has said.
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13 Jul 17
The UK government has allocated £46m in emergency aid for Mosul, following the Iraqi city’s declared liberation from Daesh.
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10 Jul 17
The British prime minister has announced a multi-million pound package of support for wealth creation in Africa.
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5 Jul 17
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has changed Qatar's rating outlook to negative following a political crisis that has seen the country blockaded by its neighbours.
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5 Jul 17
The International Monetary Fund executive board has approved a $312.1m arrangement under the extended credit facility for Chad.
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30 Jun 17
The African Development Bank has called on financial markets to do more to help small and medium-sized businesses in Africa.
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28 Jun 17
Ethiopia and the World Bank have agreed a new five-year partnership to build on the considerable development gains achieved over the past decade and boost institutional accountability.
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23 Jun 17
The UK’s aid watchdog has said the country’s £185m in support for Somalia last year delivered “significant achievements”.
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22 Jun 17
The UK is to spend £75m ($95m) on tackling the migration crisis in the Mediterranean over the next three years, prime minister Theresa May will announce tomorrow.