Economy

To support this, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); in its last report published on the evening of Monday, 28 September 2020; is categorical: "Africa is a net creditor of the rest of the world". Indeed, "… every year, the equivalent...

He was in control of the economy from 1961 to 1969, before falling into disgrace and being sentenced to hard labor. He died on September 16 in Tunis, at the age of 94. The man who, in the 1960s,...

After leading the Infrastructure branch of the World Bank, Senegalese economist Makhtar Diop will head the private sector development branch, the International Finance Corporation. Its mission is to promote sustainable and attractive projects for private capital. An African at the head of the International...

La Banque d'Angleterre prévoit une chute historique de 14% du produit intérieur brut au Royaume-Uni cette année suite à la crise causé par la pandémie de Covid-19. Son taux directeur est maintenu à 0,1%, un record de faiblesse. Dans son...

Continue to resort to debt, prepare for the future, while refinancing arrears at low cost. This is the objective of the next call to the markets of Congo Brazzaville, whose efforts the IMF welcomes while calling for better debt sustainability in the medium term.

The African Development Bank (ADB) Group's Asia Field Representation Office (SNAR) and the Co-financing, Syndication, and Financial Technical Services Department (FIST) organized a webinar for the Japanese private sector on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, on the theme: "Doing Business in Africa". About 250...

The continent is endowing itself with a precious tool for understanding and dealing with migratory phenomena. Based in Rabat, Morocco, the African Migration Observatory will be tasked with studying migration and assisting policy makers. At the initiative of the African Union and the King...

Somewhat reassured about the consequences of a debt moratorium, Moody’s maintains Senegal's Ba3 rating. The agency nevertheless points to high debt, in view of a slowly growing wealth. Moody’s confirmed its rating for Senegalese sovereign debt at Ba3. Note therefore maintained, as for the...

The Moroccan circle Policy Center for the New South publishes its 2020 Africa Economic Report. The opportunity, at the end of this special year, to identify weaknesses and potential strengths for the post-Covid-19 period. An exhaustive photograph of the situation in Africa at the...

According to the UNDP, a provisional minimum income allocated to the world's poorest could slow the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. It would allow nearly three billion people to stay at home during the pandemic. The UNDP (United Nations Development Program) has just published...