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26 May 2013

15 May 2013

The balancing act in low income countries: Financial stability vs. growth

Over the past decades Africa has increasingly opened up its economy to international trade and finance. This change has often been at the bequest of, or under pressure from, the International...

30 Aug 2012

Mauritania

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Mauritania

Capital city: Nouakchott
Languages: Arabic (official); Hassaniya Arabic,...

23 Aug 2012

Angola

Angola

Capital city: Luanda
Languages: Portuguese (official); Umbundu (other)

Angola

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Angola Capital city: Luanda Languages: Portuguese (official); Umbundu (other)

27 Jun 2012

Despite economic weakness, current commodity slump ‘disproportionate’

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Recent sharp falls in commodity prices are “disproportionately” large when compared with prevailing weaknesses in the global economy and a number of prices are, thus, likely to recover during...

22 Nov 2011

In hot pursuit: Resource wars in Africa

Consultancy Africa Intelligence

For centuries conflict and resources have been intrinsically interlinked.(2) In the present era, the fight for resources continues to be a feature of contemporary conflict. Most notable are the...

10 Mar 2009

IMF: Strauss-Kahn: Keynote address by the IMF chief at the IMF ‘Successful Partnerships for Africa's Growth Challenge' convention in Dar es Salaam (10/03/2009)

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Date: 10/03/2009

Source: International Monetary Fund

Title: IMF: Strauss-Kahn: Keynote address by the IMF chief at the IMF ‘Successful Partnerships for Africa's Growth Challenge'...

07 Aug 2008

African Union condemns coup in Mauritania

MAURITANIA

The African Union condemned a coup in Mauritania on Wednesday and demanded a return to constitutional government in the West African nation. "The African Union ... condemns the coup d'Etat and...

Coup in Mauritania

MAURITANIA

Mauritanian soldiers overthrew the elected president in a coup on Wednesday and announced the formation of a military ruling council in the northwest African Islamic state. Soldiers seized...

06 Aug 2008

Mauritania forces stage coup

MAURITANIA

Presidential guardsmen seized Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup d'etat on Wednesday, the president's daughter Amal Mint Cheikh Abdallahi said. "The security agents...

27 Jun 2008

UK: Brown: speech to the Government's Low Carbon Economy Summit on London's South Bank (27/06/2008)

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Gordon Brown has outlined the changes and opportunities a low carbon economy would bring to the UK in a speech to the Government's Low Carbon Economy Summit on London's South Bank.

23 Jun 2008

UK: Brown: Statement to Parliament on EU Council meeting (23/06/2008)

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The Prime Minister has delivered an oral statement to Parliament on the EU Council meeting that took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 June.

07 Dec 2007

World Bank head hopeful for new funding

WORLD BANK

The World Bank's president is "hopeful" final talks in Berlin next week among donor nations will extract sufficient promises to ensure that future lending by the world's biggest...

21 May 2007

US navy to fight crime, terror along African coast

UNITED STATES

The United States is boosting its naval presence along the lawless West African coast to combat terrorism, illegal migration and drug trafficking and to secure US oil interests, senior naval and...

28 Nov 2006

Manuel: Address to Federation of Unions of South Africa (28/11/2006)

2006

Speech delivered by the Minister of Finance, honourable Trevor Manuel, MP, during the discussion on economic trends, at the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa)

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