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19 Dec 18
The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
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6 Dec 18
The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
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23 Nov 18
The IMF's Christine Lagarde explores the benefits of the G20 Compact with Africa, which is an agreement to promote private investment to the continent. This is ahead of the G20 annual meeting in...
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15 Nov 18
The use of blended finance to scale up investment is increasingly popular in Africa, a forum has concluded.
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12 Nov 18
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
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8 Nov 18
African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
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12 Sep 18
The European Commission head has proposed a new partnership between the EU and Africa to boost investment, jobs and economic relations in the continent.
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3 Sep 18
China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
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31 Aug 18
A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
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28 Aug 18
The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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23 May 18
Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
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24 Apr 18
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
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24 Apr 18
CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
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5 Apr 18
The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
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6 Mar 18
Independent regulators in Africa met last week to strengthen auditing and accounting regulations across the continent by formalising a common base and adopting international standards.
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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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6 Nov 17
IMF is “too gloomy” in its economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, an economist at the Overseas Development Institute has said.
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12 Oct 17
Tax and revenue collection has continued to improve across African countries, according to latest data.
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4 Oct 17
Côte d’Ivoire’s fiscal deficit is expected to decrease to 3.75% of GDP next year as its economic performance remains strong, despite the falling cacao prices, according to the IMF.
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22 Aug 16
An African monetary union is currently unfeasible due to the commodity price crash and external shocks to economies across the continent, a group of central bankers has said.
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15 Aug 16
The Ugandan government is to close all schools operated by Bridge International Academies, a large and controversial provider of commercial private schools operating mainly in Africa.
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11 Aug 16
After holding the position for more than two years, Nigeria has lost the title of Africa’s largest economy in dollar terms to South Africa, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
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17 Jun 16
Science and technology are critical to transforming agricultural efficiency in Africa, according to the head of the African Development Bank.
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14 Jun 16
The Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) is looking to recruit a manager to lead its work on public financial management reform.
19 Dec 18The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
6 Dec 18The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
23 Nov 18The IMF's Christine Lagarde explores the benefits of the G20 Compact with Africa, which is an agreement to promote private investment to the continent. This is ahead of the G20 annual meeting in...
12 Nov 18Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
8 Nov 18African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
3 Sep 18China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
31 Aug 18A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
28 Aug 18The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
23 May 18Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
24 Apr 18CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
5 Apr 18The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
15 Dec 17Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
6 Nov 17IMF is “too gloomy” in its economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, an economist at the Overseas Development Institute has said.
4 Oct 17Côte d’Ivoire’s fiscal deficit is expected to decrease to 3.75% of GDP next year as its economic performance remains strong, despite the falling cacao prices, according to the IMF.
15 Aug 16The Ugandan government is to close all schools operated by Bridge International Academies, a large and controversial provider of commercial private schools operating mainly in Africa.
11 Aug 16After holding the position for more than two years, Nigeria has lost the title of Africa’s largest economy in dollar terms to South Africa, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
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