NIGERIA’S ROAD TO RECOVERY
Nigeria’s economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a sharp drop in oil prices and capital outflows, real GDP is estimated to have contracted by 3.2 percent…
ECONOMIC UPDATE ON RWANDA RELEASED
The Rwandan economy has fallen into its first recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially compromise years of gains in poverty reduction. Newly released, the 16th edition of the…
BARBADOS ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMME REMAINS STRONG
At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team conducted a videoconference review to discuss the implementation of Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan,…
URGENT NEED FOR BETTER DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES
Today, 4 in 10 of the world’s deaths are unregistered and in the African region, only 1 in 10 deaths is currently recorded, according to the first ever global assessment…
ZIMBABWE’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER DIES FROM COVID-19
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa has described the death of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Lieutenant General T (Rtd) Sibusiso Moyo as a great shock. Minister Moyo died due to Covid-19…
HEADS OF GOVERNMENT START BUSY YEAR FOR CARICOM
Heads of Government set the stage for an active start to 2021 for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) when they continued their discussions towards initiating the economic recovery of the Region,…
COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION: “WE SHOULD BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR FUTURE”
A statement by Dame Louise Martin DBE, President, Commonwealth Games Federation “There is no doubt that 2020 has been a hugely challenging year. I do not think any of us…