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Angola participates in military exercise in Gulf of Guinea
Luanda, ANGOLA, November 1 - A multinational military exercise called "Grand African Nemo 2018" is scheduled for November 3 to 10, in an action that takes place within the framework of the operational partnership in the Gulf of Guinea, to which...
Owner: Angolan Government
UN Human Rights Committee to review Belarus, Belize, Bulgaria, Guinea, Sudan, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Download logo The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will meet in Geneva from October 8 to November 2 to review Belarus, Belize, Bulgaria, Guinea,...
Guinea: Request for Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment Window of the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust-Staff Report; and Press Release
Summary: KEY ISSUES Background. Since early 2014 Guinea has been experiencing an ongoing Ebola epidemic that has spread to several countries in the region. The epidemic, which constitutes a public health disaster, has claimed a significant number...
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Guinea ring vaccination trial extended to Sierra Leone to vaccinate contacts of new Ebola case
Freetown ¦ 31 August 2015 - Detection of a new case of Ebola virus disease in Kambia, Sierra Leone, after the country had marked almost 3 weeks of zero cases has set in motion the first "ring vaccination" use of the experimental Ebola vaccine in...
Robex remains on track for first gold at Kiniero in Q4 2025
Highlights: Construction at Robex’s Kiniero Gold Project, Guinea, remains on schedule and budget with first gold pour on track for Q4 2025. Project remains LTI free (lost time injury). All project engineering and detail design completed. Phase 1...
Central and West Africa against threats in Gulf of Guinea
Lome, ANGOLA, July 30 - The sharing of land and sea borders makes the regions of West and Central Africa vulnerable to numerous security and environmental threats in the Gulf of Guinea. , This fact was said Monday in Lome city, Togo, by the Acting...
Owner: Angolan Government
Guinea: Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, Financing Assurances Review, and Requests for an Augmentation of Access and Extension of the Current Arrangement-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the…
Summary: KEY ISSUES The Ebola outbreak has inflicted a heavy toll on Guinea’s economy notwithstanding the supportive macroeconomic policies the authorities put in place. Fiscal policy has expanded to reflect revenue shortfalls and higher...
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Gulf of Guinea Commission addresses governance in interest of peace, development
Luanda, ANGOLA, July 23 - A symposium on "the governance of the Atlantic Ocean in the interests of peace, security and sustainable development of the Gulf of Guinea region" is being running since today in Luanda on the initiative of the Executive...
Owner: Angolan Government
Guinea: IMF Executive Board Approves US$29.8 Million in Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
Press Release No. 15/137 March 26, 2015 On March 18, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a grant in an amount equivalent to SDR 21.42 million (about US$29.8 million or 20 percent of quota) in immediate debt relief...
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IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Approves US$24.3Million Disbursement for Guinea
June 25, 2018 Completion of the first review enables the disbursement of US$24.3 million Guinea’s ECF-supported program aims at fostering high and broad-based growth and reduce poverty while preserving stability. On June 25, 2018, the Executive...
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff Level Agreement on the First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Guinea
The Guinean economy is growing at a fast pace, driven by a buoyant mining sector. Preserving macroeconomic stability and generating higher and more broad-based growth is needed to improve the living standards of the population and reduce poverty....
Guinea: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper--Progress Report
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Guinea: Requests for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility and for Modification of Performance Criteria Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement—Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea
Summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Guinea is suffering from an outbreak of Ebola, which has become a humanitarian crisis with a significant economic impact. Preliminary estimates suggest a negative impact on 2014 growth, which will be markedly lower....
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Guinea: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under ECF Arrangement and Approves US$28.1 Million Disbursement
Press Release No. 14/382 August 1, 2014 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF)....
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IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement on the First Review Under the ECF for Guinea
May 2, 2018 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
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UN Special Representative Pramila Patten calls on the prompt establishment of the Steering Committee to organize the trials for the crimes of 28 September 2009 in Guinea
Almost nine years after the events at the Conakry national stadium on 28 September 2009, which left at least 156 persons killed or disappeared and at least 109 victims of sexual violence, United Nations Special Representative of the...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Meets Guinean President Alpha Condé
January 23, 2018 IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde met today with President Alpha Condé of Guinea on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mme. Lagarde congratulated the President on the recent approval of a new three-year...
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