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The Pan-African Economy in Brief of 07/03/2017

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SENEGAL :


Macky Sall, determined to meet the challenge of universal access to drinking water: "The President of the Republic, Macky Sall, reaffirmed on Sunday in Saint-Louis his ambition to meet the challenge of the objective of sustainable development on the Safety and quality of access to drinking water through the continuous increase in production ... "


Trade: Senegal suspends import of whole rice: "The meeting of the Rice Marketing Committee, chaired by Alioune Sarr, Minister of Commerce, Informal Sector, Consumer, Local Product Promotion and SMC, Was held yesterday. The suspension of imports of whole rice by Senegal to allow the sale of domestic production is a major decision ... "


The budget of the department council decreased by 45 million: "The 2017 budget of the county council of Diourbel (center), voted Monday at 411 million 675,043 CFA, recorded a decrease of 45 million 163,957 francs, compared with the previous year, Which was 456 million 839,000 CFA... "


CAMEROON :


Europe promotes investment in renewable energy in Africa: "The European Commission is continuing its leadership role in the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative as a part of its efforts to implement the Sustainable Development by 2030 and the Paris Climate Change Agreement ... "


Finance: The government will launch a new bond issue to raise 5 billion CFA on the CEMAC market: "This bond loan will be launched Wednesday, the 8th of March, according to Financial Afrik which relay this information on Monday. It should be said that Cameroon is in its third fundraising since the beginning of the year. Two similar operations were launched in the 1st and the 8th of February last, for an amount of 7 billion CFA each, having achieved coverage rates of a 97.5%, learns ... "


Ivory Coast:


"Ivoire Exécutive": the new airline launched in Ivory Coast: "Another airline was founded in Ivory Coast. "Ivory Executive" is his name. It officially launched its activities on Thursday, the 2nd of March, in the presence of the Minister of Transport of the Ivory Coast, Amadou Koné ... "


Ivory Coast has repositioned itself as one of the leading economic powers in West Africa: " Ivory Coast has repositioned itself as one of the leading economic powers in Africa 'And has quickly regained its attractiveness to foreign investors, thanks to positive economic results over the past five years, according to an annual economic report from Oxford Business Group (OBG), an economic intelligence and consulting firm. "


Despoiled of 175 million CFA in a robbery, an economic operator utters a cry of heart: "Stripped 175 million CFA in a robbery, in November 2016 in Soubré, at the opening of the coffee cocoa campaign, an economic operator launches a cry In order to replenish his business capital, which he says he borrowed from a bank ... "


BURKINA FASO :


Burkina Faso launches the project to support the integrated development of the shea industry: "The Government of Burkina Faso has recently launched the Project to Support Integrated Development of the Shea Industry (PADIFK) adopted in 2015 by the Council of Ministers. With a total cost of about CFA 600 million (964,000 Dollar) provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Burkinabe government, the project aims to make the shea sector competitive for sustainable and equitable economic growth. It also intends to contribute to the increase of income and the food security of the populations through a sustainable management of the cultures of shea and a valuation of products derived from shea ... "


Burkina Faso / ICT: World Bank Supports 20 Million Dollar: "The Burkina Faso government concluded a loan agreement with the World Bank on Friday of about 11 billion CFA francs for the e-Burkina project, Which is part of the implementation of the National Plan for Economic and Social Development, NPESD ... "

 

 

Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA