SENEGAL:
Macky sall on an economic tour in Matam "good public finance management allowed us to move forward:" After a long visit of infrastructures in the department of Kanel, the President of the Republic, Macky Sall, proceeded at the level of the stadium from the commune of Ourossogui to the start of the rehabilitation of the Ndioum-Ourossogui-Bakel road. A strong ceremony in representation which attracted the presence of several ministers of the Republic and ministers councilors of the region who made the trip ... "
A 2.5 billion scheme for the financing of SMIs (CDES): "In Senegal, the private sector has repeatedly complained about the problem of financing its activities. With regard to small and medium-sized industries, the Ministry of Industry and Mines has put in place a mechanism to remedy this. This device, which the Manager of PMI has unveiled and disseminated to the members of the Senegal Business Council ... "
A 33 million Dollar loan from the AfDB to build the Rosso Bridge: "The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a US 33 million Dollar loan to help finance the construction of the Rosso Bridge between the Mauritania and Senegal on the Senegal River. The agreement for this loan was signed Monday in Nouakchott by the Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Finance, Moctar Ould Diay, and ADB Managing Director for North Africa, Mr. Mohamed El Azizi. The total funding for this project is 96 million US Dollar ... "
CAMEROON :
Cameroon attends Commonwealth trade ministers meeting: "Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana was in London in the 9th of March 2017. He attended a historic meeting bringing together the trade ministers of the countries of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth, under the auspices of Lord Marland of Ostock, the President of the Commonwealth Council for Enterprise and Investment. The main purpose of the meeting was to examine ways and means to strengthen the Commonwealth Factor - an initiative that reduces the cost of commercial transactions between member countries by a 19% ... "
The IBCSC has a turnover of 719 billion: "The International Bank of Cameroon for Savings and Credit, IBCSC, achieved a turnover of 719 billion CFA in 2016, according to the published figures by the general management of this bank and reported by APA on Saturday the 11th of March 2017. During the same period, it is reported that deposits totaled 626 billion CFA, while the outstanding loan is 538 billion CFA. What makes the General Manager Alain Ripert say that despite this total balance sheet "slightly down" due to "fraud" which impacted on the results of the bank "the outstanding credit increased by 15%" ... "
2.5 billion CFA to subsidize agricultural cooperatives: "More than 2.5 billion CFA have been disbursed under subsidies granted to agricultural cooperatives through the Agricultural Markets Investment and Development Project, AMIDP, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (AMIDP) said on Monday. Grants have been awarded to Tl of the 40 partner cooperatives of this project financed to the tune of 50 billion CFA by the World Bank to boost maize, sorghum and cassava production to supply Agro-industrial Companies... "
IVORY COAST:
The private sector is struggling to export its small production, the CBF looks at the question: "While Cameroon's private sector is struggling to export what little it produces, the Cameroon Business Forum, CBF, the main platform for dialogue on issues Economic, between Cameroonian private investors and public authorities, opens in Douala on Monday. Under the theme, "Increasing the Competitiveness of the Economy through Facilitation of Foreign Trade", the 8th edition of the CBF Recherche CBF, which opens in the economic metropolis in the presence of the PM and a dozen members of the government In charge of economic and development issues, will make recommendations on the process of dematerialization of foreign trade procedures ... "
Ivory Coast is launching a new bond loan of 120 billion CFA: "The Ivory Coast is launching a new bond loan of 120 billion CFA. This bond, known as TPCI a 6.25% 2017-2029, runs from the 27th of February to the 17th of March, 2017. It is paid at an annual rate of a 6.25% over a period of 12 years. This loan aims to finance the investment program initiated by the government in the country, with a view to its development ... "
Cocoa: Souleymane Diarrassouba and ICCO for lasting responses in the sector: "During their discussions, Souleymane Diarrassouba stressed that he has approached with his host the 30% drop in cocoa prices. On Monday, the 13th of March, Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Commerce, Handicraft and Promotion of SMEs, received in his cabinet in Abidjan Plateau the President of the International Cocoa Council, Luis Valverde, vice-minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Ecuador ... "
BURKINA FASO :
Eastern Food Security Project: "Eastern Regional Council President Paripouguini Lompo opened the Validation Workshop for the Eastern Food Security Strategy on Friday, the10th of March 2017, In Fada-N'Gourma. A meeting that enabled field actors and technical departments to harmonize their point of view on the approach. The Burkina Faso East Food Security Project, BFEFS, is engaged in the implementation of an intervention strategy on the land issue. A validation workshop for the reference document was held in Fada-N'Gourma on Friday the 10th of March 2017. The objective, according to the project's Managers, is to examine the content of the implementation process and to evaluate the method of mobilization and inclusion of actors in the land chain for the implementation of activities ... "
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
