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Global Growth: Modest Pickup to 2.5% in 2020 amid Mounting Debt and Slowing Productivity Growth

Global economic growth is forecast to edge up to 2.5% in 2020 as investment and trade gradually recover from last year’s significant weakness but downward risks persist, the World Bank says in its January 2020 Global Economic Prospects. Growth among advanced economies as a group is anticipated to

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Boon for African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) as African Guarantee Fund receives USD 33 Million Capital Increase

Africa’s leading Guarantee Institution, African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (http://www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com/) has received an additional USD 33M financing from German lender KfW Development Bank , in a move that will catapult AGF’s efforts to enable African SMEs continue to play their critical role in driving Africa’s economy.

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Ghana Rugby Extends Board Nominations Deadline Ahead of Critical General Meeting

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (https://GhanaRugby.org/) has announced that nominations for Board positions have been extended to 15 January 2020 ahead of a critical Special Elective General Meeting (SGM) of the Union that was forced by the announcement of the incumbent President and Board Chairman, Mr Herbert Mensah,

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Panel report adopted regarding Moroccan measures on hot-rolled steel from Turkey

The panel report, circulated to WTO members on 31 October 2018, found that Moroccan authorities had violated several provisions of the WTO’s Anti-Dumping Agreement in their investigation on the targeted Turkish imports. On 20 November 2018 Morocco notified its decision to appeal certain panel findings. On 4 December 2019,

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Treasury sanctions First Vice President of South Sudan Taban Deng Gai

By Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai (Deng) for his role in serious human rights abuses. The United States designated Deng pursuant to Executive Order 13818,

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Sassoli on Libya: Stop the war. Solution must be in hands of the Libyans. No external interference

Statement by the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli following meeting with Fayez Mustafa Al-Sarraj, the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord. “With Mr Fayez Mustafa Al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister of the

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Orange installe le nouveau siège de sa filiale Orange Middle East and Africa au Maroc et confirme sa volonté d’ancrage africain

Orange (http://www.Orange.com) inaugure officiellement ce jour le siège opérationnel d’Orange Middle East and Africa au Maroc en présence de Stéphane Richard, Président-Directeur Général d’Orange, Alioune Ndiaye, Directeur Général d’Orange Middle East and Africa, les membres du Comex d’Orange et les officiels du pays.

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Orange opens its new Orange Middle East and Africa headquarters in Morocco, confirming its desire to strengthen its presence in Africa

Today, Orange (http://www.Orange.com) officially inaugurates the Orange Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco in the presence of Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange; Alioune Ndiaye, CEO Orange Middle East and Africa; the members of Orange’s Executive Committee and local officials. The new

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2020 Ministry of Education (Taiwan) Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program

1. Introduction: To encourage international students and individuals to undertake Mandarin Chinese language study in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) established the Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) Program for studying Mandarin Chinese and Taiwan’s culture at university- or college-affiliated Mandarin training

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Joint Statement by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Mr. Mohamed Elshabik, and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son, on the Inter-communal Violence in West Darfur

A joint Government and UN delegation just returned from a two day visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, 5-6 January, having assessed the situation to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly women, children and the people with disabilities. The delegation included the Humanitarian Aid

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Briefing de M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas au Conseil de Sécurité sur les récents développements en Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel

M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et Chef du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel (UNOWAS), présentera aujourd’hui, 08 janvier 2020, au Conseil de sécurité le dernier rapport du Secrétaire général qui couvre la période du 1er juillet au

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Briefing of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to the Security Council on recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel

Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), will present today, on 08 January 2020, to the Security Council the latest report of the Secretary-General which covers the period from 1 July to 31 December