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  • Commonwealth in danger 24 Nov 2009 03:14 GMT
    ... could resolve to mobilise resources from the World Bank and other organisations to put in place a programme for ... picture: St Kitts & Nevis-78 per cent, Seychelles-151 per cent, Jamaica-128 per cent, Antigua and Barbuda-107 ...

  • World Bank scolds Botswana's less robust investment in electricity 22 Nov 2009 20:13 GMT
    ... World Bank scolds Botswana’s less robust investment in electricity ... investment in power. A recent report on Africa’s infrastructure by the World Bank has stated ... to other countries like South Africa and Mauritius. The draft report, which is still up ...

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges for 2010, Remarks by Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director, African Department of the International Monetary Fund  20 Nov 2009 00:45 GMT
    ... Remarks by Ms. Antoinette Sayeh Director, African Department of the International Monetary Fund The ... below the poverty line. Estimates by the World Bank indicate that 8-10 million more people could ... revenues. Some countries in Africa—such as Botswana, Mauritius, and Tanzania—have signalled their intention to go ...

  • Winners and Losers In Corruption Stakes 19 Nov 2009 15:16 GMT
    ... ranging from the African Development Bank and World Bank to the Economist Intelligence Unit and the ... index are Botswana (5.6), Mauritius (5.4) and Cape Verde (5.1). The survey suggests that Africa’s 10 ... Mauritania 15 places, from 115 to 130, Madagascar and Senegal both slipping 14 places, from ...

  • Govt Officials Flout Laws - Says Ghana Integrity Initiative 18 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT
    ... Country Policy and Institutional Assessment by the World Bank (CPIA-WB) 2008, Global Competitiveness Report by the ... below countries such as Botswana with 5.6, Mauritius with 5.4, Cape Verde with 5.1, Seychelles with 4.8, South Africa ...

  • Ghana ranks 69 in global corruption index 18 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
    ... than five points, the other two being Mauritius and Cape Verde. Ghana was ranked well ahead of most ... and country analysts from organizations like the World Bank, the Economist Intelligence Unit and Freedom House. ...

  • Food: If words were food, nobody would go hungry 20 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT
    ... 2008 (see chart, below). Economists at the World Bank reckon that the number living on less ... famine is again stalking the Horn of Africa. Has anything been done to prepare for ... control prices indirectly. Other countries, such as Madagascar, have imposed direct price controls. The picture ...

  • If words were food, nobody would go hungry 19 Nov 2009 16:18 GMT
    ... 2008 (see chart, below). Economists at the World Bank reckon that the number living on less ... famine is again stalking the Horn of Africa. Has anything been done to prepare for ... control prices indirectly. Other countries, such as Madagascar, have imposed direct price controls. The picture ...

  • Investment in agriculture is soaring. So, worryingly, is distrust of markets and trade 19 Nov 2009 16:33 GMT
    ... 2008 (see chart, below). Economists at the World Bank reckon that the number living on less ... famine is again stalking the Horn of Africa. Has anything been done to prepare for ... control prices indirectly. Other countries, such as Madagascar, have imposed direct price controls. The picture ...

  • Connecting Region Via ICT Diffusion 18 Nov 2009 11:53 GMT
    ... of acceptance by countries in the sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the West African sub-region. This ... This assertion was expounded by the recent World Bank report on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ... Guine-Bissau (ICGB), Communications Commission of Kenya, Office Malagasy d'Etudes et de Regulation des Telecommunications, Mauritania Regulatory ...

  • Taking Phone Calls From a Treetop 18 Nov 2009 12:33 GMT
    ... of acceptance by countries in the sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the West African sub-region. This ... This assertion was expounded by the recent World Bank report on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ... Guine-Bissau (ICGB), Communications Commission of Kenya, Office Malagasy d'Etudes et de Regulation des Telecommunications, Mauritania Regulatory ...

  • Tanzania business rating poor but horizon bright 20 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT
    ... and Malawi and falls far behind successful African economies like Mauritius, South Africa and Botswana. The report, which ... second year running, according to this year’s World Bank report on the cost of doing business. ...

  • Investing, not grabbing 19 Nov 2009 08:59 GMT
    ... United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, ... 1.3 million hectares between the government of Madagascar and Daewoo Logistics Corp. of South Korea provoked a ...

  • Madagascar's lemurs in danger from political turmoil 18 Nov 2009 06:12 GMT
    ... The lemur, a furry primate that symbolises Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a ... the confidence of the communities. If the World Bank doesn't fund Madagascar national parks, they will ...

  • Water Scarcity, Food Security Concerns Prompt Global Land Grab 18 Nov 2009 03:15 GMT
    ... leased for food production around the world Africa, South America, parts of Europe targeted by ... their preliminary stages. An expert from the World Bank who spoke with Circle of Blue and ... between South Korean company Daewoo and the Madagascar government eventually turned into the . Daewoo ...


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