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Geneva, 11 June– Today’s working session of the Trade Negotiations Committee offers me the welcome opportunity to address your august organization and to speak about West and Central African Countries concerns related to the Doha […]

Washington, 11 June– The World Bank’s Board of Directors yesterday granted the Government of Cameroon US$49.7 million in assistance to reduce its debt to commercial banks and supplier creditors. The total eligible debt to be […]

Durban, 11 June– The World Economic Forum has a proud history of engagement on the African continent. As the leading international foundation at the crossroads between business, government and civil society, it convenes leaders from […]

Washington, 10 June– The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved $60 million in assistance to support the Government of Malawi to continue empowering communities to improve their own way of life by financing the […]

Paris, 11 June– The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the appointment of Kiyotaka Akasaka, a senior Japanese diplomat and former Ambassador to the United Nations, as Deputy Secretary-General. Mr. Akasaka, who is […]

Washington/Durban, 10 June– The World Economic Forum’s Director for Africa, Haiko Alfeld, said that Africans enthusiastically welcomed NEPAD (the New Partnership for African Development) but that ”the challenge now lies in successful implementation.” About this […]

Washington, 10 June– (This column by Rep. Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican, was first published June 10 in The Washington Times. The column is in the public domain. No republication restrictions.) (begin byliner) Free Markets […]

Geneva, 6 June– Delegates to an annual world conference on labour in Geneva will be urged by the director-general of the U.N. International Labor Organization (ILO) to focus on eliminating poverty by creating more jobs, […]