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Value, loyalty and city-level data top of mind as travel buyers head into global RFP season Business travel is holding its own, even as global conditions shift. New data from FCM Consulting’s inaugural hotel-focused research report shows that while the routine internal meetings that once generated high volumes of corporate trips have given way to more […]
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Ghana’s decision to enter a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after exiting its $3-billion bailout programme has reignited debate over whether countries can ever truly break free from the lender’s influence. This story is written and edited by Global South World Earlier this year, the West African nation formally concluded its IMF support […]
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The OPEC Fund for International Development and the Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank (TDB) are deepening their cooperation with the OPEC’s Fund’s latest commitment of debt and equity totalling USD 40 million. These recent investments in TDB aim to further strengthen the partnership and unlock synergies in support of sustainable development in […]
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Janavi Da Silva, Director of Programmes at GreenMatter Looking at the socio-economic blow South Africa was dealt by the pandemic, causing job losses and widespread devastation as well as exacerbating environmental issues, governments must ensure economic recovery plans are heavily geared toward the development of the green economy. Sustainable economic recovery cannot be achieved by […]
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On 27 July 2021, Imani Center for Policy and Education, a Ghanaian Think Tank held a seminar, in Accra, on the topic: “The Imperative of Economic Recovery: How can the Resolution of the Sahara Issue Strengthen Africa’s Regional and Continental Integration?”. The event brought together several Ghanaian and West-African stakeholders including prominent policymakers, experts, academics, […]
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Lindeka Dzedze, Standard Bank Group Executive Head of Institutional Clients and Global Markets The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and intensified the already deep inequalities across Africa as unemployment has risen. According to research conducted by McKinsey, women in Africa currently account for more than half of the population, but only generate a third of the […]
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By Luke Kannemeyer, Chief Operating Officer of SweepSouth The slow vaccine rollout in Africa threatens the prospect of an economic bounce-back benefitting domestic workers, who are among the worst affected by the economic fallout of the pandemic. This is particularly relevant considering their reliance on the income of their employer, and their frequent exploitation. This […]
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According to the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, the growth pickup has been largely driven by improved policies in some countries, and a more supportive external environment, including stronger global growth and higher commodity prices. These factors have supported high volumes of capital inflows. For example, sovereign bond issuances by the region’s frontier markets […]
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