Madagascar

HERIZO RAZAFIMAHALEO

Madagascar's former minister for industrial promotion and tourism, Herizo Razafimahaleo, [...]

EUROPEAN AID

The management committee of the European Development Fund has approved financing worth ECU 1.97 million (US$2.6 million) for Madagascar in [...]

An Israeli delegation recently visited Madagascar to discuss with the [...]

TWO NEW PRESS MEDIA

Two new press media appeared on Madagascar last week. L'Express de Madagascar is a bilingual daily launched by the Stedic [...]

Ross Tours, a tourism company in Port Elisabeth (South Africa) [...]

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RAVONY BACK TO THE WALL

After having long shuffled its feet over the urgent economic reforms demanded by the international fund donors but without having come up with an alternative plan worthy of the name, Madagascar's government now has its collective back to the wall.

ABRAHAM ANDRE BRINK

The Republic of South Africa's first ambassador to Madagascar, Abraham Andre Brink, took up his new post at the beginning [...]

LOAN FOR ENERGIE II HELD UP

The International Development Association has put off endorsing a loan it was to offer with other donors for Madagascar's project [...]

The project for a privately-financed television channel, which has the [...]

GASTON EDOUARD RAVELOJAONA

The director general of Madagascar's central bank since 1989 has been named interim governor of the bank. Gaston Edouard Ravelojaona, [...]

LET'S GET THE EX-MINISTER

Madagascar's former finance minister Jose Yvon Raserijaona, who resigned recently (ION N° 654) and is now managing director of the [...]

SAFETY-BELT FOR RAVONY

The International Development Association (the World Bank's subsidiary for concessional loans) has commenced examining two new projects for credit lines [...]

Europe Airline Services (EAS), an airline taken over two years [...]

ALBERT ZAFY

The Malagasy head of state will be in Paris on [...]

FAX IS SO USEFUL

Prime minister Francisque Ravony has just put in a couple of quick left-right punches to attack Madagascar's ongoing cash problem. [...]

WILLY LEONARD

Prime minister Francisque Ravony has called on central bank director general Gaston Ravelojaona and a central bank deputy head Willy [...]

RICHARD ANDRIAMANJATO

The Malagasy national assembly's chairman is expected in Paris on January 23 for medical reasons. Richard Andriamanjato is believed to [...]

Following French CID investigations in Rouen (France), a number of [...]

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WARNING FOR THE REVEREND

Breaking with their customary political immobility, head of state Albert Zafy and prime minister Francisque Ravony this week slapped a first warning on national assembly chairman Reverend Richard Andriamanjato by firing his protégé, central bank governor Raoul Ravelomanana, the man [.