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Comoros islands
SERIOUS ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE FINANCES

A "guideline on economic and finance policies for 1993" drawn up after the recent visit by a World Bank and [...]

Published on 08.05.1993 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

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WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

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Nigeria
KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

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Cameroon
IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

The IMF committee that is following up application of the [...]

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Djibouti
FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

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Subscribers only 17.10.1998

Zimbabwe
IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

On the eve of the International Monetary Fund mission in Zimbabwe this week, the IMF resident representative in Harare, Roberto [...]

Subscribers only 11.07.1998

Tanzania
IMF CONTENT

The International Monetary Fund mission led by Jerry Johnson (a deputy manager on the Africa Desk) which went to Dar [...]

Subscribers only 30.05.1998

Spotlight | Madagascar
WORLD BANK SECRETS

On Madagascar, implementation of the economic reform programme passes by firm spoonfeeding at all stages of local institutions (presidency, prime minister's office, economic ministries, etc) by International Monetary Fund and World Bank representatives. Objective: to neutralize all political interference by [.

Subscribers only 21.02.1998

Gabon
IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

The impact from the drop in crude oil prices has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Ivory Coast
IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

The impact from the slump in crude oil prices will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Niger
IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

The timetable for Niger's structural adjustment program approved by the IMF calls for initiatives to identify "high potential areas" for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Algeria
GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

More than ever, the Ghadames basin has provided the engine for the rise in Algeria's oil production. Exploration on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Kenya
NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

A project to build a terminal for LPG imports has moved ahead with an agreement signed by the Kenya Pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Niger
NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Nigelec has been marked down for IMF-World Bank-type privatization along with the water company SNE and oil storage firm Sonidep. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Mozambique
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE

A Portuguese bid to acquire all or part of the shares of the government and/or Lonrho in the Beira-Harare pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Mali
TWO IDA LOANS APPROVED

The World Bank has announced approval by the International Development Association (IDA) of a $23 million loan that had been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.1996

Congo
PRIVATIZATION WITH CURBS

The timetable will be honored, as with electricity-generation, but the privatization of Congo's downstream oil sector will leave a government [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.1996

Tanzania
GOVERNMENT STILL RULES OUT TIPER PRIVATIZATION

Energy and mines minister William Shija told staff at TIPER [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.1996

Madagascar
GOVERNMENT PLANS SELL-OFF

The opening of Madagascar's electricity sector to "private capital" has been underscored in a so-called "outline document for economic policy" [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.1995

Spotlight | Madagascar
ZAFY AND RAVONY AT ODDS

Marked on June 10 by the largest opposition demonstration seen in Antananarivo since last year, the campaign for the impeachment of the head of state Albert Zafy, which opposition MPs are now threatening to continue inside parliament, has rekindled the [.

Subscribers only 17.06.1995

Spotlight | Cameroon
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

"There is a lack of openness in the oil sector" and a drop in receipts appears inevitable, confirmed a report entitled "Macro-Economic Survey of Cameroon after the Devaluation" commissioned by the French cooperation ministry. The report resulted from a mission [.

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.1995

Spotlight | Madagascar
BID TO REVIVE EXPLORATION

Madagascar intends to open all of its sedimentary zones to oil and gas exploration this year with a revised legislative framework allowing for production sharing accords for the first time instead of the so-called "participation" agreements which prevailed under the [.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Cameroon
OIL REFORM UNDERWAY

The International Development Association will decide in April whether to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Congo
END OF THE OIL-STATE

The government last week took a major step towards privatization as championed by the IMF and World Bank when it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Spotlight | Madagascar
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 [.

Subscribers only 14.01.1995

Sudan
IRAQ SAID TO ENTER PICTURE

One of the obstacles to financing the Arakis-State Petroleum project to develop Chevon's Unity and Heglig discoveries has been lifted [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

Congo
ELF TAKES NEW EXPLORATION TACK

The consequences of Elf's move to put a damper on exploration (see briefs) apply to Congo as elsewhere. And on-going [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.03.1994

Spotlight | Djibouti
THE CARROT AND THE STICK

The simultaneous arrival in Djibouti last week of a "high level" French political delegation and a "heavyweight" World Bank and International Monetary Fund mission is an eye-opener on the way that tasks are being distributed in the matter of the [.

Subscribers only 05.02.1994

Kenya
PRICE CONTROLS TO BE LIFTED

Although oil prices are among the last to be controlled in Kenya the curbs will be lifted at the end [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.1993

Comoros islands
NEW TALK OF PRIVATIZATION

The Comoros government has reiterated its pledge to privatize the distribution of oil products and re-haul the electricity sector. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.05.1993

Spotlight | Kenya
BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

Kenya's relations with the International Monetary Fund seem to be well on the way to a return to normal. The IMF's high-level mission that left Nairobi last week, reached an accord with the Kenyan authorities.

Subscribers only 22.05.1993

Kenya
ACUTE PRODUCT SHORTAGE

The shortages that have cropped up repeatedly in Kenya over recent months have taken a turn for the worse, a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1993

Spotlight | Madagascar
ECONOMIC DEADLINE

The transition towards a third republic in Madagascar, has kicked off with the electoral victory of Albert Zafy in the presidential may well turn out to be none too smooth from an economic point of view, given that the country's [.

Subscribers only 20.02.1993

Spotlight | Comoros islands
SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

The grandiose projects of a United States-based oil company in Colorado, Transamerican Petroleum Corporation (TPC), that were to be realized in the Comoros Islands, are going to be used in a game of speculation on the United States second market.

Subscribers only 06.02.1993

Nigeria
NLNG'S FINANCIAL WOES

A major rift between the IMF and Nigeria surfaced in early January, shedding an even grimmer light on Nigeria's difficulty [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1993

Spotlight | Kenya
A POST-ELECTORAL CHALLENGE

A year after international donors decided to freeze 350 million dollars of aid to Kenya, some of them no longer believe the present government will be capable of carrying through the economic reforms that include reducing the budget deficit, privatising [.

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Comoros islands
TRADE DEFICIT CREEPS UP

The Comoros Islands' trade deficit worsened considerably in the first half of 1992 according to a report drawn up by [...]

Subscribers only 26.09.1992

Egypt
PRICE RISES BEHIND IMF SCHEDULE

Prices of oil products were raised on June 28 from [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.07.1992

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Spotlight | Africa, United States TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Zimbabwe WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Nigeria KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

Cameroon IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

Djibouti FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

Zimbabwe IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

Tanzania IMF CONTENT

Spotlight | Madagascar WORLD BANK SECRETS

Gabon IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

Ivory Coast IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

Niger IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

Algeria GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

Kenya NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

Niger NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Mozambique WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE

Mali TWO IDA LOANS APPROVED

Congo PRIVATIZATION WITH CURBS

Tanzania GOVERNMENT STILL RULES OUT TIPER PRIVATIZATION

Madagascar GOVERNMENT PLANS SELL-OFF

Spotlight | Madagascar ZAFY AND RAVONY AT ODDS

Spotlight | Cameroon BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

Spotlight | Madagascar BID TO REVIVE EXPLORATION

Cameroon OIL REFORM UNDERWAY

Congo END OF THE OIL-STATE

Spotlight | Madagascar WARNING FOR THE REVEREND

Sudan IRAQ SAID TO ENTER PICTURE

Congo ELF TAKES NEW EXPLORATION TACK

Spotlight | Djibouti THE CARROT AND THE STICK

Kenya PRICE CONTROLS TO BE LIFTED

Comoros islands NEW TALK OF PRIVATIZATION

Spotlight | Kenya BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

Kenya ACUTE PRODUCT SHORTAGE

Spotlight | Madagascar ECONOMIC DEADLINE

Spotlight | Comoros islands SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

Nigeria NLNG'S FINANCIAL WOES

Spotlight | Kenya A POST-ELECTORAL CHALLENGE

Comoros islands TRADE DEFICIT CREEPS UP

Egypt PRICE RISES BEHIND IMF SCHEDULE

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Comoros islands
SERIOUS ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE FINANCES

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Zimbabwe
WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Nigeria
KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

Cameroon
IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

Djibouti
FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

Zimbabwe
IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

Tanzania
IMF CONTENT

Spotlight | Madagascar
WORLD BANK SECRETS

Gabon
IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

Ivory Coast
IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

Niger
IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

Algeria
GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

Kenya
NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

Niger
NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Mozambique
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE

Mali
TWO IDA LOANS APPROVED

Congo
PRIVATIZATION WITH CURBS

Tanzania
GOVERNMENT STILL RULES OUT TIPER PRIVATIZATION

Madagascar
GOVERNMENT PLANS SELL-OFF

Spotlight | Madagascar
ZAFY AND RAVONY AT ODDS

Spotlight | Cameroon
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

Spotlight | Madagascar
BID TO REVIVE EXPLORATION

Cameroon
OIL REFORM UNDERWAY

Congo
END OF THE OIL-STATE

Spotlight | Madagascar
WARNING FOR THE REVEREND

Sudan
IRAQ SAID TO ENTER PICTURE

Congo
ELF TAKES NEW EXPLORATION TACK

Spotlight | Djibouti
THE CARROT AND THE STICK

Kenya
PRICE CONTROLS TO BE LIFTED

Comoros islands
NEW TALK OF PRIVATIZATION

Spotlight | Kenya
BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

Kenya
ACUTE PRODUCT SHORTAGE

Spotlight | Madagascar
ECONOMIC DEADLINE

Spotlight | Comoros islands
SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

Nigeria
NLNG'S FINANCIAL WOES

Spotlight | Kenya
A POST-ELECTORAL CHALLENGE

Comoros islands
TRADE DEFICIT CREEPS UP

Egypt
PRICE RISES BEHIND IMF SCHEDULE