IMF Staff Completes Mission for the First Review of the Extended Fund Facility for the Republic of Gabon

Economic growth is expected to reach 1.5 percent in 2021 and accelerate in 2022 to 3 percent as the recovery gains steam WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, The Gabonese authorities and IMF staff made significant progress in discussions on the actions needed to complete the first review supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and on economic policies…

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IMF Staff Completes Mission for the First Review of the Extended Fund Facility for the Republic of Gabon

Economic growth is expected to reach 1.5 percent in 2021 and accelerate in 2022 to 3 percent as the recovery gains steam WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, The Gabonese authorities and IMF staff made significant progress in discussions on the actions needed to complete the first review supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and on economic policies…

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Canon brings the precision and simplicity of the EOS R3 to its range of professional cameras

Building on user feedback and the success of the EOS R3, Canon’s latest firmware levels up the EOS R5, EOS R6 and EOS-1D X Mark III DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Canon (Canon-CNA.com) today announces firmware updates for the EOS R5 (firmware v1.50), EOS R6 (firmware v1.50) and EOS-1D X Mark III (firmware v1.60). Following the recent launch of the EOS R3,…

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Canon brings the precision and simplicity of the EOS R3 to its range of professional cameras

Building on user feedback and the success of the EOS R3, Canon’s latest firmware levels up the EOS R5, EOS R6 and EOS-1D X Mark III DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Canon (Canon-CNA.com) today announces firmware updates for the EOS R5 (firmware v1.50), EOS R6 (firmware v1.50) and EOS-1D X Mark III (firmware v1.60). Following the recent launch of the EOS R3,…

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African Development Bank’s Board of Directors approves the institution’s borrowing program for 2022

The Bank will continue to promote the development and deepening of African capital markets through the issuance of local currency-denominated debt ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, The 2022 borrowing program of the African Development Bank has been approved by the Board of Directors for up to $10 billion to be raised from the capital markets.   The African Development Bank is…

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African Development Bank’s Board of Directors approves the institution’s borrowing program for 2022

The Bank will continue to promote the development and deepening of African capital markets through the issuance of local currency-denominated debt ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, The 2022 borrowing program of the African Development Bank has been approved by the Board of Directors for up to $10 billion to be raised from the capital markets.   The African Development Bank is…

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Nuclear Technology Imbizo 2021

The participants for Nuclear Technology Imbizo 2021 will bring ideas, innovations and best practices that have made a difference in the past decade and going forward JOHANNESBURG, The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) (http://NIASA.co.za/) in collaboration with South African Young Nuclear Professionals Society (SAYNPS), Women in Nuclear South Africa (WINSA) and Southern African Radiation Protection Society (SARPA)…

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2021 Visa Openness Index calls for easier travel to propel Africa out of Covid-19 slump

Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries’ openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Opening up Africa’s borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index (https://bit.ly/3IPoRkJ). Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries’ openness to travellers from elsewhere…

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2021 Visa Openness Index calls for easier travel to propel Africa out of Covid-19 slump

Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries’ openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Opening up Africa’s borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index (https://bit.ly/3IPoRkJ). Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries’ openness to travellers from elsewhere…

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Addressing the Gender Dimensions of Corruption

At the COSP there will be a high-level panel on “Women Leaders in Integrity: considerations for an inclusive recovery” with the Executive Director of UNODC, Ghada Waly. Several side events related to gender and corruption will also take place CAIRO, Egypt, Corruption harms people of all genders because it reduces trust in institutions and erodes the foundations of democracy…

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