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IPIM Organised a Delegation to Participate in the “Entrepreneurs Meeting for Commercial and Economic Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” With 120 Business Matching Sessions Arranged and 6 Contracts Signed
MACAU, July 31 - The “Entrepreneurs Meeting for Commercial and Economic Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries - Malabo - 2025” was held in Equatorial Guinea on 29 July local time, with the theme of “Industrialisation...
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IMF Staff Completes Review Visit to Guinea-Bissau
May 19, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
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Statement of the PBC Guinea Bissau Configuration on the situation in Guinea-Bissau
The PBC Guinea-Bissau Configuration met on 15 February 2017, to discuss the situation in Guinea Bissau and exchanged views on the on-going political crisis. The PBC remains concerned that it is the people of Guinea-Bissau who are suffering the...
IMF Executive Board Completes First and Second Reviews of Guinea-Bissau’s Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, and Approves US$6.9 Million Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first and second reviews of Guinea-Bissau's economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.[1] Completion of the...
Statement by the spokesperson on the upcoming ECOWAS presidential mission to Guinea Bissau
The Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) presidential mission to Bissau on 5 November, by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Minister of State Kiridy Bangoura, representing Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and ECOWAS...
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau
The Secretary-General welcomes the start of an inclusive dialogue among political leaders, civil society and religious communities of Guinea-Bissau today in Guinea. The dialogue is the crucial first step in implementing the Economic Community of...
IMF Staff Completes Review Discussions with Guinea-Bissau
Following a staff visit to Bissau, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Felix Fischer continued discussions with the Guinea-Bissau authorities in Washington during the 2016 Annual Meetings on the set of policies needed to complete the...
AU Chairperson welcomes Start of Guinea-Bissau Dialogue in Guinea
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma welcomes the start of the Guinea Bissau dialogue in Conakry, under the ECOWAS Mediator H.E. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea. The Chairperson commends...
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. José Mário Vaz, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. José Mário Vaz, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. He commended the progress made by political leaders in Guinea-Bissau with the recent signing of an agreement on a six-point roadmap to end...
IMF Executive Board Completes First and Second Reviews of Guinea-Bissau’s Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, and Approves US$6.9 Million Disbursement
December 2, 2016 Program aims to restore macro-economic stability and efficiency in public service delivery The authorities’ resolute stance in unwinding the bank bailouts is welcome Board also approved the authorities’ request for re-phasing of...
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Statement by the spokesperson on the outcomes of the ECOWAS Presidential mission to Guinea Bissau
The recent Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) presidential mission to Guinea Bissau led to an agreement on a consensual solution to the current political impasse, including the instauration of an inclusive government. The role...
Guinea-Bissau: IMF Concludes Fourth ECF Review Mission
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Paulo Drummond visited Guinea-Bissau during March 1–14, 2012. The mission assessed performance for the fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved in May 2010 (see Press...
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IMF Staff Completes Visit to Guinea Bissau
September 26, 2016 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
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UN Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Guinea Bissau
1- The members of the Security Council were briefed on 14 June 2016 by the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Mr. Modibo Ibrahim Touré, on the...
The 604th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the situation in Guinea Bissau
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 604th meeting, held on 9 June 2016, was briefed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the situation in Guinea Bissau. Council also received the statements made by the...
Guinea-Bissau: IMF Concludes Third Extended Credit Facility Review Mission
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Paulo Drummond visited Guinea-Bissau from September 8 through September 21, 2011. The mission assessed performance for the third review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved in...
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Guinea-Bissau: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the ECF Arrangement and Approves US$3.85 Million Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. 1 The Board's decision, which was taken on a...
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