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400 West African Journalists trained on Migration Reporting since 2018, latest in Guinea-Bissau
Download logo Accurate, clear and well-documented media coverage on migration plays a crucial role in raising awareness in West Africa on the risks of irregular migration and in the reintegration of returning migrants in their communities. As...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff concludes visit to Guinea-Bissau
Download logo Economic performance in 2018 suffered from lower cashew income and weak domestic revenue mobilization; the draft budget for 2019 targets increased government revenue and a deficit below 3 percent of GDP; achieving budget targets will...
Guinea-Bissau: 2015 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau
Summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context: A series of coups d’état since independence have resulted in chronic political instability and deterred economic and social progress. Guinea-Bissau has re-initiated progress since the assumption of office of the...
Owner: United Nations
Guinea-Bissau: IMF Executive Board Approves Three-Year US$23.9 million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation
Press Release No. 15/331 July 10, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year SDR 17.04 million (about US$23.9 million, 120 percent of quota) arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)1...
Owner: United Nations
Angola supports Guinea-Bissau electoral process
Luanda, ANGOLA, October 3 - Angola proposes to support the electoral process in Guinea-Bissau by signing an agreement with the United Nations through its representative in that West Africa country. , This is an agreement by third parties in which...
Owner: Angolan Government
Africa: The Republic of Guinea Bissau's National Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to the people of Guinea-Bissau as they celebrate 45 years of independence. The United States and Guinea-Bissau first established diplomatic relations in 1975. The...
Owner: American Government
Guinea-Bissau: Selected Issues
Owner: United Nations
IMF Staff Concludes Mission to Guinea-Bissau
October 2, 2018 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...
Owner: United Nations
Guinea- Bissau : Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension and Augmentation of Access, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release and Staff Report
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: June 6, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: A fragile state, Guinea-Bissau has maintained robust...
Owner: United Nations
Guinea-Bissau: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau
Summary: KEY ISSUES Context: In 2012 and 2013, Guinea-Bissau suffered a severe balance of payments shock as the international price of raw cashew nuts—the main export product—fell by about 20 percent per year. The economic hardship was aggravated...
Owner: United Nations
Chairperson welcomes the recent positive developments in Guinea-Bissau
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the recent positive developments in Guinea-Bissau, in particular, the appointment of the new consensual Prime-Minister, Mr Aristides Gomes and the...
Statement attributable to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau
Statement attributable to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau: The Secretary-General welcomes the appointment of Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau on 16 April. Mr. Gomes’ appointment was made on...
Guinea-Bissau: IMF Executive Board Approves US$5.24 million Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility
Press Release No. 14/495 November 3, 2014 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)1 equivalent to SDR3.55 million (about US$5.24 million) for...
Owner: United Nations
IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the ECF Arrangement with Guinea-Bissau, Approves US$ 4.3 Million Disbursement, and Augments Access and Extends Arrangement
June 1, 2018 Economic activity has remained robust. Real GDP grew by an estimated 5.9 percent in 2017. The Executive Board approved the authorities’ request for a one-year extension of the ECF arrangement to July 2019. The extension and...
Owner: United Nations
Guinea-Bissau: Statement at the end of an IMF Staff Visit
Press Release No. 14/370 July 29, 2014 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mauricio Villafuerte visited Bissau during July 23-29, 2014 to discuss recent economic developments. The mission met with the authorities of the...
Owner: United Nations
Security Council Press Statement on the situation in Guinea-Bissau
Security Council Press Statement on the situation in Guinea-Bissau: The members of the Security Council were briefed on 14 February 2018 by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding...
US ‘peace’ in Doha costs extraction rights attached
(MENAFN) On July 19 in Doha, representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) signed a ‘Declaration of Principles’ for peace, witnessed by US and Qatari diplomats. The agreement, though vague in...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Communique of the 752nd PSC Meeting on the Situation in the Republic of Guinea Bissau
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 752nd meeting, held on 13 February 2018, adopted the following decision on the situation in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Council, 1. Takes note of the briefing made by the...
Recognising Economic Community of West African States and Civil Society's Role in Resolving Crisis in Guinea-Bissau
Speech: David Clay, UK Deputy Political Counsellor to the United Nations, at the Security Council Briefing on Guinea-Bissau: Delivered on: 14 February 2018 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you Mr President, and thanks...