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Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aids to Madagascar
1. On December 5, following the Japan-Madagascar Summit Meeting held in Tokyo, Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Henry Rabary-Njaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar, exchanged notes concerning two...

Japan-Madagascar Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
1. Minister Kono welcomed Minister Rabary-Njaka to Japan, and explained that Japan has been promoting the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and hopes to proactively cooperate with Madagascar in this regard. Minister Kono also stated that Japan...

IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Madagascar and Approves US$44.5 Million Disbursement
On December 6, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review of Madagascar’s program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The decision was taken without a Board meeting [1] and enables...

Top Graphite Processing Engineer to Commission NextSource Materials Inc.’s Madagascar Graphite Mine
TORONTO, Feb. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT) (OTCQB:NSRCF) (“NextSource” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce that Mr. Oliver Peters M.Sc., MBA, P.Eng., one of the graphite industry’s top metallurgists and...

Madagascar: IMF Executive Board Approves US$47.1 Million Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility
Press Release No. 14/287 June 18, 2014 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in the equivalent of SDR 30.55 million (about US$47.1 million)...

Angola and Madagascar officialize cooperation
Angola and Madagascar officialized the bilateral cooperation on 18 November at a meeting in Luanda between the Angolan President, João Lourenço, and his Malagasy counterpart, Hery Rajaonarimampianina. The meeting between the two Statesmen was part...

Agriculture binds Angola and Madagascar together
Luanda, ANGOLA, November 19 - Angola is available to gather the experience of Madagascar, an island country on the southeastern coast of Africa, whose economy is mainly based on the sectors of agriculture and livestock. , Based on Malagasy's...

Angola and Madagascar sign cooperation
Luanda, ANGOLA, November 19 - Angola and Madagascar officially signed bilateral cooperation on Saturday during an audience the President João Lourenço granted to his guest Malagasy counterpart, Hery Rajaonarimampianina. , The meeting between the...

UNWTO expresses confidence on tourism in Madagascar
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai has visited Madagascar to express the Organization’s full support to the tourism sector. Madagascar’s tourism is facing a challenging situation following a plague...

Statement by Indian Ocean countries – Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles
The Minister of Tourism of Madagascar, Roland Ratsiraka, the Minister of Tourism of Mauritius, Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, SC and the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles, Maurice Loustau-Lalanne met at the sidelines...

Emergency Assistance to Madagascar in Response to Plague Outbreak
October 25, upon the request of the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (blankets, non-contact thermometers, masks) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...

IFRC Secretary General calls for global support for plague response in Madagascar
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy has appealed for international support for Madagascar’s plague response, at the end of an emergency visit to the Indian Ocean island...

IFRC Secretary General visits Madagascar as Red Cross scales up plague response
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy, arrives later today in Madagascar as the Red Cross response to the plague outbreak continues. Mr Sy will spend Thursday 19 October...

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
6 October 2017 | ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - WHO has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released US$1.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fight plague in Madagascar. "Plague is curable if detected in time. Our teams are...

Republic of Madagascar : Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; and Staff Report
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: December 18, 2017 Electronic Access: Free Full Text (PDF file size is 2321 KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Context. The gradual...

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
WHO has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released US$1.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fight plague in Madagascar. "Plague is curable if detected in time. Our teams are working to ensure that everyone at risk has...

Madagascar Travel Alert
Currently, elections are proceeding on the basis of an agreement brokered by the South African Development Community (SADC), with support from the international community. The agreement aims to place Madagascar on a path to a democratically...

IMF Staff Completes Mission to Review Progress of Madagascar’s Economic Program
Economic growth is projected at 4.1 percent in 2017. Performance under the ECF-supported program remains strong. Prudent monetary policy has helped to contain inflation. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Marshall Mills,...

EU NAVFOR Flagship Port Visit to Antsiranana, Madagascar
On 14 September, EU NAVFOR flagship, ITS Fasan’s visited Antsiranana port in Madagascar. During the visit the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Fabio Gregori, met the President of the Republic of Madagascar, His Excellency Hery Martial...

Star Forest Launches Earth Day Partnership, Pledging Long-Term Commitment to Sustainability with Evertreen
Star Forest Kicks off Evertreen Partnership by Planting Trees to Honor Select Georgia Youth and Nonprofit Organizations ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Star Forest, a Georgia-based multi-media project blending...