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WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar
World Health Organization
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October 1, 2017
1 October 2017 | Geneva - WHO is rapidly scaling up its response to an outbreak of plague that has spread to the capital and port towns, infecting more than 100 people in just a few weeks. On Saturday, the Malagasy Government confirmed that the...
Siemens signs MoU with Madagascar to accelerate country’s power generation
African Press Organization
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September 29, 2017
Increase capacity by up to 300MW by 2019 through short, medium and long-term initiatives Partner with TSK to investigate options to improve efficiency, operation and sustainability of the electricity sector Commit to local training and job...
IMF Staff Completes Mission to Review Progress of Madagascar’s Economic Program
International Monetary Fund
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September 21, 2017
September 21, 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...
Star Forest Launches Earth Day Partnership, Pledging Long-Term Commitment to Sustainability with Evertreen
EIN Presswire
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April 22, 2025
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...
Secretary's Remarks: Madagascar National Day
African Press Organization
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June 27, 2017
Press Statement by Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State: On behalf of the citizens of the United States of America, congratulations to the people of Madagascar as you celebrate the anniversary of your independence on June 26. The American people...
The Dti and DBSA to Host Madagascar Investors Conference
African Press Organization
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June 13, 2017
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the Madagascar Investors Conference that will be hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)...
IMF Staff Completes Mission to Madagascar for 2017 Article IV and First ECF Review
African Press Organization
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March 23, 2017
Madagascar’s recent economic performance has been encouraging, with GDP growth reaching 4.2 percent in 2016 In the medium-term, the authorities aim to break Madagascar’s pattern of low growth by scaling up priority spending and accelerating...
Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Madagascar in Response to the Cyclone Disaster
African Press Organization
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March 22, 2017
On March 21, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (tents and plastic sheets) to the Republic of Madagascar, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in response to the serious damage caused by the...
South Street Securities Holdings Marks Fourth Consecutive Year of Reforestation Efforts in Celebration of Earth Day 2025
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 22, 2025
New York, NY, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, 2025, South Street Securities Holdings, Inc. ("South Street") proudly continues its commitment to global reforestation through its ongoing partnership with...
Republic of Madagascar : 2017 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criterion and Augmentation of Access-Press…
International Monetary Fund
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July 18, 2017
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: July 18, 2017 Electronic Access: Free Full text (PDF file size is 2585 KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: To assist in the economic...
Air Madagascar appoints a transaction advisor to select a strategic partner
EIN Presswire
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October 24, 2016
ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, October 21, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Malagasy Government is actively seeking a Strategic Partner to strengthen and develop the Air Madagascar Group. IOS Partners, Inc. a premier aviation and transaction advisory...
Nigerian reporter claims tariffs won’t fix US economic issues
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin has criticized the U.S. government's reliance on tariffs to address its economic challenges, arguing in an interview with RT that such measures fail to tackle the country’s underlying structural issues....
Trump states he has no knowledge what Congo is
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) During a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had no knowledge of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), despite claiming that many illegal immigrants...
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review under the ECF Arrangement, Increases Access, Approves US$86 Million Disbursement, and Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with Madagascar
African Press Organization
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June 29, 2017
The program’s success hinges on building investment management capacity while safeguarding macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Reforms underway to promote the development and soundness of the financial sector, based on the 2016...
Trump`s trade strategies spells catastrophe for this zone
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) During his April 2, 2025 'Liberation Day' speech, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a push for reciprocal tariffs aimed at major global trade partners. Marketed as a strategy to defend American manufacturing and shrink the trade...
Red Cross on high alert as destructive Tropical Cyclone Enawo makes landfall in Madagascar
African Press Organization
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March 7, 2017
Red Cross national and international disaster response teams are readying response plans as Tropical Cyclone Enawo makes landfall in north-east Madagascar. Enawo struck near the city of Antalaha this morning local time as a Category 4 Tropical...
Thousands in urgent need of assistance in cyclone-hit Madagascar; Red Cross launches emergency appeal
African Press Organization
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March 14, 2017
Tens of thousands of people are displaced in Madagascar and need urgent humanitarian assistance after powerful Cyclone Enawo battered the island with torrential rain and wind, destroying homes and flooding farms and communities. Officials from the...
Russia plans on opening embassy in additional African country
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Comoros has approved the establishment of a Russian embassy in its capital, Moroni, a move welcomed by the government as an opportunity to enhance bilateral relations with Russia. The announcement, made public by local media on Thursday,...
Trump places highest tariff on African country
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping new tariffs on imports from multiple African nations, with Lesotho receiving the steepest penalty at 50%. Trump unveiled the measures on Wednesday as part of his “Liberation Day” trade...
Madagascar needs more than $41 million to end locust plague
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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March 26, 2013
Locust swarms blotting out the sky in Southern Madagascar Rome, 26 March 2013 - Madagascar needs more than $22 million of emergency funding by June to start fighting a severe locust plague that threatens the country's next cropping seasons and the...