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Republic of Madagascar : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
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July 18, 2017
English Publication Date: July 18, 2017 ISBN/ISSN: 9781484310663/1934-7685 Stock No: 1MDGEA2017002 Price: $18.00 (Academic Rate:$18.00) Format: Paper Pages: 50
Republic of Madagascar : Economic Development Document
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 1189 KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The Economic Development Paper...
IMF Staff Completes Mission to Madagascar for 2017 Article IV and First ECF Review
International Monetary Fund
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March 23, 2017
March 23, 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...
Wang Yi to Visit Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria
African Press Organization
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January 5, 2017
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang announces: At the invitation of Foreign Minister Béatrice Attalah of the Republic of Madagascar, Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba of the Republic of Zambia, Minister Dkt. Augustine Mahiga for Foreign Affairs,...
Dominovas Energy Continues Discussions With Madagascar for Energy Projects
Marketwire
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November 30, 2016
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Nov 30, 2016) - Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) announces today it has concluded a business trip to Madagascar, Africa, which by invitation specifically and purposefully coincided with the Francophonie Summit...
Morocco Expands African Footprint with Royal Visits to Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Nigeria
Marketwire
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December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - December 12, 2016) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has concluded the second leg of a nearly two-month, six-country Africa tour with visits to Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Nigeria, resulting in some 50 bilateral agreements....
Cash Grant to the Government of Madagascar for supply of capacity building office equipment to the Senate of Madagascar
African Press Organization
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December 5, 2016
A cheque of Malagasy Ariary 119 million (equivalent to US$37,530) was handed over by Ambassador of India to President of the Senate Government of Madagascar on 28 November 2016 at an event held at Senate of Madagascar for the supply of office...
Minister Bibeau to travel to Madagascar to participate in 16th Francophonie Summit
African Press Organization
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November 22, 2016
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to Antananarivo, Madagascar, to take part in the 32nd session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, which will be held on...
UN food agencies call for urgent action to address southern Madagascar’s worsening food insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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November 17, 2016
Southern Madagascar has been hit by consecutive droughts FAO/WFP Joint News Release Rome/Antananarivo, 18 November- Farmers in southern Madagascar, hit by three years of devastating drought, urgently need more support so they can plant crops in...
President to attend Francophonie Summit in Antananarivo before travelling to Kuwait
African Press Organization
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November 22, 2016
The Francophonie Summit is the highest-level gathering of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) taking place on 26 and 27 November in the Madagascan capital, Antananarivo. The theme of the summit is ‘Shared growth and responsible...
Government of Canada provides funding for education, humanitarian assistance and entrepreneurship projects in Madagascar
African Press Organization
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November 23, 2016
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced, from Madagascar, that the Government of Canada is providing over $7.5 million for three projects that will be implemented in...
UN food agencies call for urgent action to address southern Madagascar’s worsening food insecurity
African Press Organization
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November 18, 2016
Farmers in southern Madagascar, hit by three years of devastating drought, urgently need more support so they can plant crops in time for the December and January planting seasons, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
UN expert urges major emitters to act now to help vulnerable countries like Madagascar
African Press Organization
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October 31, 2016
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, today called on the main global emitters to act without delay to help vulnerable countries such as Madagascar avoid the worst effects of climate change....
Human rights and the environment: UN expert launches first fact-finding visit to Madagascar
African Press Organization
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October 20, 2016
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, will undertake his first official visit to Madagascar from 25 to 31 October 2016 to assess how the country is protecting and promoting human rights relating...
Crop losses in southern Madagascar mean severe hunger likely to persist into 2017
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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October 26, 2016
This year's El Niño has amplified the impact of consecutive years of drought in southern Madagascar. 27 October 2016, Rome - The impact of severe El Niño-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly 850 000 people are...
Crop losses in southern Madagascar mean severe hunger likely to persist into 2017
African Press Organization
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October 27, 2016
The impact of severe El Niño-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly 850 000 people are acutely food insecure, is likely to persist into 2017 and requires an intensified humanitarian response. The lack of sufficient...
Agriculture Entrepreneur from Madagascar wins $25,000 2016 Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship
African Press Organization
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October 26, 2016
African Leadership Academy (www.AfricanLeadershipAcademy.org) and The MasterCard Foundation (www.MastercardFdn.org) are pleased to announce Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22 year old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar, as this year’s winner...
UN agencies scale up efforts to save lives in Southern Madagascar
African Press Organization
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October 20, 2016
Following findings from a recent food security assessment across southern Madagascar, UN agencies are scaling up closely coordinated efforts to prevent an already dire situation from becoming a catastrophe. According to the Integrated Food...
African Union BRIDGE Training for the Independent National Electoral Commission opens today in Antananarivo, Republic of Madagascar
African Press Organization
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October 5, 2016
The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Political Affairs through its Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit in partnership with International IDEA has commenced a five-day Capacity Building Training program on Electoral Administration...
WFP Executive Director Visits Drought-Hit Madagascar
African Press Organization
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October 3, 2016
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, has arrived in Madagascar for a three-day visit, as the country comes to grips with the devastating impact of three years of drought. The Government of...