Libya, Saudi Arabia Forge Strategic Telecom Partnership

Libya’s Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company signed a preliminary MoU on Thursday, December 11, with Saudi Arabia’s Technology Link Services for Telecommunications, signaling a push to strengthen regional collaboration in the telecommunications sector. The agreement, concluded during a meeting between the Libyan company’s Chairman Youssef Ibrahim Hussein and Saudi delegation leader Ali bin […]

Africa and Caribbean must tap into $1 billion in export potential — ITC report

A new report published by the International Trade Centre (ITC) last Thursday urges countries in Africa and the Caribbean to tap into the more than $1 billion in export potential between both regions. ITC’s “Expanding African-Caribbean Trade“ report, released at the inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (AFCTIF) in Barbados, highlights partnerships such as between […]

IMF urges African economies to tap into domestic financial markets to reduce reliance on foreign debt

The IMF urged African and other emerging economies to develop domestic financial markets to reduce reliance on volatile external borrowing. In its April 2025 Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF warns that high real interest rates globally have made external financing more expensive and less accessible, especially for frontier markets in Africa. Tunisia was identified […]