Algeria: IMF Predicts Economic Stagnation

IMF’s economic predictions for Algeria augur no growth for 2016 while forecast for 2017 signals further slump in the country’s economy with GDP expected to go down to 2.9 per cent, with payment balance estimated at 16.2 per cent of the GDP. 2016 predictions for growth of the Algerian economy according to the International Monetary […]

Intra-African trade poised to double in next five years- AfCFTA Secretary General

Intra-African trade, still beyond potential, is poised to grow two-fold in the upcoming five years, secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Wamkele Mene, said. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the world’s largest free trade agreement by number of countries, territory, and population, encompassing 54 African Union member states. Covering […]

Morocco’s hospitals to be supplied with influenza, Pneumococcal vaccines this Autumn (Minister)

Moroccan hospitals will be supplied with influenza and pneumococcal vaccines during the coming autumn, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb announced on Saturday. While waiting for a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, the ministry of Health has decided to launch a vaccination campaign against seasonal influenza and pneumococcal infections for people suffering from chronic diseases in […]