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Senegalese researchers working on a severity index of Covid-19

In Senegal, the Office of Economic Foresight is working on the development of a Covid-19 severity index, betting on statistics to draw lessons from the global management of the crisis. Since its creation in 2018, the Office has already developed a number of indicators that are supposed to measure, among other things, a country’s level […]

Zimbabwe Launches Major Debt Resolution Initiative Amid Economic Challenges

Zimbabwe has initiated ambitious plans to address its $12.7 billion external debt through a high-level conference bringing together creditors and finance executives. The meeting, featuring President Emmerson Mnangagwa and African Development Bank leadership, aims to chart a path toward clearing arrears and accessing international capital markets. The nation’s debt burden, representing 81 percent of GDP, […]

Morocco & UK Central Banks hold workshop on cybersecurity for top African & Mideastern bankers

Nearly 30 senior executives representing twenty Central Banks from Africa and the Middle East attended a cybersecurity workshop organized Nov.28-29 in Rabat by Morocco’s Bank Al-Maghrib and the Bank of England (BoE). The meeting was opportunity for the banking experts to exchange experiences and views on cybersecurity. The debates focused on topics related to cybersecurity […]