ECONOMIC development, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC policy, AGRICULTURE, LIFE sciences, LAND use
Abstract
Reports that the World Bank has approved a donation of 35 million dollars from the International Development Association and a grant of five million dollars from the Global Environment Fund for an agricultural rehabilitation project and sustainable land management program in Burundi.
COMMUNITY development, DOMESTIC economic assistance, ECONOMIC development, LOANS
Abstract
Reports that theWorld Bank has approved an International Development Association credit of 7.7million dollar and a grant of 12.3 million dollars to support the community-drive development project of Benin.
Reports that the United Nations Development Program has earmarked 172 million dollars for the Small Grants Program in Africa under the Global Environment Facility.
ECONOMIC conditions in Africa, DEBT service, ECONOMIC development, ECONOMIC indicators, BALANCE of payments
Abstract
Reports on developments in the economic conditions in Africa as of September 2004. Incompatibility of debt servicing at any level with attaining the United Nation Millennium Development Goals; Targets for improving basic development economic indicators; Recommendation of a moratorium on debt servicing and setting up an independent panel of experts to assess the sustainability of debt, based on realistic and comprehensive criteria; Decline in current account deficit; Peaceful transitions in Angola and the Dominican Republic of Congo.
REFORMS, ECONOMIC development, BUSINESS conditions, PRICE inflation, INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics), ECONOMIC history
Abstract
Explains that the International Monetary Fund noted that the Democratic Republic of Congo has implemented far-reaching structural reforms but it will take 45 years to reach the 1990 level of development. Creating an environment conducive to private-sector development and economic recovery; Deceleration of inflation; Rehabilitation of key infrastructure; Improvements in the social sectors and regulatory bodies.
EARTHQUAKES, REFUGEES, REFUGEE camps, ECONOMIC development
Abstract
Reports on developments concerning policy and practice in Africa, as of January 2004. Occurrence of a minor earthquake in Algeria on January 10, 2004; International Development Association's approval of a credit of 4.4 million dollars on December 16, 2003, to help Cape Verde meet development objectives through employment generation and improvements in living conditions; World Food Programme's appeal for 11 million dollars to provide urgent aid for Sudanese refugees camped in Chad.
Published
2003
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