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SEOUL– South Korea’s central bank supplied 4.2 trillion won (3.4 billion U.S. dollars) worth of fresh banknotes, to meet cash demand ahead of the Lunar New Year’s holiday, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said today.The fresh banknotes have been put into circul...

HARARE– Zimbabwe’s exports of manufactured or valued added products, increased 13 percent to 334 million U.S. dollars, in the first 11 months of 2022, compared to 295 million U.S. dollars during the same period in 2021, trade promotion body ZimTrade sa...

The Gauteng Department of e-Government hosted a tech expo to bring ICT opportunities to the youth inHundreds of young people attended a Youth Tech Expo hosted by the Gauteng Department of e-Government on Thursday, 20 January 2023.The Tech Expo, held at...

Ghana this week for a third time extended a deadline for Ghanaian bondholders to exchange their government bonds for lower value ones, in an effort to restructure its crippling debt to secure a $3 billion support package from the International Monetary...

Washington, January 20, 2023 - Success for young girls in West and Central Africa like in the story of Ama starts in primary school where good teachers and good conditions can help them focus on learning. Providing training and resources for teachers, ...

JUBA— The central bank of South Sudan restricted public institutions and the private sector to transact business only in the local currency, the South Sudanese pound (SSP), amid the current volatile exchange rate which has seen the local pound deprecia...

KIGALI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$7.2 million from the United States (through USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance) to provide life-saving food assistance in the form of cash transfers and tr...

TUNIS— Tunisia’s tourism revenues grew by 110.4 percent during the first 10 days of 2023, compared to the same period last year, said the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts.“In the first 10 days of this year, the number of tourists visiting T...