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Tanzania Moves to Implement New Projects to Bolster Economic Growth

Tanzania Moves to Implement New Projects to Bolster Economic Growth

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tanzanian authorities said that plans are underway to implement new projects in the 2024/2025 financial year that will accelerate economic growth, reduce poverty and increase government income, specially foreign currency.
Zimbabwe's Cereal Production to Drop due to Drought

Zimbabwe's Cereal Production to Drop due to Drought

TEHRAN (ANA)- Zimbabwe expects a modest cereal production of around 800,000 tons in the 2023/24 summer cropping season, down from 2.3 million tonnes last year, owing to the El Nino-induced drought, a senior government official said.
Ethiopia Set to Plant 6.5 Billion Seedlings to Curb Desertification

Ethiopia Set to Plant 6.5 Billion Seedlings to Curb Desertification

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Ethiopian government has announced plans to plant 6.5 billion seedlings during the upcoming Ethiopian rainy season, as part of the country's efforts to combat desertification and address climate change.
Morocco, Spain to Cooperate on Railway Network Development

Morocco, Spain to Cooperate on Railway Network Development

TEHRAN (ANA)- Visiting Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Oscar Puente Santiago said that his country is willing to work with Morocco on its railway network development, the official news agency MAP reported.
South Africa's GDP Up 0.6 Percent in 2023

South Africa's GDP Up 0.6 Percent in 2023

TEHRAN (ANA)- South Africa's economy remained muted, with its real gross domestic product (GDP) growing 0.6 percent in 2023 after expanding 1.9 percent in 2022, official data showed.
Kenya Launches Campaign to Boost Domestic Tourism

Kenya Launches Campaign to Boost Domestic Tourism

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), the country's tourism marketing agency, launched a campaign to boost domestic tourism.
South Africa to Beef Up Airport Infrastructure Investment

South Africa to Beef Up Airport Infrastructure Investment

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which owns and operates the country's nine principal airports, has allocated more than 21 billion rands (about 1.12 billion U.S. dollars) for airport infrastructure development over the next five years, Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga said.
Italy Unveils Plan for Development of Africa

Italy Unveils Plan for Development of Africa

TEHRAN (ANA)- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni unveiled Italy's big development plan for Africa at a summit of the continent's leaders, aiming to stem the numbers of migrants, diversify sources of energy and forge a new, non-predatory relationship between Europe and Africa.
Tunisian Gov’t to Borrow Billions from Central Bank

Tunisian Gov’t to Borrow Billions from Central Bank

TEHRAN (ANA)- Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing billions from its central bank to plug budget deficits and heal its economic crisis, a move that experts say could cause inflation and undermine confidence in institutions.
Sudan's Economy Contracts 40%

Sudan's Economy Contracts 40%

TEHRAN (ANA)- The economy in Sudan has shrunk by 40 percent last year due to the armed conflicts in many places of the country and it is predicted to continue shrinking by about 28 percent in 2024, said Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim.
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