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OPEC-Gabon Talks Embodies Africa’s Strong Support for Market Stability

Such a dialogue is key for compliance with the OPEC global production cuts deal of April, to which all of OPEC’s African member countries have agreed to July 27, 2020/AEC The OPEC-Gabon Bilateral Meeting that took place on July 24th has sent yet another signal of the strong dialogue and […]

Six Charts on Myanmar’s Economy in the Time of COVID-19

IMF COUNTRY FOCUS By Jayendu De and Sanaa Nadeem, IMF Asia and Pacific Department July 7, 2020/IMF A frontier economy, Myanmar experienced rapid growth as it opened up in the 2000s, with GDP growth rates among the highest in Asia. However, growth had already been slowing when the coronavirus shock […]

Avaya Enables Students to Continue to Learn across Africa as 250 Million Children Lose Access to Physical Classrooms

July 23, 2020/Aetoswire As many as 250 million children across Africa are currently unable to access primary and secondary schools as a result of COVID-19-related closures. Analysts have shared concerns that this may create a lost generation of learners, causing many children to leave school prematurely. Avaya (NYSE: AVYA), a […]