OPINION/EDITORIAL

East Africa’s Oil Industry: A New Story in the Making

The moving forward of the Lake Albert Development Project, and its export pipeline, is a major step forward de-risking other potential oil & gas projects in East Africa April 29, 2020/AEC The recent acquisition by Total of Tullow Oil’s entire interests in the Lake Albert Development Project in Uganda, including […]

African Food Imports to Top $110 Billion Annually by 2025

April 28, 2020/ ITP Communications Sub-Saharan Africa steps up efforts to boost local food & beverage manufacturing Opportunities for equipment suppliers as SSA looks to step up manufacturing capacity Countries across sub-Saharan Africa are actively seeking to reduce their dependence on food imports and grow local manufacturing, pointing to future […]

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Caribbean: Navigating Uncharted Waters

April 29, 2020/IMFBlog y Krishna Srinivasan, Sònia Muñoz, and Varapat Chensavasdijai As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe—bringing severe human and economic costs—the Caribbean is no exception. With over 1,000 confirmed cases, many countries have taken strong containment measures, such as border closures and lockdowns, to “flatten […]