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23 April 2020

Angola Economic Update: Fifth Consecutive Year of GDP Decline Expected
The drop in 2018 was also revised, and GDP is now estimated to have tumbled by 2.0% in that year, compared to the 1.2% previously calculated. Between 2015 and 2019, GDP declined 5.5% on a cumulative basis.
21 April 2020

Macau Government Reaffirms Commitment to Portuguese-Speaking Countries
The 2020 Lines of Government Action, the first presented under the new chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, essentially retain that central role and opens new avenues for their development, like a Renminbi-denominated stock market and e-commerce platforms.
20 April 2020

Angolan Exports to China Take a Hit
With the Coronavirus crisis and the slowdown in the Chinese economy in the first quarter of 2020, along with a drop in oil prices, Angolan exports to China have now taken a hit. 
16 April 2020

Mozambique the Exception Among Lusophone Africa Economies in the “Red”
Like the rest of the continent, macroeconomic forecasts for Lusophone African countries are now all “in the red” ⁠— with the exception of Mozambique.
15 April 2020

OPEC Deal Adds to Angola´s Woes
The agreement between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member countries (OPEC+) means Angola should cut oil production to around 1.1 million barrels per day. And the announcement has not sustained oil prices in the international markets.
13 April 2020

Angolan President “rejuvenates” Government in the middle of economic crisis
Angolan president João Lourenço has decided to make changes in the Government and the Presidency, naming new ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defense. Some of the appointments are generating controversy, especially that of an MPLA leader accused for participating in a Thai-led scheme to embezzle state funds.
06 April 2020

Support grows for African countries’ call for urgent debt relief
The call is now growing from African Governments, with support from the United Nations and NGOs, for a debt relief package. Around one-fifth of Africa's debt pile is estimated to be owed to China. 
03 April 2020

Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde among the African countries where Covid-19 will peak later
According to a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTP), almost all African countries should have more than 1,000 cases by 1 May. Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde are among those where the number of infections is expected to peak later.
01 April 2020

Covid-19 Halts Angola’s Main Diamond Mine and New Soyo Oil Refinery Tender
Sociedade Mineira de Catoca has laid off most of its workers and suspended work at its new concessions, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. For the same reason, the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Oil postponed the selection of the proposal in the international public tender for the construction of an oil refinery in Soyo, Zaire province.
01 April 2020

Lusophone Africa geared up for Coronavirus with donations from Jack Ma
In Africa, Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation have taken center stage in supplying medical masks, Covid-19 tests and other protective kit to countries with fragile health systems. Just a few days after the gear arrived in Ethiopia for redistribution in the continent, all lusophone countries were stocked up.
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