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To mark and commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD), the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) will set up an event. “[This] will serve as a platform to highlight the issues, concerns, successes, best practices, and programs for women’s empowerment and gender equality on digital connectivi

  DOHA, Qatar, March 7, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today advocated for at least six-year extension of preferential

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

NIGHT OWL March is National Women’s Month. The celebration is aimed at honoring women and their contributions to nation building, as well as to highlight the need to protect and promote women’s rights to allow them to achieve their full potential. In the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report of the Worl

Mauritania Economic Outlook Real GDP growth rose to 5.3% in 2022 from 2.4% in 2021, underpinned mainly by higher extractive and agricultural production and trade. The major drivers of growth on the demand side remain household consumption and investment. Inflation rose to 9.6% in 2022 from 3.8% in 2021 due to higher global prices for imported foodstuffs and petroleum products.

Niger Economic Outlook Real GDP growth rebounded to 7.2% in 2022, on strong performance across all sectors, particularly primary and tertiary services (which grew 7%), on the supply side and ongoing major infrastructure projects on the demand side. Inflation exceeded the west African Economic and Monetary Union (wAEMU) target of 3%, fueled by higher consumer food prices and

Libya Economic Outlook In 2022, real GDP contracted sharply, by 12.1%, after growing 28.3% in 2021. The recession was driven by rising conflict and lower performance of hydrocarbon, services, and, to a lesser extent, manufacturing. Inflation increased to 4.6% in 2022 from 2.8% in 2021, following the rise in prices of food and essential goods. As of January 2023, no agreement

Gabon Economic Outlook Real GDP grew 3.0% in 2022, up from 1.5% in 2021, due to the healthy state of the oil sector (which grew 7.1%) and the nonoil sector (which grew 2.3%). Growth in the oil sector was driven by the 45.3% rise in oil price associated with the 6.1% increase in oil production in 2022, and growth in the nonoil sector was driven by agriculture (which grew 4.9%),

Egypt Economic Outlook In 2021/22, real GDP growth increased to an estimated 6.6%, driven by gas extractives, communications, agriculture, and construction. But manufacturing performed below its potential. On the demand side, growth was driven by household consumption and investment. The fiscal deficit fell from 6.9% of GDP in 2020/21 to an estimated 5.8% in 2021/22, with a

Rwanda Economic Outlook GDP growth reached 10.9% in 2021 before declining to 8.2% in 2022 due to climate shocks on domestic food production; high energy, food, and fertilizer prices; and weak external demand on exports. Inflation rose from 0.8% in 2021 to 17.7% in 2022, reflecting higher costs for imported goods and low domestic food production. The policy rate was raised 50