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Botswana urged to prioritise fuel logistics over Lobito refinery stake

Botswana should prioritise port access and transport infrastructure before investing in Angola’s $6.6 billion Lobito refinery, Energy Analyst and Economist Tshepo Kgadima said.

IMF urges Stats SA to tighten checks on economic data

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) should strengthen seasonal adjustment methods, automation and quality controls to improve the reliability of the country’s economic statistics, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

AfDB, African deposit funds target long-term development finance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and African deposit funds have strengthened cooperation to mobilise long-term financing for productive investment, job creation and sustainable development.