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Florida Secures $13.6 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Immigration Enforcement
October 1, 2025 ~ Federal investment enhances Florida’s law enforcement capabilities and reinforces public safety through expanded immigration enforcement.~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Last week, it was announced that the Florida Department of Highway...
Owner: American Government
STATEMENT BY THE HON. PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA, AT THE UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
SAMOA, September 28 - (Wednesday 20th September, 2023) Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Excellencies Colleagues • I am honoured to bring you greetings from the Independent State of Samoa, and I am pleased...
Owner: Samoan Government
UNECA and University of Cabo Verde host Africa Climate Talks
Download logo Africa Climate Talks (ACT!) is here again. The second session of the third edition of the highly intensive Africa Climate Talks (ACT!) concluded on 18 May 2021. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership...
Cabo Verde : First Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument and Request for Modification of Targets
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: April 23, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Cabo Verde’s economic situation has been improving in...
Owner: United Nations
IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument for Cabo Verde
October 26, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely affect the Cabo Verde economy. Real GDP is projected to contract by 6.8 percent in 2020, and to expand by 4.5 percent in 2021. The authorities have been appropriately proactive in...
Owner: United Nations
Cabo Verde : Staff Report for the 2019 Article IV Consultation and Request for an Eighteen-Month Policy Coordination Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Cabo Verde
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: July 31, 2019 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Following a long period of high growth, improved living...
Owner: United Nations
Managing the compounding debt and climate crises
Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) face twin challenges that are slowing growth and eroding decades of developmental gains: Rising debt levels and an increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks. The compounding nature of these challenges...
Owner: Brookings Institution
St Kitts and Nevis Receives Support in Plan to Launch Education for Sustainable Development
Basseterre, March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ministry of Education in St Kitts and Nevis will receive a grant of US$90 000,00, from the Japanese Fund-in-Trust to equip them to develop an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework...
UM holds International Night to promote cultural exchange
MACAU, September 17 - The Global Affairs Office of the University of Macau (UM) held the International Night 2025, bringing together over 250 students from 45 countries. Students and faculty members engaged in meaningful cross-cultural dialogue...
Owner: Macau Government
Coronavirus - Cabo Verde: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves a US$32 million disbursement to Cabo Verde to address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Download logo Like many countries around the globe, Cabo Verde’s economy is significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; to address the urgent balance of payment needs, the IMF Executive Board has approved financial assistance for Cabo Verde...
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument for Cabo Verde
Washington, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Cabo Verde’s economic performance under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) [1] . The Executive Board’s decision was taken without a...
Owner: United Nations
President Lourenço to visit Cabo Verde in July
Addis Ababa, ANGOLA, February 11 - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, is to pay a state visit to the Republic of Cabo Verde, on the 4th and 5th July this year, at the invitation of his counterpart José Carlos da Fonseca., The...
Owner: Angolan Government
State minister delivers message to Cape Verde President
Luanda, ANGOLA, December 19 - Angolan State minister, Carolina Cerqueira, on Wednesday delivered a message from President Joao Lourenço to his Cape Verde counterpart, Jorge da Fonseca, which addresses the strengthening of friendship and...
Owner: Angolan Government
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Completes Review Mission to Cabo Verde
Download logo The IMF team and the Cabo Verdean authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the program supported by the Policy Coordination Instrument [1], that will be submitted for approval by IMF management and...
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Cabo Verde
December 16, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
Owner: United Nations
Investment on tobacco control has a financial return of eight times over 15 years for Cabo Verde economy
Download logo Tobacco-related illnesses cost over 100 lives lost every year in Cabo Verde, as well as CVE 1.62 billion (approximately USD 16 million) to the national economy every year, equivalent to 1.1% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product...
IFTM online tourism training programme for Portuguese-speaking Countries on “Capacity Building for Sustainable Cultural Heritage Management”
MACAU, August 11 - The Global Centre of Tourism Education and Training of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) successfully held virtually a training programme on 14 – 15 June 2022 on “Capacity Building for Sustainable Cultural Heritage...
Owner: Macau Government
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Cabo Verde
Download logo On July 15, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde’s macroeconomic situation has improved significantly in recent years, and the...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Cabo Verde
July 17, 2019 On July 15, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde’s macroeconomic situation has improved significantly in recent years, and the...
Owner: United Nations
IMF Executive Board Approves a new Policy Coordination Instrument with Cabo Verde
Download logo A newly-approved eighteen-month Policy Coordination Instrument will build on Cabo Verde’s reform program under the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development; It aims to bolster macroeconomic stability and encourage structural...