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Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde Airlines has an uncertain future, and may close

9 April 2020
The future of Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) is uncertain, and the air carrier may close due to the economic and financial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, said on Wednesday in Praia the minister of Tourism and Transport, Carlos Santos.

China finances remodelling of the Cabo Verde National Auditorium

7 April 2020
The redevelopment of the Cabo Verde National Auditorium, in the capital Praia, is being financed by China, and the completion of the first phase is planned for the end of June, said the director-general for Arts and Creative Industries of the Ministry of Culture.

Cabo Verde prepares development strategy for after Covid-19

7 April 2020
Cabo Verde’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Olavo Correia, announced on Wednesday the creation of a group, made up of several domestic and foreign experts to assist the Government in preparing a strategy for the post-pandemic period.

Cabo Verde records economic growth of 5.7% in 2019

7 April 2020
Cabo Verde posted economic growth of 5.7% in 2019, the country's National Statistical Institute (INE) said on Monday in Praia as it released the Quarterly National Accounts for the fourth quarter and the whole of last year.

People affected by Covid-19 given moratorium on loan payments until 30 September

1 April 2020
Individuals and companies in Cabo Verde with bank loans, who have been affected by the new coronavirus pandemic will benefit from a moratorium that will postpone payments until 30 September, the deputy prime minister and minister of Finance said in Praia on Tuesday.

Cabo Verde achieves goals agreed with the International Monetary Fund

31 March 2020
Cabo Verde has achieved all of the targets laid down in the support programme drawn up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and "with a strong performance," wrote the deputy prime minister and minister of Finance on his official Facebook account, commenting on a statement issued in Washington.

Portuguese-speaking countries look to respond to Covid-19 pandemic

27 March 2020
The parliament of Timor-Leste on Thursday unanimously approved the declaration of a state of emergency in the country, which is expected to be in place for a month, from Saturday 28 March, a measure adopted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bank of Cabo Verde provides €400 million to banks in response to Covid-19

27 March 2020
The Bank of Cabo Verde has approved an exceptional package of measures for stimulation and mitigation of the impact of the new coronavirus on the country's economy, under the terms of which the banking sector will have to provide over €400 million, the central bank's governor announced on Thursday.

Govern without looking at the statistics, says Cabo Verde minister of finance

26 March 2020
Cabo Verde's deputy prime minister and minister of Finance, Olavo Correia, said on Tuesday that in the next three months the governance of Cabo Verde will have to be conducted without considering statistics and ratios, and should focus its attention on people.

Cabo Verde government announces measures to support companies

25 March 2020
The government of Cabo Verde has launched State-backed lines of credit in the amount of 4 billion escudos (US$7.6 million) to boost liquidity of companies during the current pandemic, prime minister Ulisses Correia e Silva said on Tuesday in Praia.

Cabo Verde government approves revised State Budget budget by June

24 March 2020
The Government of Cabo Verde must approve a revised State Budget by next June, following the expected "strong economic recession" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, prime minister Ulisses Correia e Silva said recently.

Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Principe have no known cases of Covid-19

23 March 2020
Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe seem to be the only Portuguese-speaking countries in which to date there have been no cases of Covid-19, according to the most recent data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University in the USA.

Government postpones sale of state stake in Cabo Verde Airlines

23 March 2020
The sale of the stake of 39% that the State still holds in Cabo Verde Airlines will be postponed, announced Cabo Verde's prime minister Ulisses Correia da Silva, who said the air carrier would be one of the companies targeted for support measures.

Angola closes borders from 20 March

19 March 2020
Angola will close its air, land and sea borders to the movement of people from midnight on 20 March for 15 days, renewable for an equal period, depending on the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a presidential decree.

Portuguese-speaking African countries extend preventive measures for Covid-19

18 March 2020
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Evaristo Carvalho, decreed on Tuesday a state of national emergency to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and the prime minister, Jorge Bom Jesus announced a ban on entry into the country of all foreign citizens, the STP-Press news agency reported.

Cabo Verde Airlines grounds aircraft from 18 March

18 March 2020
Cabo Verde Airlines has suspended all its operations from 18 March for a period of “at least 30 days," announced the airline in a statement issued on Tuesday in Praia.

Citizens of the United States prevented from entering Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste

16 March 2020
The government of Angola is keeping the ban on the entry of foreign nationals from China, the epicentre of the new coronavirus, South Korea, Japan and Italy, but may extend or reduce this list based on the evolution of the pandemic, said the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda.

Lubango in Angola, becomes home to technical and vocational institute of the Portuguese-speaking African countries

12 March 2020
The Vocational Technical Institute of Finance of the Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP), will be inaugurated in September in the Angolan city of Lubango, the official responsible for the training establishment said on Wednesday in the city.

Cabo Verde receives 819,000 tourists in 2019

5 March 2020
Cabo Verde was visited in 2019 by more than 819,000 tourists, an increase of 7.0% compared with 2018, the year in which the archipelago received more than 765,600 tourists the country's National Statistical Institute (INE) said in the capital, Praia.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows by 1.55% in 2019

28 February 2020
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew 1.55% year-on-year in 2019 to US$149.639 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.
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