Press Releases

The Legislative Elections in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi OSUGA)

Download logo Japan welcomes the fact that the voting for the legislative elections in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau took place on March 10th in a peaceful manner and that the provisional results were announced. Japan considers these elections as...

400 West African Journalists trained on Migration Reporting since 2018, latest in Guinea-Bissau

Download logo Accurate, clear and well-documented media coverage on migration plays a crucial role in raising awareness in West Africa on the risks of irregular migration and in the reintegration of returning migrants in their communities. As...

SOMAÍ and Lusófona Publish Peer-Reviewed Study Showcasing Best Practices in Full-Spectrum Cannabis Oil Production

LISBON, PORTUGAL, July 1, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SOMAÍ, a leading EU-GMP-certified vertically integrated Multi-Country Operator (MCO) specializing in cannabinoid-based medicines, in collaboration with Lusófona University, the largest...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff concludes visit to Guinea-Bissau

Download logo Economic performance in 2018 suffered from lower cashew income and weak domestic revenue mobilization; the draft budget for 2019 targets increased government revenue and a deficit below 3 percent of GDP; achieving budget targets will...

Guinea-Bissau: 2015 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

Summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context: A series of coups d’état since independence have resulted in chronic political instability and deterred economic and social progress. Guinea-Bissau has re-initiated progress since the assumption of office of the...

Guinea-Bissau: IMF Executive Board Approves Three-Year US$23.9 million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation

Press Release No. 15/331 July 10, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year SDR 17.04 million (about US$23.9 million, 120 percent of quota) arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)1...

Angola supports Guinea-Bissau electoral process

Luanda, ANGOLA, October 3 - Angola proposes to support the electoral process in Guinea-Bissau by signing an agreement with the United Nations through its representative in that West Africa country. , This is an agreement by third parties in which...

Africa: The Republic of Guinea Bissau's National Day

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to the people of Guinea-Bissau as they celebrate 45 years of independence. The United States and Guinea-Bissau first established diplomatic relations in 1975. The...

IMF Staff Concludes Mission to Guinea-Bissau

October 2, 2018 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 the...

Guinea-Bissau: Selected Issues

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Guinea- Bissau : Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for Extension and Augmentation of Access, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release and Staff Report

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: June 6, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: A fragile state, Guinea-Bissau has maintained robust...

Chairperson welcomes the recent positive developments in Guinea-Bissau

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the recent positive developments in Guinea-Bissau, in particular, the appointment of the new consensual Prime-Minister, Mr Aristides Gomes and the...

Guinea-Bissau: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

Summary: KEY ISSUES Context: In 2012 and 2013, Guinea-Bissau suffered a severe balance of payments shock as the international price of raw cashew nuts—the main export product—fell by about 20 percent per year. The economic hardship was aggravated...

Statement attributable to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau

Statement attributable to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau: The Secretary-General welcomes the appointment of Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau on 16 April. Mr. Gomes’ appointment was made on...

Agriculture on launch of 2nd phase of Africa Phytosanitary Programme

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture, launched the second...

IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the ECF Arrangement with Guinea-Bissau, Approves US$ 4.3 Million Disbursement, and Augments Access and Extends Arrangement

June 1, 2018 Economic activity has remained robust. Real GDP grew by an estimated 5.9 percent in 2017. The Executive Board approved the authorities’ request for a one-year extension of the ECF arrangement to July 2019. The extension and...

Guinea-Bissau: IMF Executive Board Approves US$5.24 million Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility

Press Release No. 14/495 November 3, 2014 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)1 equivalent to SDR3.55 million (about US$5.24 million) for...

Agriculture on Train-the-Trainer Conference strengthening Africa’s phytosanitary systems

The National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa (NPPOZA) in the Department of Agriculture (DoA) is hosting a Train-The-Trainer Conference to discuss agricultural plant disease identification and prevention. Furthermore, the conference...