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Mozambique
17 August 2020

Mozambique Set for 4.4% GDP Drop in 2020 and “Modest” Recovery Next Year – EIU
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will "weigh heavily" on Mozambique´s economy, with real GDP contracting by 4.4% in 2020, before recovering slowly to a growth of 1% in 2021, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Angola
13 August 2020

Economic Commission for Africa Urges China to Support Debt Relief
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is urging China to participate in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), so African governments have fiscal space to effectively respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
Angola
28 July 2020

Business Environment Improvement “Critical” for Economic Recovery in Southern Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa could lead to a fall of 4.9% in economic output in the region in 2020, and an improvement in business environment will be critical for the recovery, according to the African Development Bank (ADB).
China
21 May 2020

Project Supported by China to Bring Digital Satellite TV to 20,000 families in Mozambique
The Government of Mozambique announced the conclusion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which is estimated to benefit over 20,000 families.  Covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, the project was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes.
Angola
20 May 2020

China Aiming to Strengthen “Strategic Ties” to Angola
Gong Tao, ambassador of China to Angola, is confident debt negotiations between the two countries will be successful, and that bilateral relations will actually emerge stronger from the current hardship. In an interview published in Angola, marking his first year as ambassador, he reveals the foreign ministers of the two countries spoke on the phone on 11 May, and vowed to strengthen “strategic ties”. 
Angola
20 April 2020

Angolan Exports to China Take a Hit
With the Coronavirus crisis and the slowdown in the Chinese economy in the first quarter of 2020, along with a drop in oil prices, Angolan exports to China have now taken a hit. 
Mozambique
13 March 2020

Importance of trade with China exposes Mozambique to impact of Covid-19
The Bank of Mozambique conducted an assessment of potential damages to Mozambique economy of the impact of COVID-19, and the prospects are worrisome.
Cabo Verde
11 March 2020

Business opportunities in Cabo Verde
With its economy expected to grow above 5% this year, Cabo Verde is generating multiple business opportunities. CLBrief presents three of the most recent, in construction and agriculture.
China
26 February 2020

China finances modernisation and expansion of the international airport of São Tomé and Príncipe
The modernisation and expansion funding for the international airport of São Tomé and Príncipe will be provided by China under an agreement signed on Friday in São Tomé.
China
15 January 2020

São Toméan and Chinese governments leave São Tomé port project to private sector
After two years of negotiations, the project’s cost appears to have dropped, from an initial US$800 million to that figure as the high end, with sources linked to the project estimating a cost of US$500–800 million.
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