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Coronavirus - Mauritania: World Food Programme (WFP) Mauritania Country Brief
Download logo Operational Context Mauritania is a lower middle-income country in the Sahel with a population of 4.7 million that lives over a vast but mostly arid 1,030,700 km2 territory. Mauritania is exposed to recurrent cycles of drought,...
IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Approves Augmentation and US$52 Million Disbursement
September 2, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose severe health, social, and economic hardships in Mauritania, with a 3.2 percent contraction of output expected in 2020. The authorities have responded swiftly to the shock with measures...
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Extends COVID-19 Response Financing Facility to the Republic of Mauritania
Download logo The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (http://www.ITFC-IDB.org), has provided US$10 million financing in favour of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania specifically to procure medicine and equipment to help them in...
Coronavirus: UNICEF Mauritania COVID-19 Situation Report
Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs The first confirmed COVID-19 case was registered in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on 13 March, 2020. As of 24 August, 6,905 confirmed cases were registered, including 6,232 recoveries and 158 deaths....
Mauritania: UN rights experts urge immediate reform of “flawed” anti-discrimination law
A new law adopted in Mauritania represents a positive attempt to tackle discrimination, but raises major concerns for human rights and must be reformed, a group of UN human rights experts have said. “We are concerned that several provisions of...
Mauritania Gets Help To Strengthen Economic Stability, Speed Up Growth
Nouakchott, Mauritania. The country has obtained an IMF loan to support its economic recovery (photo: iStockphoto/mtcurado) December 13, 2017 Mauritania has obtained a three-year loan from the IMF to support the government program aimed at...
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Publication Date: December 13, 2017 Electronic Access: Link to Table of Contents Summary: Mauritania is addressing decisively the aftermath of the terms-of-trade shock...
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Coronavirus - Mauritania: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Mauritania COVID-19 Situation Report
Download logo Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs The first confirmed case of Covid was registered in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on 13 March 2020. As of 10 June, 1284 confirmed cases were recorded, including 142 recoveries and 71...
Coronavirus - Mauritania: UNICEF Mauritania Humanitarian Situation Report
Download logo Highlights Mauritania has officially confirmed 7 cases of imported COVID-19, two recoveries and one death. As of 9 April 2020, 1,256 people are in quarantine throughout the country. Two hundred fifty-eight tests have been carried...
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Discussions continue on an IMF-supported economic program
The Mauritanian authorities and the IMF mission have made considerable progress in discussions on an economic program that could be supported by the IMF. These discussions will continue next week in Washington, on the sidelines of the IMF Annual...
Africa Minister champions UK leadership to help educate girls and end preventable deaths
Download logo Joint FCO and DFID Minister for Africa James Duddridge meets Sahel leaders and international partners, championing the UK’s leading role in ensuring girls can go to school and ending preventable deaths. Minister for Africa James...
Islamic Republic of Mauritania : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Publication Date: October 16, 2017 Electronic Access: Free Full Text (PDF file size is 1431 KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary:...
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IMF Executive Board Approves a US$130 Million Disbursement to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to address the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 23, 2020 The IMF Executive Board approved the disbursement of US$130 million (SDR 95.680 million) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility to help Mauritania cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic and social impact of the pandemic...
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Coronavirus - Mauritania: UAE Sends Medical Aid to Mauritania in Fight Against COVID-19
Download logo The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying 18 metric tons of medical and food aid to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as a gesture of solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The shipment, which contained...
Coronavirus – Mauritania: Holding the Line: Border Officials Mobilize Against COVID-19 with International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Support
The daily trickle of travelers, livestock and goods that once boarded the ferry between Mauritania and Senegal through the Rosso border crossing will grow when it reopens, one of the few active points of entry (POEs) between the two countries. “In...
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Discussions continue on an IMF-supported economic program
October 11, 2017 End-of-mission press releases include statements of IMF staff that convey their preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this press release are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
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Liberian leader amazes Trump with ‘good English’
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command of the English language during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House. The gathering, held on Wednesday, brought together leaders from...
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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Mauritanian President discuss fostering bilateral ties
Download logo His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has underlined the strong ties between the UAE and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. This came as he...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Supports Cross-border Communities Between Mauritania and Mali
Download logo “No development can be attained without security. It is with safe borders that we can guarantee the security of cross-border communities,” says Saghair Haimdon, Mayor of Bousteila, a village located at the border between Mauritania...
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Mauritania
March 12, 2020 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...
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