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Angola Country Report
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Found 121 articles.
- Vol 51 No 10
- 14/05/2010
Boom-bust all over again
China is offering another mega-loan and oil prices are rising again but Luanda’s short-term finances are fraught
- Vol 51 No 10
- 14/05/2010
The IMF makes up with Luanda
Prior to the global financial crisis in 2008, many were questioning the International Monetary Fund’s relevance, especially in African countries which were increasingly turning to the international financial markets to raise funds. For those which secu...
- Vol 51 No 6
- 19/03/2010
Sonangol gulps
Sonangol, Angola’s state-owned oil company, could take a controlling stake in Portugal’s Galp oil company as part of its ambitious overseas acquisition strategy. In late February, Sonangol Chairman Manuel Vicente said there was a ‘possibility’ of Sonangol...
- Vol 51 No 4
- 19/02/2010
Dos Santos prepares for power, again
After three decades in power, the President chooses his next team
- Vol 51 No 4
- 19/02/2010
The bid to clean up MPLA Inc.
President José Eduardo dos Santos says he laments the rise of grand corruption in Angola as it undermines the social fabric. If so, some members of his government may be in trouble. Any serious anti-corruption campaign must tackle key institutions, includ...
- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
Soccer shooting
President José Eduardo dos Santos's government is arresting human rights activists and claimed sympathisers of the Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda-Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FLEC-FAC). This comes after gunmen attacked a bus, on 8 Januar...
- Vol 51 No 1
- 08/01/2010
Football, contracts and then votes
The President would win an election but won’t hold one, while worrying about the neighbours and the African football cup
- Vol 50 No 22
- 06/11/2009
Throwing out the neighbours
A spree of mutual expulsions disguises long-standing economic disputes
- Vol 50 No 21
- 23/10/2009
Costly payment delays
On 29 September, the International Monetary Fund loaned Angola US$890 million instead of the $2 billion Luanda had asked for. The government says that the country has reached the turning point after the economic crisis, but business is still cautious, not...
- Vol 50 No 19
- 25/09/2009
A twist in the Thales
French defence company Thales has won US$150 million of business in Angola in partnership with Manuel Vicente, Chairman and Chief Executive of state oil company Sonangol, and Miguel da Costa, Angola's Ambassador in Paris. Angolan law bars the manager ...
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