THE ANGOLA REPORT - SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The Office of the Chief Economist of the African Region, Albert G. Zeufack, provides a macroeconomic and financial weekly monitoring report. The monitor is comprised of four sections: 

  1. "Covidonomics" Weekly Update
  2. Economic and Financial News Update
  3. Global Economic and Financial News of Relevance to Africa
  4. High-Frequency Macro and Financial Indicators, Covid and mobility data. Information is organized in three areas: Region-wide, West & Central, and East & Southern.

This week two new features:
  • Graphs that plot the evolution of parallel and official exchange rates for selected countries.  
  • A map of weekly changes in the number of Covid-19 cases.


The latest issue, published on September 17, 2021, can be found by clicking the button below.
Angola: President Announces Partnership With U.S. Park Management Company

ALL AFRICA

Luanda — The Angolan President, João Lourenço, Monday in Washington announced that Angola has started negotiations with the American company "African Parks" for a public-private partnership...
Angola: Red Cross Assists Over 400 Drought-Affected Families

ALL AFRICA

Ondjiva — At least four hundred families affected by hunger as a result of drought in Cahama municipality, Cunene province, are on Tuesday benefiting from food and hygiene items, an initiative of the Angolan Red Cross...
Angola's 'Traveling' Beauty Salons

DW

Open-air beauty salons have been seen in Angolan streets and squares since the early 2000s. Young men become "unheiros", or manicurists, to pay for their studies and support their families. Male manicurists, or "unheiros", are a common sight in Cuito, central...
Angola Wants To Host FIA General Assembly

BIG NEWS NETWORK

Angola on Tuesday announced its intention to host the 2023 General Assembly of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The president of the Angolan Motor Sports Federation (FADM), Ramiro Barreira, presented the candidacy on...
Coinfection Between SARS-CoV-2 And Vector-Borne Diseases In Luanda, Angola

ALL AFRICA

Co-epidemics happening simultaneously can generate a burden on healthcare systems. The co-occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 with vector-borne diseases (VBD), such as malaria and dengue in resource-limited settings...
Former Bus Company CEO Extradited From Portugal To Angola

ANGOP

Former chairman of Transporte Colectivo Urbano de Luanda (TCUL)s’ bus transport company, extradited from Portugal to Angola, arrived in Luanda on Tuesday, ANGOP has learnt. Abel António Cosme, who was a...
Featured Article
Angola Will Struggle To Reach OPEC Quota, Says Finance Minister

NASDAQ

Angola is likely to struggle to meet its OPEC output quota for at least two years, Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa told Reuters, adding the government will also decide on a future deal with the International...
Upcoming Event
ANGOLA WORKING GROUP: POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
3:30 PM (Luanda)/ 10:30 AM (DC)
Leveraging the Houston - Luanda Relationship

The U.S.-Angola Chamber of Commerce (USACC) will host the next Angola Working Group (AWG), September 2021, at 3:30 P.M. (G.M.T.+1), 10:30 A.M. (E.S.T.), on Leveraging the Houston - Luanda Relationship, in Houston, TX and via zoom. This meeting will be held in English.

Additional information to follow.