outh African drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare on Tuesday signed an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to package, sell and distribute the U.S. group's Covid-19 vaccine under its own brand in Africa. Read more.
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Two years have passed since the first case of coronavirus infection. More than 275 million people were infected, and five million didn't make it. Read more.
AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company. Its global competitors include companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Roche Holding. Read more.
Gaborone-Botswana Minister of International Relations Lemogang Kwape has called for global cooperation post covid 19 pandemic as a solution to reviving the southern African country’s economy. Read more.
Shares of Netflix fell about 1% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company reported its third-quarter results, showing investors that the streaming service continues to add subscribers. Read more.
It has not been a great week for the US Indices as the Nasdaq and S&P had their biggest weekly declines since February of this year, following tapering suggestions as to the Fed ramp-up to announce tapering in next month’s FOMC meeting. Read more.
Following a strong selloff during the start of the week, US Indices consolidated for a major part of the day as no significant movements were made, with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen set to testify to the House of Representatives today with regards to the Coronavirus and Cares Act. The Fed is set to announce tapering in next month’s FOMC meeting. Read more.
IFC and the Rwanda Development Board have signed a partnership agreement to develop vaccine manufacturing capacity in Rwanda and contribute to expanding vaccine production in Africa. Read more.
Human rights body, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has challenged the Malawi government to announce its positon on the 'NO VACCINE NO WORK POLICY', which some public and private institutions are said to be silently implementing. Read more.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved $105 million under the Extended Fund Facility for Seychelles with an immediate disbursement of $34.26 million. Read more.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana made a decision at the meeting that was held on June 17, 2021, to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75%. Read more
Nearly 5 % of businesses reported to have permanently closed in Zambia since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, a new World Bank survey has revealed. Read more.
