Press Releases
Looking for more press releases? Explore our full press release archive by date to access past announcements, news updates, and media releases published on Cabo Verde Times.

State minister delivers message to Cape Verde President
Luanda, ANGOLA, December 19 - Angolan State minister, Carolina Cerqueira, on Wednesday delivered a message from President Joao Lourenço to his Cape Verde counterpart, Jorge da Fonseca, which addresses the strengthening of friendship and...

African Development Bank commits €20 million to boost private sector competitiveness in Cape Verde
The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors today approved a €20 million loan to strengthen the private sector’s role in Cape Verde’s economic growth. Bank funding will support the second phase of the Private Sector...

Cabo Verde's National Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to Cabo Verdeans as they celebrate 43 years of independence. The United States and Cabo Verde share a longstanding friendship based on our mutual commitment to...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Completes Review Mission to Cabo Verde
Download logo The IMF team and the Cabo Verdean authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the program supported by the Policy Coordination Instrument [1], that will be submitted for approval by IMF management and...

IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Cabo Verde
December 16, 2019 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...

Shri Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde
Download logo Shri Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (IFS:1993), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde, with residence in...

The Monetary Authority of Macau organized the “High-Level Training and Study Visit” for the regulators of the “Association of Lusophone Insurance Supervisors” (ASEL)
MACAU, May 20 - The Monetary Authority of Macau organized the “High-Level Training and Study Visit” for the regulators of the “Association of Lusophone Insurance Supervisors” (ASEL) To leverage Macao’s role as the “Financial Services Platform...

Cabo Verde: CPLP 12th Summit of head of states kicks off Tuesday
Iha do Sal, ANGOLA, July 17 - The 12th Summit of the heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) starts Tuesday, with focus on the issues related to mobility within CPLP zone and election of its new...

Cabo Verde and Angola establish strategic partnership
Luanda, ANGOLA, May 2 - Cabo Verde and Angola managed to establish a strategic partnership, besides strengthening the traditional bilateral relations, during last week’s visit to Angola of the Cabo Verdean Premier, José Ulisses Correia e Silva.,...

Cabo Verde accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Cabo Verde has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly known as the New York Convention. With its accession, Cabo Verde becomes the 158th State party to the...

Cabo Verde : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Cabo Verde
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: April 18, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Cabo Verde has made significant progress over the last...

Investment on tobacco control has a financial return of eight times over 15 years for Cabo Verde economy
Download logo Tobacco-related illnesses cost over 100 lives lost every year in Cabo Verde, as well as CVE 1.62 billion (approximately USD 16 million) to the national economy every year, equivalent to 1.1% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product...

Cape Verde wants to help Angola in local elections
Cabinda, ANGOLA, February 22 - Angola can count on the experience of the Republic of Cape Verde in the implementation of the administrative decentralization process that will culminate with the local elections, said Cape Verdean ambassador Jorge...

UN women’s rights experts issue findings on Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Mozambique, and Qatar
Download logo The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its findings on the countries it examined during its session from 1 to 19 July 2019: Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Cabo Verde
Download logo On July 15, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde’s macroeconomic situation has improved significantly in recent years, and the...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Cabo Verde
July 17, 2019 On July 15, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde’s macroeconomic situation has improved significantly in recent years, and the...

IMF Executive Board Approves a new Policy Coordination Instrument with Cabo Verde
Download logo A newly-approved eighteen-month Policy Coordination Instrument will build on Cabo Verde’s reform program under the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development; It aims to bolster macroeconomic stability and encourage structural...

African Development Bank, Portugal and Cabo Verde sign compact to accelerate diversification, private sector development
Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the governments of Cabo Verde and Portugal have signed a country specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Lusophone Compact, which aims to accelerate private...

European Investment Bank backs high-speed Cabo Verde internet and telecom connection
Download logo New link to transform communications and enable 4G services; connects Cabo Verde to trans-Atlantic EllaLink cable; Reduces dependence on a single submarine cable The European Investment Bank, the world’s largest international public...

UN Women’s Rights Committee to review Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Mozambique, and Qatar
Download logo The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is meeting in Geneva from July 1 to 19 to review the situation of women’s rights in the following countries: Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic...