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ECONOMY

Projections from the Bank of Cape Verde (BCV) point to continued loss of momentum in economic activity in 2013 and average annual inflation in therange of 2.5 – 3.5 percent, local press reported.

Imports, exports and re-exports saw negative evolution in the first quarter of 2013, according to provisional foreign trade data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). During the same period, the deficit in the balance of trade dropped 13.1% and the coverage rate improved 0.4 percentage points, A Semana reported.

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DEFENSE

China plans to donate US$50 million to Cape Verde to acquire two patrol ships for the Coast Guard and for the construction of a uniform production unit for the Armed Forces, local press reported.

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TOURISM

US group Viceroy Hotels & Resorts plans to open a hotel in Cape Verde in 2017, the Viceroy Cape Verde on the island of Santiago. The future hotel, which will be in the Sambala community, an urban development area a few minutes form Praia, will have 130 rooms, three restaurants, a kids’ club and the usual customer support facilities, international press reported.

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SANTIAGO

The historic nucleus of the city of Praia is now a National Heritage Site, A Semana reported. The classification, published in the May 17 edition of the Official State Bulletin, refers to the district, known as Plateau, as a “relevant historic and cultural site” whose legacy is worth preserving for future generations. But the main objective for the future is obtain the status of World Heritage Site for the neighborhood – so far, nearby Cidade Velha is the only World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO.

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ECONOMY

The regulations for Cape Verde’s Centro Internacional de Negócios or International Business Center, will be opreational from August 2013, A Semana reported. The Centro Internacional de Negócios, a tax benefit system for international business, was approved in 2010, but its rules, that have too be internationally acceptable, have so far not yet been approved by the cabinet.

In April 2013 the rate of change of the CPI was 2.3%, up 0.3 % over the figure recorded in the previous month. The monthly variation observed between March and April of 2013 was positive (0.2%), higher by 0.7 pp to the previous month. The average of the last twelve months was 2.9%, higher than the previous month by 0.1 % (INE).

The Brazilian National Service for Industrial Training (Senai) is to support Cape Verde in defining a model of self-sustainable financing for job and professional training centres, Minister Janira Hopffer Almada said according to local press.

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AVIATION

TACV is planning to start flying twice a week to Fortaleza, Brazil, as of 9 July. TACV currently offers one flight between the Fortaleza and Praia, every Thursday. A flight will now also be offered on Tuesdays between Fortaleza and Sal Island.

Cape Verde’s airport management company Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) plans to spend 1.8 billion Cape Verdean escudos (17 million euros) to expand and modernise the archipelago’s airports. Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island, will reorganise its passenger terminal, expanding the international departure and arrivals areas, increasing the retail area and creating new areas for border and customs services. Aristides Pereira International Airport on Boa Vista Island, which was opened in 2008, and “exceeded all” expectations in terms of traffic, will have its passenger terminal doubled among other things.

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TOURISM

Five commercial banks operating in Cape Verde have formed a consortium in order to finance partof the construction of the Sal Hilton Hotel for 19 million Euros: Banco Comercial do Atlântico, Caixa Económica, Banco Espírito Santo, Banco Interatlântico e Ecobank. Construction of the country’s first Hilton is now set for October 2013 and the hotel should be ready in 2015.

SANTIAGO

The first appartments from the social housing project “Casa para Todos” for Praia will be ready this month:  140 appartments in Palmarejo Grande and 125 in Achada Grande Trás. Works are underway in other parts of the capital too, like in Tira Chapéu, Terra Branca, Ponta d’Água and São Pedro Latada, resulting in a grand total of 2100 new homes. The national social housing programme is well under way in the whole country and will bring no less than 8500 new housing units (picture and info from A Semana).

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ECONOMY

Germany plans to invest in renewable energy in Cape Verde. The initiative is part of the Cape Verde government programme that aims to increase renewable energy in its overall electricity production, which currently stands at around 30 percent, a project with an estimated cost of 1.2 billion euros.

Exports from the Brazilian state of Ceará to Cape Verde fell from US$10.6 million to US$965,000 between 2008 and 2012, according to figures from the International Business Centre (CIN/CE) of the Federation of Industries of the State of Ceará (Fiec). Brazilian newspaper Diário do Nordeste reported that according to CIN/CE the drop in trade is due to logistics problems between the two markets and businesspeople from Ceará and Cape Verde calling for the launch of a sea link, Macauhub reported.

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CULTURE

A group of international specialists has released a study that concludes that Cape Verde’s population “presents unique characteristics because it has an absolutely extraordinary level of miscegenation between Africans and Europeans.” An article with the results of the research has just been published in the scientific journal PLoS Genetics (A Semana).

AGRI ETC.

The Minister of Rural Development, Eva Ortet, promissed to support farmers on Sal with installing greenhouses and plots with drip system in order to transform agriculture on the island.

Nearly five thousand people from across Santo Antao island visited the third edition of “kmida di terra” (an event dedicated to traditional food) in the eastern part of the island.

AVIATION

TAP Air Portugal has now confirmed it will start flying between Lisbon and Boa Vista Island twice a week from November 2013.

INFRA

Work for the second phase of expansion and modernisation of the port of Praia will be concluded this year, international press reported. This work, which is expected to cost 72 million euros is being carried out by a consortium of Portuguese companies Somague, MSF and Etermar. The second phase covers refurbishment of the existing dock, construction of a protective mantle for the container park and a 234 metre-long breakwater, as well extending the number one dock to around 450 metres in order to allow two container ships to manoeuvre at the same time as fuel tankers are moored at the end of the dock. Dredging of the manoeuvre basin and installation of a navigational support system, as well as construction of the container park, are also part of the work now contracted.

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TOURISM

The Cape Verde government has added a further two gaming and gambling areas, on the islands of Boa Vista and Maio, to the three areas initially planned for the islands of Sal, Santiago and Sao Vicente, A Semana reported.

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ECONOMY

The International Monetary Fund has corrected the error it made in calculating Cape Verde’s debt ratio for 2012. Cape Verde’s total debt stands at 81% of gross domestic product, and not 96%, as the institution had announced in mid-April. The correction represents a victory for Cape Verdean Minister of Finances Cristina Duarte, who even saw her own public debt estimate of 83% brought down 1.2 percentage points (A Semana).

The new employment figures for 2012 have been computed and released by INE. Like last year, Sao Vicente is the island with the highest number of unemployed: 29%. Santo Antao comes second with almost 22% of unemployed residents. National unemployment is almost 17%. Check out all the figures here (Pdf).

As of May 1st, any overnight stay up to 10 days at a hotel in Cape Verde will be taxed at two euros, a measure that will, according to the Government, collect revenues exceeding 600 thousand escudos annually, local press reported.

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CULTURE

Slow rhythms, mournful melodies and melancholic voices. The world knows about the music from Cape Verde mainly through the late Cesária Evora, who popularised the songs from her native island of São Vicente. These brooding mornas marry Portuguese fado (traditional songs about longing) with a languid local beat—an Afro-European mix resulting from the nation’s chequered past. Spreading Cape Verde’s sounds around the world has been the life work of José da Silva, a musical entrepreneur born in Cape Verde (The Economist).

AVIATION

Low cost carrier Transavia, owned by Air France/KLM, will start operating charter flights between Amsterdam and Sao Vicente from October 2013, in addition to their flights from Paris Orly and their flights to Sal that are already operational. On top of that, Transavia will also start extending its regular Amsterdam flights to Sal with a stop at Boa Vista from October 2013. More Dutch tourists are to come as Arkefly, part of the TUI group, will raise the number of its flights from Schiphol to Sal and Boa Vista to three per week in the 2013/14 winter schedule.

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BOA VISTA

The Ministry of Infrastructures and the Maritime Economy will invest another 3.5 billion escudos in the expansion and modernization of Sal Rei sea port on Boa Vista. The figure comes in addition to the 4.8 billion escudos previously invested. The 3.5 billion escudos were alloated to Somague and MSF, the members of the consortium that is executing the project aimed at correcting the damages caused by the rough seas at the port, A Semana reported.

FOGO

The city of São Filipe has joined Ribeira Grande de Santiago (Cidade Velha), Tarrafal de Santiago and Ribeira Brava as a National Heritage Site. Official recognition of the status took place Monday, April 29, in the noble hall of the São Filipe municipal chamber (A Semana).

The ship Pentalina has damaged the roll-on/roll-off ramp at Vale dos Cavaleiros sea port on the island of Fogo. The accident marks the third time the same ship has caused damages at the port, making operations difficult for all vessels. The accident led to various constraints, especially as the island welcomes thousands of visitors for the Nhô San Filipe festivities, A Semana reported.

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ECONOMY

The International Monetary Fund revised its economic growth forecast for Cape Verde for 2013 downwards, estimating a slowdown to 4.1% due to the crisis in Europe and increased competition in tourism.

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AGRI ETC

The official release of the Maria Chaves wines, a project spearheaded by the Solidarity and Development Association, will take place on April 30. The product will only go on sale in the Cape Verdean market, however, in June, according to Father Octávio Fassano, the mentor of the project elaborated by the Capuchin Order in Cape Verde (A Semana).

TOURISM

Sal Rei town hosted the first “Gastronomic Week” on the island of Boa Vista, in order to “boost the local catering”. It has enrolled 12 local restaurants, press reported.

AVIATION

Low cost carrier Transavia, owned by Air France/KLM, will start operating flights between Amsterdam and Sao Vicente from October 2013, in addition to their flights from Paris Orly and their flights to Sal that are already operational.

BUSINESS

The Minister of Tourism, Industry and Energy, Humberto Brito, announced the interest of several foreign companies in the privatization of Electra (the company responsible for the production of water and electricity in Cape Verde).

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SANTIAGO

The complex of São Jorginho, outside Praia, will host a future military school and agri-business incubator, the President of the Cape Verdean Solidarity Foundation (FCS), Vanusa Cardoso told the local press.

SANTO ANTAO

Thirty exhibitors from the three municipalities of Santo Antão have confirmed their presence at the third edition of the “kmida de terra” (traditional food), on the Island. The opening takes place on April 27th.

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Cape Verde has ratified the agreement on visa facilitation with Angola that will further boost trade relations, business, academic and cultural ties between the two countries,  the Cape Verde Foreign Minister announced.

OPINION

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ECONOMY

In the 1st quarter of 2013 the climate indicator maintained its downward trend of recent quarters, ie, the pace of economic growth continues to slow. The indicator recorded the lowest value of the last thirty-two (32) consecutive quarters and is below the series average. It is also observed that the economic climate indicator developed negatively over the same period of the year in 2012 and the economic situation appears unfavorable. This conjunctural diagnosis is the result of the findings submitted by entrepreneurs in the construction, property, tourism, manufacturing, transport and auxiliary transportation services (INE).

In March 2013 the Consumer Price Index was 2.6%, down 0.5 % to the figure recorded in the previous month. The monthly variation observed between February and March of 2013 was negative (-0.5%), higher by 0.2% as to the previous month (INE).

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) foresees a “slowdown” of Cape Verde’s economic growth in 2013. After growing in 2o12 for an impressive 4,6%, this year GDP growth of “just” 4.3% is forecast, a figure that may rise again in 2014 to 4.5% per year.

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TOURISM

Cape Verde’s first casino, to be called Casino Royal, is expected to open its doors in approximately two years in Santa Maria, on Sal Island. The government and the company that will operate the casino have signed a concession contract authorizing the latter to operate a gambling enterprise in the country, A Semana reported.

AVIATION

TAP Air Portugal intends to open a third route from Portugal to Cape Verde. Apart from Sal, Praia and Sao Vicente, the company will probably add Boa Vista to its network, something that will boost tourism on the island.

BUSINESS

Portuguese company Gesto Energia will provide consulting services for and supply equipment to Cape Verde’s state electricity utility Electra. The accord between the two companies will have a 15-month duration, and calls for the payment of 890,000 Euros for the consultancy and some 2 million Euros in equipment, A Semana reported.

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SANTO ANTAO

The company Águas e Esgoto do Ceará (Cagece) announced a sanitation project for Santo Antao. The initiative is part of the international expansion strategy of the company, a public enterprise from the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará.

The project for the Hotel Sinagoga Resort in Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão Island, will be overhauled. Works on the resort have been halted a year ago and before they will restart again (in June 2013) the whole project will have to be moved some meters away from the edge of the ocean, to respect local rules on building by the sea. The concept of the resort will also be changed: instead of 70 rooms, the four star hotel will now get 100 rooms. The additional houses will number 42 instead of 44 and will be completely furnished, A Semana reported.

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Undercover U.S. agents have arrested the former navy chief of Guinea Bissau, wanted by Washington as a kingpin of the international drugs trade, in a sting operation off the coast of West Africa, Reuters reported. Rear Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto was detained by anti-narcotics officers along with four other people on a boat in international waters and was transported to Cape Verde, from where he would be sent on to the United States for prosecution (Reuters).

OPINION

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CULTURE

After launching the first edition in 2009 and the success of following editions, top notch Kriol Jazz Festival in Praia will make the streets of the Cape Verdean capital resonate again from April 10th to the 13rd 2013. Meet a panel of creole artists for a human and musical exchange around this 5th edition’s schedule.

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ECONOMY

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Cape Verde’s Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable and affirmed it at ‘B+’. The Long-Term local currency IDR has been downgraded to ‘B+’ from ‘BB-’. The Outlook is Negative (Reuters).

PROJECT OF THE WEEK

Render of the Baia de Fateixa resort project for Sao Vicente Island.

BUSINESS

Cape Verde company Cabeólica is one of the best public-private partnerships (PPP) in Southern-Saharan Africa, according to the International Financial Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank group. With estimated investment of 60 million euros, 45 million of which came from development banks and Danish group Vestas as the group’s strategic supplier and installer, Cabeólica has contributed to improving the environment in Cape Verde through production of renewable energy, the IFC said (Macauhub).

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SAL

The fifth edition of the Tourism Fair of Cape Verde (Expotur) will run from July 12 to 14 in Santa Maria on Sal Island. This year the slogan will be “Nosso País, Nossa Diversidade, Nôs Terra, Nôs Diversidade” (Our Country, Our Diversity).

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INTERNATIONAL

United States President Barack Obama said the leaders of four sub-Saharan countries in Africa are consolidating democratic gains, leading to more stable governments and economic growth. Presidents Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Macky Sall of Senegal, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde, met with Obama. The leaders discussed ways to strengthen democratic institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, and how to expand trade and investment, Bloomberg reported.

OPINION

Our latest opinion article is a reaction to a recent piece in The Economist: Can Brazil Conquer Africa’s Booming Markets?

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CULTURE

The 29th edition of the International Music Festival of Baia das Gatas takes place this year from August 16th-18th, as always on Sao Vicente Island.

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ECONOMY

The Cape Verde government plans this year to issue domestic debt worth 3 billion escudos (US$34.2 million) in order to partially fund its 2013 State Budget, local press reported.

The seventeenth edition of the Cape Verde International Fair (FIC’2013) will take place from  November 20th-24th, in Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island.

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WINE

The famous “Cha” wines from the cooperative wine cellar Cha das Caldeiras remain in high demand, mainly on the islands with greater tourist potential like Boavista, Sal and Santiago (Praia),David Monteiro “Neves”, chairman of the  Cha Wine Cellar said to the press.

The first bottling of the Maria Chaves wine, produced at the Monte Barro winery, will begin the first week of April, Inforpress reported.

AVIATION

A warning light in the cockpit of the Boeing carrying out TACV Cabo Verde Airlines’ weekly connection between Praia and the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, forced the aircraft to return to its point of departure 30 minutes after takeoff, A Semana reported. The Boeing 737 was acquired by TACV last year.

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Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves, said he has no knowledge about Angolan companies interested in participating as strategic partners in the privatization of airline TACV and utility company Electra, Inforpress reported.

The Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Cape Verde (known by the acronym AJEC) was distinguished in two of nine world-wide categories – Most Activities per Capita and Country of the Year Award – during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, which in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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TOURISM

A total of 3,902 tourists disembarked from two large cruise ships, Germany’s Aidacara and Italy’s Costa Furtuna, last Friday morning in Mindelo. The stopover on the island of São Vicente lasted just a few hours, enough time to tour the island by car, visit downtown Mindelo, buy souvenirs and have lunch, A Semana reported.

The Cape Verdean government will provide tax benefits to the Batuque Hotelaria e Turismo enterprise, that plans to build the first Hilton Hotel in Cape Verde on Sal Island, the Cape Verde press reported. Work is due to begin in the next six months. Under the terms of the investment contract the government guaranteed that Batuque Hotelaria e Turismo would be offered exemption on property tax (IUP), customs tax as well as income tax (IUR) in the Hilton Hotel Cape Verde’s first five years of operation.

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POLITICS

Praia Mayor Ulisses Correia e Silva should in the coming days formalize his candidacy for president of the Movimento para a Democracia (MPD-opposition party), the Cape Verde press revealed.

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FOGO

The Ministry of Culture will support the City Council of Mosteiros with the installation of a future Coffee Museum, the Cape Verde press reported.

AGRI ETC.

The Postharvest Center of Santo Antao is in the process of acquiring a freezer car that will facilitate the transportion of agricultural products to the islands of Boa Vista and Sal (Inforpress).

The Minister of Rural Development (MDR), Eva Ortet, announced that the Government will invest in creating a logistics company, to be based in Praia, to unify the agri-business market in the country, local press reported.

AVIATION

As of July 2nd 2013 TACV will start offering direct flights between Marseille and Cape Verde. We will keep you informed.

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ECONOMY

The government issued an ordinance eliminating minimum capital requirements previously included in the Commercial Entity Code for the registration of new companies. The government believes that the requirement was an obstacle to the creation of businesses in sectors with a potential for growth in which large amounts of capital are not needed in order to start a company, A Semana reported.

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POLITICS

Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves was re-elected for the fifth consecutive term as president of the Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde  (PAICV) with 98 percent of votes in a ballot unopposed.

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SAL

The fourth edition of the International Film Festival of Cape Verde takes place on October 17-20 in Sal. Registration is already open. This year the organization hopes to increase number of films, the Cape Verde press reported.

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SANTIAGO

The Cape Verdean government is negotiating funding from Japan to finance a project that will increase drinking water production on Santiago island by desalinating sea water, press reported.

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ECONOMY

In February 2013 the rate of change recorded in the Consumer Price Index was 3.1%, down 1.4% from the figure recorded in the previous month (INE).

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TOURISM

The city of Praia saw three cruise ships docked at its port at the same time. The Kristina Katarina is carrying some 300 passengers, the Aida Cara 1,200 and the Albatroz more than 800.

At 87th place, Cape Verde heads the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index among Africa’s Portuguese-language countries, and is the third in the Community of Portuguese Language Counties (CPLP) and the fourth in sub-Saharan Africa.

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CULTURE

A posthumous CD called “Mae carinhosa” (Loving Mother) by Cesaria Evora was launched in Europe, with 13 new songs recorded between 1997 and 2005, Inforpress reported.

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SAO VICENTE

The Mindelo Cultural Center currently have no electricity. Supply of electricity was cut off to the Mindelo Cultural Center because of a considerable debt owed water and electricity utility Electra by the Ministry of Culture, which owns the Center. In addition to the lack of electricity, the Mindelo Cultural Center has had no telephone or Internet connection for at least three months, A Semana reported.

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ECONOMY

Technical problems and theft account for 37 percent of electric power production being lost in Cape Verde, an amount worth 200 to 300 million Cape Verdean escudos (1.8/2.7 million euros) each month, said the head of the country’s Electra public water and electric power utility. Alexandre Fontes told Portuguese news agency Lusa that technical losses represent 13 percent of total production and theft (illegal connections) 24 percent, a situation that will soon be controlled by new legislation to change the criminal code being prepared by the government (Macauhub).

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AVIATION

Remodeling begins this month of the airport on the Island of São Nicolau. The modernization of the infrastructure will include the building of a new passenger terminal – a pre-fabricated, light and flexible structure known as a flexiterminal, the first of its kind to be used in Cape Verde. The new passenger terminal at São Nicolau airport, which is located between the villages of Caleijão and Preguiça, is intended to respond to the demand of the approximately 40,000 passengers a year who make their way to the island, A Semana reported.

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TOURISM

Cape Verdeans making maritime trips between the islands have, since February 18, been paying a new tax included in ticket prices. Port management company Enaport explains that the funds collected for every ticket (30 escudos) are channeled into the maintenance of passenger terminals, A Semana reported.

According to data from the annual survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics, 207 hotel establishments were active in 2012, 6.2% more than the previous year. These hotels offered an accommodation capacity of 8.522 rooms and 14.999 bedswhich translated into increases of 7.9% and 6.6% respectively during the previous year (INE).

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SAL

Cape Verde’s Aero-business Cluster is expected to have its epicenter on the Island of Sal. Sal offers all of the conditions necessary to stimulate business, attract investments and promote economic growth around the sector, A Semana reported.

SAO VICENTE

The Cape Verde government plans to focus on training in the sea sector by establish the Sea School on the island of Sao Vicente, which will be part of an international network. The future Sea School will be an independent unit of Cape Verde University (UNI-CV).

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AVIATION

The Chamber of Commerce of Canary Islands and the Canary Islands businessmen residing in Cape Verde are studying the possibility of opening an air-route for cargo transportation between the islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands, Inforpress reported.

BANKING

Angolan bank BIC is expected to formalize its purchase of BPN-IFI Cabo Verde (Banco Português de Negócios-International Financial Institution Cape Verde), created to accommodate BPN’s assets following its scandal-ridden nationalization (A Semana).

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TOURISM

Overnight stays at Cape Verde’s hotels of up to a maximum of 10 nights will pay a tourist tax of two euros per night as of 1 May. The tax will be paid locally and applies to travellers aged over 16. With this new tax the government hopes to net around 600 million Cape Verde escudos per year (5.4 million euros), to be used to improve the tourism sector in the archipelago, particularly by structuring services offered to tourists, as well as promoting tourism, providing training, protecting the environment and increasing security. Cape Verde’s tourism operators are in favour of the measure and believe it will improve conditions for tourists and the business climate, Macauhub reported.

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INTERNATIONAL

The President of the Republic, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, announced that by the end of this year Cape Verde will host a “big event” that will bring together national politicians, academics and researchers and from United States of America.

Cape Verde and the European Union will sign the Readmission Accord in Brussels in March of this year. The document is the last step before the Visa Facilitation Accord goes into effect for citizens of both Cape Verde and the European Union, and the final stage of a process that began in June of 2008 when the government established the so-called Partnership for Mobility with the European Union as a part of the Special Partnership entered into in November of 2007 (A Semana).

POLITICS

The Movimento para a Democracia  (MpD -opposition party) will change its internal electoral rules to ensure greater transparency and internal democracy during the elections for the new leader of the party to be held this year. No date has been scheduled yet. Widely believed to be the frontrunner is the present mayor of Praia.

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DEFENSE & SECURITY

Cabinet spokesman and Minister of National Defense Jorge Tolentino has confirmed his intention to leave the government in the next cabinet shuffle, which is expected to take place in March or April, in order to dedicate his time to his “lifelong passion,” literature, A Semana reported.

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SANTIAGO

Two masked armed thieves held up the Quinta da Montanha Hotel, located in the mountain village of Rui Vaz on the Island of Santiago, in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 17. The thieves, whose identity has yet to be discovered, managed to steal a mobile phone and more than 100,000 escudos in cash from the register in the reception, A Semana reported.

ECONOMY

In January 2013, the rate of change recorded by the CPI (Consumer Price Index) was 4.5%, up 0.4 percentage points (pp) from the figure recorded in the previous month. Monthly variation observed between December 2012 and January 2013 was negative ( – 0.2%), lower than 0.6 percentage points in the previous month. variation average of the last twelve months was – was 2.7%, higher than the previous month at 0, 2 pp

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AVIATION

The TACV Cabo Verde Airlines flight that connects Portuguese capital Lisbon and the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza via Praia “has been going well,” A Semana reported. Regular flights between the two cities were resumed on December 6 after a hiatus.

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TOURISM

In the year 2012, the hotel industry registered some 534,000 customers, representing an increase of 12.3% over the year 2011. In the same period, overnight stays grew 17.9%. The UK was the leading country of origin of tourists. Tourists from the UK were also those that spent more time in Cape Verde, with an average stay of 9.1 nights. The island of Boa Vista island was the most sought after by tourists, representing approximately 38.1% of the entries in hotel establishments (INE).

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DEFENSE & SECURITY

The Chief of Staff of Armed Forces (CEMFA), Alberto Fernandes, was promoted to the rank of major general in a ceremony presided over by the Minister of National Defence, Jorge Tolentino.

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OPINION

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For many years, there was little if any online information available regarding investing in Cape Verde. In fact, CVI itself never had its own website until very recently. You can find it here. CVI is even on Facebook now, under the name Cape Verde Investments. CVI is certainly to be commended for keeping up with the times. The real question is how well is CVI marketing to foreign investors via their online presence? Read on…

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LOGISTICS

Canary Islands shipping company Boluda Corporación Marítima may increase its shipping routes between Cape Verde and the countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The company plans to increase the frequency of its shipping route to Sao Vicente from once a month to once a fortnight as well as extending it to Praia, on Santiago Island. The company is analysing the feasibility of expanding sea routes linking Cape Verde to other West African countries.

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CAPE VERDE FLIGHT GUIDE WINTER 2012/2013

Welcome on Board! Check out Atlantico Weekly’s latest feature, the Cape Verde Flight Guide, with TACV Cape Verde Airlines Winter 2012-13 timetable and an overview of all flights to and from Cape Verde!

CAPE VERDE CAN!

After holding their ground against South Africa in the opening match of the Africa’s Cup soccer tournement held in South Africa (0-0), as well as against Morocco (1-1), Cape Verde’s national team, the Blue Sharks, beat Angola at 2-1 and made it to the quarter finals. But Ghana proved to strong and that’s where Cape Verde’s dream came to an end. Nevertheless, it was a greaat achievement and the Blue Sharks showed that it was not just a lucky shot or draw that got them in the Africa’s Cup. Those boys did more promoting for Cape Verde than a dozen trade missions could have done. Now the country has won respect from the masses worldwide.

BEST CAPE VERDE MUSIC & BOOKS

Be welcome to check out Atlantico Weekly’s music cd and book store in cooperation with Amazon.com! Browse the Atlantico Store for the latest and best Cape Verde and Angolan music, like Cesaria Evora, Tito Paris, Lura, Nancy Vieira, Mayra Andrade, Bonga and many others…! Also use the Atlantico Store to find relevant maps, books on politics, economics and history as well as travel or tourist guides about Cape Verde and Angola. You order straight with Amazon, one of the best online stores in the world. Enjoy!

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THE GRAND TOUR OF CAPE VERDE

Check out The Grand Tour of Cape Verde, Atlantico Weekly’s travel guide to the country’s main islands Santiago, Sal, Santo Antao, Boa Vista and Sao Vicente. Agora tambem em Portugues!

OPINION

Our latest opinion article is a reaction to a recent piece in The Economist: Can Brazil Conquer Africa’s Booming Markets?

MORE OPINION

AGORA TAMBEM EM PORTUGUES!

O Grand Tour de Cabo Verde esta a ser traduzido em Portugues! Começamos na Ilha de Santiago e ja seguimos para a Ilha de Sao Vicente…

BRAZIL WEEKLY

Be very welcome to also visit our sister publication, Brazil Weekly, with news about developments in Brazil. Check out for instance our City Briefs about the country’s most important economic centers, with lots of relevant information for business travellers…enjoy!

ENTREPRENEURS OF CAPE VERDE

Check out Atlantico Weekly’s Entrepreneurs of Cape Verde, a series of short interviews with entrepreneurs in Cape Verde, both homegrown and foreign!

With Jacqueline Sturiale, Paulino Dias, Don Xavier, Fatima Lima, Djopan Oliveira, Patone Lobo, Emanuel Spencer, Paulo Martins, Scapa and many others…

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TOURISM

A total of 153 passengers on a TAP flight from Portuguese capital Lisbon had to return to Portugal due to a lack of hotel rooms on the Island of Sal. The flight, whose original destination was São Vicente, was diverted to the island of Sal because of the poor visibility caused by suspended dust particles at São Vicente’s Cesária Évora International Airport. Hotels on Sal, however, were booked solid, forcing the airline to take all of the passengers back to their point of departure, A Semana reported.

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SPLIT SECOND POLL

CAPE VERDE IN 2030

Atlantico Weekly is looking ahead! Check out our Cape Verde in 2030 with a realistic glimpse of where and how Cape Verde will look like in the next decades …!