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• Additional countries will be removed from the LDCT over the next three years: Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, Bangladesh, Laos, and Nepal in 2026, and the Solomon Islands in 2027. Millar Kreklewetz
• Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, and the Central African Republic will hold legislative or presidential elections in 2025, while Congo and Sao Tome and Principe will have presidential elections in 2026. Africanews
• Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, South Africa, and Sao Tome and Principe are approaching malaria elimination and are on the E-2025 Initiative radar - a commitment by countries to eliminate malaria by 2025. The Independent Uganda:
• Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) will resume its operations in Africa with the planned acquisition of three exploratory blocks in Sao Tome and Principe from Shell plc. rigzone.com
• Petrobras will resume its operations in Africa with the planned acquisition of three exploratory blocks in Sao Tome and Principe from Shell. rigzone.com
• Dominique will play a key role not only for Sao Tome and Principe's clean energy transition, but for small island states worldwide, with the potential to decarbonise 10 GW of installed diesel capacity that needs to be replaced in the coming decade, across SIDS DOCK's 32 countries. Energy Global
• Sao Tome and Principe: Country no longer at risk but has continued using vaccine in routine schedule, and estimates continue to be produced. WHO
• Four projects in Cote d'Ivoire, Nepal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Viet Nam are part of the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program, which will return hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded landscapes to functioning ecosystems and generate economic, ecological and livelihood benefits. FAO
• In 2023, Bhutan will become one of seven countries - along with Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Angola, Sao Tome and Principe and the Solomon Islands - to graduate out of LDC status by 2026. Al Jazeera
• Sao Tome and Principe plans to reduce the population living in disaster-prone areas by providing housing in less vulnerable, safer areas. Food and Agriculture Organisation
• Sao Tomean traders must make sure they make use of stop and limit orders to manage and limit trading exposure and risk of loss on live global and Sao Tome and Principe financial markets. comparebrokers.co
• CFD trading is a high risk leveraged form of trading used by experienced Sao Tomean traders on Sao Tome and Principe trading platforms. comparebrokers.co
• A new development in financial technology in Sao Tome and Principe, crypto has the potential to completely revolutionise the financial services industry in Sao Tome and Principe. comparebrokers.co
• Sao Tome and Principe trading platforms make available stocks to trade as fractional shares, full shares and also high risk leveraged CFD stock trades. comparebrokers.co
• Sao Tome and Principe trading platforms offer trading in high risk leveraged trades called CFDs where Sao Tomean traders can speculate on the up or down price movements of a specific financial instrument without owning it. comparebrokers.co
• Aside from tracking trading information, some Sao Tome and Principe trading platforms will track trading metrics such as win rate and average profit / loss on closed trades. comparebrokers.co
• Sao Tomean investors buying a financial instrument or asset because they are motivated by emotions or trends, or Sao Tome and Principe social media users are speculating that its price will rise, are engaging in a high-risk behaviour. comparebrokers.co
• Sao Tome and Principe MT4 trading platform demo accounts are free to open, and Sao Tomean traders can start practising no-risk trades immediately with $100k in demo trading currency. comparebrokers.co
• Having more ordinary Sao Tomean traders implies that more individuals, rather than only Sao Tome and Principe professional investors and funds, will be able to profit from wealth earned through Sao Tome and Principe trading platform gains. comparebrokers.co
• By 2050, the catch potential of many African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Liberia, and Sao Tome and Principe, is projected to decrease by 30% or more. World Bank Blogs
• Vaccine certificates will now be accepted from Algeria, Cape Verde, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macao SAR [Special Administrative Region], Mexico, Sao Tome & Principe, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, and Turkmenistan. Travel Weekly
• Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe jumped up from Level 2 (moderate Covid-19 risk) while the British Virgin Islands leapt up from Level 1 (low Covid-19 risk). Forbes
• In the coming 15 years, Sao Tome and Principe is expected to gradually move up in the World Economic League Table, from 184th position in 2021 to 182nd place in 2036. Centre For Economics And Business Research

Last updated: 13 June 2025