The Word Bank's IFC to support Orange Money to increase financial inclusion in the country, in particular among women and rural populations

27,8% of adults smoke in Madagascar according to the ranking of Afrique-Sur7's, which puts the country at the top of the list in the continent

The Barea Mahamasina Stadium, which was supposed to host the third and fourth days of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has not been approved by the Confederation of African Football and FIFA

Ambatovy, major industrial operation mining and refining nickel and cobalt, has been allowed by the government to sell more than 10% of its ammonium sulfate production on local market for national economic interest, despite Law on Major Mining Investments

The elementary rural economy of thousands of families still depends on small-scale trade made possible by the canal, created by the French at the time of colonization to trade spices sheltered from typhoons and ocean currents, which breaks their isolation