News Sao Tome and Principe: Petrobras Concludes Acquisition of São Tomé and Príncipe Offshore Block
Petrobras expands its exploration in Africa with a 75% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe offshore block! #Petrobras #OilAndGas #AfricaExploration ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: Petrobras Expands Africa Push With São Tomé Block 3 Deal
Petrobras is expanding its footprint in São Tomé and Príncipe after signing a contract to buy a 75% interest in offshore Block 3 from Oranto Petroleum and assume operatorship of the acreage, according ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: Petrobras completes offshore Block 3 acquisition in São Tomé and Príncipe
Petrobras has completed the acquisition and assumed operatorship of an offshore exploration block in São Tomé and Príncipe.
News Sao Tome and Principe: Shell Joins Petrobras and Galp to Boost Sao Tome Exploration
Shell plc SHEL has completed farm-out agreements in the promising Exploration Block 4 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, located in the highly prospective equatorial West Africa region. These agreements ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe Gets a $15 Million Boost to Restore Macroeconomic Stability and Achieve a Stronger Recovery
In an effort to continue supporting São Tomé and Príncipe’s recovery efforts and structural reforms, the World Bank is supporting the country with a $15 million Development Policy Operation (DPO) that will boost the government's efforts to achieve macroeconomic stability and resilient growth.
News Sao Tome and Principe: In São Tomé and Príncipe, Nature-Based Solutions Underpin Roads, Jobs, and the Economy
A World Bank Group-financed coastal road project demonstrates how nature‑based solutions can protect foundational transport infrastructure and sustain economic activity in São Tomé and Príncipe. In ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe: World Bank Boosts Social Protection and Resilience for 27,500 People
The World Bank and the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe signed an agreement for $6 million in additional financing to support the Social Protection, Resilience, and Recovery Project. This collaboration seeks to enhance existing social protection initiatives while introducing innovative approaches aimed at accelerating poverty reduction, fostering economic inclusion, and promoting climate adaptation strategies.
News Sao Tome and Principe: IMF Sees São Tomé and Príncipe’s Economy Regaining Momentum Over the Mid-Term
The IMF expects economic growth in São Tomé and Príncipe to gradually recover to about 2.75% over the medium term. Agriculture, tourism, diaspora remittances, and public investment are expected to ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe Eyes Year-End Offshore Oil Contracts
São Tomé and Príncipe aims to finalize oil exploration contracts for three offshore blocks before the end of 2026 Shell and Galp are among the companies that have expressed interest in the licensing ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: A Break from Crushing Waves: Building Resilience in the Tropical Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
Islanders in Sao Tome and Principe face multiple challenges, from climate change, which is increasing flooding and coastal erosion, to COVID-19, which hurt the tropical islands’ tourism industry, and now financial difficulties linked to rising fuel and food costs.
News Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome and Principe: World Bank Boosts Improvements in the Banking System, Access to Finance
The World Bank approved $7 million to support the government of Sao Tome and Principe to continue making improvements in the banking system, access to finance, and national statistics. This additional financing for the ongoing Institutional Capacity Building Project will help scale-up activities with the Central Bank of Sao Tome and Principe and support system modernizations as part of the COVID-19 mitigation response.
News Sao Tome and Principe: Coronavirus - São Tomé and Príncipe: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Completes a Virtual Extended Credit Facility First Review Mission for São Tomé and Príncipe
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a sharp real economic contraction of 6.5 percent in 2020 and raise large health and social needs; Program performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) had a good start, but progress has been hampered by the pandemic and some policy slippages prior to the crisis; The IMF mission reached a staff-level agreement on measures needed to alleviate the crisis this year, support a speedy recovery, and maintain macroeconomic and financial stability ove. Read more.
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe issues first citizenship by investment passport in January 2026
In January 2026, São Tomé and Príncipe officially issued its first passport under citizenship by investment programme.
News Sao Tome and Principe: Why Financial License Scope Is Becoming a Key Factor in Institutional Due Diligence
CIDADE DE NEVES, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / As cross-border financial activity expands, institutional due diligence has moved beyond verifying whether a firm simply holds a license. Increasingly, counterparties are ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe Issues First Citizenship by Investment Passport as NTL Trust Secures First Client Approvals
São Tomé and Príncipe and NTL Trust reach significant milestones at the beginning of 2026. SAO TOME, SAO TOME AND ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: No. 5 Worst Currency: Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe is a small island nation off the western coast of Africa and has the fifth-weakest currency in the world. A single U.S. dollar will cost you 14,350 dobra. The former Portuguese ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé and Príncipe - African Development Bank Group Approves Additional $8.9 Million Gef Grant to Strengthen Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors Against Climate Shocks
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an additional grant of $8.9 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support São Tomé and Príncipe's efforts to build ...
News Sao Tome and Principe: Animal husbandry in Sao Tome and Principe benefits from skills of Chinese agricultural experts
Zou Rui conducts technical training at the Agricultural Technology Demonstration Training Base in Nova Olinda Town on July 23. [Courtesy photo] Jojimon Santos, 26, is a young pig farmer in Sao Tome ...
