From Asemana
President Jorge Carlos Fonseca believes that 2014 was not an easy year for Cape Verde, given than families encountered hardships that were aggravated by the poor harvest and by the volcanic eruption on the island of Fogo. The affirmation comes in the President of the Republic’s traditional year-end message, which was broadcast live throughout the country on the evening of December 31.
“2014 was not easy. Economic difficulties continued, unemployment stubbornly persisted and families faced considerable difficulties, aggravated by the poor harvest and by the consequences of the volcanic eruption,” declared the head of state, stressing that the Cape Verdean economy needs to see new life breathed into it.
“The economy needs new stimulation for the management of its factors everywhere there remain mechanisms of blockage and misguidance liable to result in impasse and slowdown, diversifying the mechanisms for attracting capital and adjusting strategies and objectives so that resources may be absorbed in conditions favorable to development and to the creation of wealth,” he added.
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