The number of mobile phone users in East Timor stood at more than 622,000 at the end of last year, according to official data published on Tuesday.

The Government of Mozambique has started discussions with trade union leaders and representatives of the business sector on an increase in the country’s minimum wage.

The closer relations between China and Brazil have facilitated bilateral exchanges in several fields, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported this week.

China’s exports rebounded in February after a surprising slump in the previous month, but its imports continued to plummet, figures from the Chinese General Administration of Customs show.

China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) will remain robust in 2015, with growth forecast at 10 percent year-on-year, said the nation’s top economic planner.

Mozambique’s new Government has set the economic growth target for the country in 2015 at 7.5 percent, reported Mozambican news agency AIM.

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday affirmed Angola’s Ba2 government bond rating but changed the rating outlook to negative from stable. The short-term ratings remain unchanged at “Not Prime”, the rating agency said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Cape Verde’s growth rate to increase in 2015. “For 2015, a more marked acceleration of growth is anticipated, reflecting the continued recovery in Europe, a rebound in tourism, rising foreign direct investment and lower oil prices,” said Ulrich Jacoby, head of the IMF mission to Cape Verde, quoted in a press release.

The Chinese Government has set its economic growth target for the country at “around 7 percent” for 2015. This is the lowest proposed annual growth rate in more than 15 years.

China will donate office supplies to East Timor to support a training centre for diplomats, the Chinese Embassy in the country said in a statement.

The Chinese Government has revised the payment process for its export tax rebate system in a bid to spur exports, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Brazil’s commodity price index recorded a monthly increase of 4.97 percent in February. The index is compiled on a monthly basis by the country’s central bank.