AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHealth Supply Chains: São Tomé and Príncipe is among the African countries in a pooled procurement initiative for essential medicines and medical supplies. The mechanism aims to strengthen joint purchasing, improve access and affordability, and support local manufacturing. Conservation and Enterprise: The country’s biosphere reserve model links nature protection with sustainable livelihoods. Initiatives are developing small businesses around products such as forest snails, while offering alternatives to illegal logging, charcoal production and wildlife poaching. Growth After Graduation: São Tomé and Príncipe’s 2024 graduation from least-developed-country status is among the examples cited in an IMF review. Across recent graduates, average growth was broadly unchanged at about 2.9% in the five years before and after graduation, with outcomes shaped by factors including tourism, resource cycles and external shocks.
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