The launch of Economia e Financas, an Angolan state-owned economics weekly newspaper that is published by Edições Novembro-EP, may indicate that there is a growing interest in the Angolan economy, according to Manuel Miguel de Carvalho "Wadijimbi", Deputy Minister of Social Communication, reports AllAfrica.com.

According to AllAfrica.com, the paper, launched last Tuesday, will "help publicise locally and abroad the advances in agriculture, industry, expansion of the country's electric network and other achievements."

Around 10 contributors as well as some contributors will be writing for the paper. The first issue of Economia e Financas (to be published on August 29 with 20,000 copies) will be released as a special edition that will be given out for free to invitees.

José Ribeiro, the Director General of Edições Novembro-EP, suggests that the amelioration of the design and contents of the publisher's titles are part of an initiative by the Social Communication Ministry.

In 2007, the only daily in Angola was redesigned in order "to adjust it to the modern standards of the world journalism", according to AllAfrica.com.

De Carvalho pointed out that the Social Communication Ministry is optimizing its media outlets and that the Angola Press Agency is advancing its information services by launching an online portal that will provide "privileged" and "reliable" information, writes AllAfrica.com.

Agostinho Chitata, director of the newly launched Economia e Financas, is urging sources to cooperate with the media.

Source: AllAfrica.com through World News