World Bank

IMF And World Bank Are Urged To Boost Funding For African Nations Facing Conflict And Climate Change

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• Foreign News

IMF And World Bank Are Urged To Boost Funding For African Nations Facing Conflict And Climate Change

Adedokun Waliyu October 12, 2023

Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and...

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‘Important Steps’ — Ex-World Bank President Hails Tinubu On Subsidy Removal, Naira Float

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• Foreign News

‘Important Steps’ — Ex-World Bank President Hails Tinubu On Subsidy Removal, Naira Float

Adedokun Waliyu June 22, 2023

David Malpass, former president of the World Bank, has commended the administration of Bola Tinubu for scrapping...

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World Bank Upgrades 2023 Global Growth Forecast From 1.7% to 2%

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• United Nations/World Health Organization

World Bank Upgrades 2023 Global Growth Forecast From 1.7% to 2%

Adedokun Waliyu April 11, 2023

The World Bank has made a slight increase to its global growth outlook for 2023.   The...

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World Bank: FG’s Interest Payment On CBN Loans To Gulp 62% Of Revenue By 2027

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• General News

World Bank: FG’s Interest Payment On CBN Loans To Gulp 62% Of Revenue By 2027

Adedokun Waliyu January 2, 2023

The World Bank says interest payments on the federal government’s borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria...

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World Bank predicts 23% drop in settlements to sub-Sahara Africa

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• Business & Economy

World Bank predicts 23% drop in settlements to sub-Sahara Africa

Adedokun Waliyu April 24, 2020

The World Bank has anticipated a sharp decrease of 23.1 percent in settlements to sub-Saharan Africa in...

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COVID-19: Africa To Fall Into First Recession In 25 years – World Bank

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• General News

COVID-19: Africa To Fall Into First Recession In 25 years – World Bank

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada April 9, 2020

The World Bank, on Thursday, projected a very bleak outlook for African economies in the face of...

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World Bank Finalising $160bn Coronavirus Relief Package – President

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• General News

World Bank Finalising $160bn Coronavirus Relief Package – President

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada March 26, 2020

World Bank President David Malpass says the board of the financial institution is finalising a package of...

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87% Of Poor Nigerians Are In The North – World Bank

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• Foreign News

87% Of Poor Nigerians Are In The North – World Bank

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada February 11, 2020

The World Bank has estimated that 87% of all the poor people in Nigeria are in the...

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World Bank: Communities To Benefit From N40m Projects In Zamfara

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• General News

World Bank: Communities To Benefit From N40m Projects In Zamfara

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada November 17, 2019

The Zamfara Community and Social Development Programme (CSDP) says it will disburse N40.2 million to women groups...

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