Tag: World Bank
World Bank, IMF ‘publishing inaccurate data about Nigeria’ — Buhari
World Bank, IMF ‘publishing inaccurate data about Nigeria’ — Buhari
NEWS DIGEST - President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to be wary of statistics from...
World Bank cuts sub-Saharan Africa’s 2019, 2020 growth forecast
NEWS DIGEST - The World Bank on Wednesday cut its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa for 2019 to 2021 by 0.2 percentage points...
World Bank lifts aid embargo, approves $450m loan for Tanzania
NEWS DIGEST - The World Bank says it has lifted aid embargo to Tanzania and approved a 450 million dollars loan to the East...
World Bank approves $200m loan to support Ukrainian agriculture
NEWS DIGEST - The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance and the World Bank have signed an agreement on 200 million dollar agriculture loan, local media...
We’ve spent $11bn in Nigeria, World Bank says
We’ve spent $11bn in Nigeria, World Bank says
NEWS DIGEST--The World Bank has declared that it has so far spent around $11billion over the years...
World Bank contradicts Tanzania’s growth estimates
NEWS DIGEST - Tanzania’s economy expanded 5.2 per cent in 2018, the World Bank said on Thursday, the second major report this year from...
Ogun seeks $350m loan from World Bank
Ogun seeks $350m loan from World Bank
NEWS DIGEST--The Ogun State Government said it had concluded plans to borrow $350m from the World Bank.
Governor Ibikunle...
Economic growth, recovery’ll take longer for Sub-Sahara Africa, says W’Bank
Economic growth, recovery'll take longer for Sub-Sahara Africa, says W'Bank
NEWS DIGEST--The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa this year to...
Ezekwesili gives reasons for stepping down in 2019 presidential race
Ezekwesili gives reasons for stepping down in 2019 presidential race
NEWS DIGEST - A former Vice President of the World Bank, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has just...
6.3m children died in 2017-UN report
6.3m children died in 2017-UN report
NEWS DIGEST - No fewer than 6.3 million children under the age of 15 died from mostly preventable causes...