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World Bank and African Union Team Up to Support Rapid Vaccination for Up to 400 million People in Africa
The African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met today to fast track vaccine acquisition on the continent and avoid a third wave. In a boost to the African…
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Between Nigeria and World Bank
Feyi Fawehinmi A few weeks ago, reports began to appear in local and International outlets suggesting that the US$1.5 billion loan Nigeria had arranged with the World Bank had been…
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Why South Africa May Give in to IMF By Introducing Debt Ceiling
Country ‘open to’ a debt limit, Mboweni and Kganyago say Measures to rein in debt to be introduced from fiscal 2022 South Africa may introduce a debt limit in its…
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Trade Pact to Give World Bank Trade Pact to Give Africa $450Billion Boost
An Africa-wide free-trade pact could bolster the region’s income by $450 billion and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035, if accompanied by significant policy reforms and…
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Okonjo-Iweala for WTO Screening today
The race for who becomes the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation enters a new phase this week as eight candidates from four continents appear before WTO members to…
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Okonjo-Iweala To Make Presentation to WTO General Council Next Week
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and the country’s candidate for the position of Director General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), is expected to make a presentation to the General Council of…
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Naira trades at N381/$
The naira resumed trading on the official market at 381 to the dollar after no quotes for two straight sessions, as the central bank unified the country’s multiple exchange rates,…
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For out-of-school children,FG seeks World Bank’s assistance
The Federal Government has called on the World Bank to assist Nigeria in reducing the number of out-of-school children from 10 to 5 million by the year 2023.…
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Nigeria’s Oil Revenue to Shrink by 70% in 2020, says World Bank
The World Bank has estimated that Nigeria will lose up to 70 per cent of its earnings from crude oil sales in 2020 due to the devastating impact of the…
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In Move to Unify exchange rates, CBN debits banks N122bn
In move to unify its multiple exchange rates,Central Bank of Nigeria debited N122bn ($338m) from banks’ excess cash with the apex bank before weakening the currency at a retail auction…
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