Nigeria’s economy to edge up at least 2.5% in 2018 – World Bank
The World Bank in its latest report forecasts that economic growth in Nigeria would edge up to at least 2.5 ...
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World Bank to cease financing upstream oil and gas after 2019
The World Bank said on Tuesday it will no longer finance upstream oil and gas projects after 2019, apart from ...
World Bank cuts down Kenya growth outlook over credit, spending
The World Bank lowered its economic growth forecasts for Kenya as delays in spending cuts, weak credit extension, and political ...
Zimbabwe’s economic situation “very difficult”, says IMF mission chief
Zimbabwe’s economic growth is threatened by high government spending, an untenable foreign exchange regime and inadequate reforms, a senior International ...
Afghan economy still hampered by war- World Bank
The Afghan economy remains severely hampered by the new war with the Taliban, a World Bank report said Tuesday. “The ...
Rwanda’s renewable energy gets $50m boost
Rwanda's energy rollout efforts received a boost Tuesday, following the operationalisation of $50 million to catalyse private sector's investment in ...
20 Top African start-ups enter World Bank group digital acceleration program
Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africa residency, the flagship initiative of ...
World Bank says 7 out of world’s 10 most unequal countries are in Africa, urges social inclusion as panacea
The World Bank in a brief on social inclusion in Africa weekend indicated that seven out of world’s 10 most ...
World Bank releases new benchmarks for poverty, sets $3.2 a day as threshold for Nigerians
The World Bank has released new poverty lines as it defines "extreme poverty" as living on less than $1.90 a ...
World Bank sees blockchain moderating de-risking in finance sector
Despite the skepticism trailing the blockchain technology in many quarters, the World Bank has said the technology may be especially ...
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