Browsing Category
World Bank
71 posts
African presidents seek increased concessional funding from World Bank
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos African heads of state and government have called for increased concessional funding from the…
World Bank to expand health services to 1.5 billion people
The World Bank Group yesterday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services…
World Bank publishes new data to boost investment in emerging markets
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The World Bank Group today published sought-after proprietary statistics that reveal the credit risk…
World Bank worries as global gender gap widens
The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new…
Nigeria, World Bank to strengthen bilateral ties – Official
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says Nigeria and the World Bank…
Global economy set for weakest half-decade performance in 30 years: W’Bank
As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade for development, the…
World Bank approves $750m for Nigeria’s clean energy
The World Bank has approved the sum of $750 million for Nigeria’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up…
World Bank announces historic collaboration between MDBs
The World Bank is bolstering its collaboration with nine Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to fast-track solutions that can…
IMF, World Bank join forces to boost support for low-income nations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is collaborating with the World Bank to increase its capacity to…
World Bank commits to empowering women, youths in Nigeria, others
The World Bank on Wednesday expressed its vision to channel its intervention in “Global South” countries toward the…