The World Bank released its 2023 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report, urging developing economies to boost their economic growth through improvements in logistics for goods transportation. The report is a measure of countries’ ability to move goods across borders with…
The Ogun State Government in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), Ibadan and the World Bank have inaugurated an information system targeted at farmers and value-chain actors for the economic growth of the state. The system tagged…
The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR), on Wednesday discussed debt sustainability and debt restructuring challenges and ways to address them. This is contained in a statement issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Press Centre, a copy of which was…
By David Awoyemi World Bank has upgraded its 2023 global growth forecast from 1.7 per cent to 2 per cent. Similarly, The international financial institution is now forecasting 2 pe rcent growth for 2023 – up from a 1.7 percent…
By Seun Ibiyemi As Federal Government planned removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as Petrol and set to disburse $800 million World Bank palliative to stakeholders, mixed reactions have continued to trail the disbursement as stakeholders who…
The World Bank has said the naira lost 10.2 per cent of its value in 2022. The bank was speaking on the heels of the rising food and fuel prices responsible for high inflation in the country in 2022. The…
The Nigeria’s outgoing government has announced the receipt of $800 million (N370.4 billion) grant from the World Bank, expected to be used to provide public transportation and other forms of palliatives to limit the impact of planned petrol subsidy removal.…
The World Bank has stated its readiness to partner with the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on youth empowerment, job creation and skills development for corps members. The Lead Economist of the World Bank Youth Employment and Skills Development Team,…
The World Bank says global gas flaring has fallen to the lowest level since 2010. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank, a copy of which was obtained by Nigerian NewsDirect on Wednesday. The bank said…
…Set aside $30bn relief package, $12bn worth projects to help countries cope with food insecurity Olaseinde Gbenga, Abuja The World Bank has disbursed at least N5.5 trillion ($12 billion) almost half of which was to Africa, to help beneficiary countries…
