The Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) has urged the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics. The committee said this on Friday in a communique issued at the end…
The World Bank says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to rise between 2.3 per cent and 3.4 per cent in 2021. It said this in its Africa Pulse, a publication on Africa’s economy titled “The Future of Work…
From information gathered in household surveys to pixels captured by satellite images, data can inform policies and spur economic activity, serving as a powerful weapon in the fight against poverty. More data is available today than ever before, yet its…
The World Bank has said although countries have gaps in readiness, most have prepared well enough across most essential areas to begin their immunisation drives as soon as they receive vaccines. It said this in a new report it released…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has commended the World Bank for its role in facilitating capacity building in the sector. The Minister, who addressed participants during a virtual interaction, expressed satisfaction that the partnership between…
The World Bank, FMDQ and other stakeholders in the financial space have said tackling climate change impact in Africa will engender sustainable economic growth. The stakeholders spoke at the second webinar series of the Africa Investment Roundtable (AIR) on Sustainability…
The World Bank plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. World…
