The threat of a global recession is growing as central banks focus on bringing down soaring inflation rates, the world bank warned Thursday, calling on governments to help boost supply …
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Agriculture and Cereal Export Prices in Morocco Are Stabilizing says World Bank
While price inflation in Morocco continues to break records, a recent report from the World Bank argues that agricultural and Cereal export prices have started showing signs of stabilizing worldwide. …
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World Bank, US commit $3bn to Nigeria’s energy transition plan
The World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank (EximBank) say they will commit over $3 billion to the implementation of Nigeria’s energy transition plan. The international organisations made the commitment …
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Nigeria, three others top World Bank debtors’ list
Rising debt has pushed Nigeria up the World Bank’s top 10 International Development Association borrowers’ list. The World Bank Fiscal Year 2021 audited financial statements, known as the IDA financial …
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LCCI expresses worry over rising debt, declares pattern “unsustainable”
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed worry over Nigeria’s rising debt profile and servicing, against dwindling revenue, calling on the Federal Government (FG) to discontinue the …
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The World Bank has assisted Nigeria with the sum of $8.5 billion to target some critical issues in Agriculture and the educational sector. The donation was confirmed in Abuja on Thursday during …
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Nigeria’s inflation overshoots World Bank projection by 20%
Nigeria’s inflation rate is now 20 per cent above the World Bank’s projection of 15.5 per cent. In its recent ‘Nigeria Development Update (June 2022): The Continuing Urgency of Business …
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday, secured the biggest share of the $65bn (N27tn) funding from the World Bank’s International Development Association to African countries. This was as the …
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World Bank has extended a KSh390 million facility to 14 firms in 14 counties, seeking to use solar energy to light up areas not on the national grid, and benefitting …
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Central Bank of Nigeria clears $1.7billion worth of FX backlogs by October.
The World Bank has stated that Nigeria’s external reserves are expected to decline as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to clear $1.7 billion worth of FX backlog …