The Lagos State Government has sought increased partnership with the World Bank for the development of mass housing schemes across the state. The appeal by the state government followed increasing migration to Lagos from …
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World Bank classifies Ghana as high debt distressed country, projects debt to GDP of 104%
The World Bank has classified Ghana as a high debt distress country as it projects the nation’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 104.6 per cent by the end …
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World Bank approves a $400m loan to Egypt for low-carbon freight railway
The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan to Egypt to develop a railway bypass for freight trains that will help improve and decarbonise the country’s transportation and logistics sector, the …
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Nigeria secures a $750m loan from World Bank
The World Bank has approved a $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to the Nigeria State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program-for-Results to help Nigeria accelerate the implementation …
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Ruto faces return of costly foreign loans in the first year of the new administration
The Treasury has said Kenya will find it challenging to sustain reliance on multilateral lenders like World Bank Group for external funding, signaling a return of costly foreign loans in …
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Global recession looms amid broadest rate hikes in five decades, World Bank says
The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of policy tightening that could yet prove inadequate to temper inflation, the World Bank said in …
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World Bank Warns of rising Global Recession Amidst Simultaneous Rate Hikes
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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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 …
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 …