Tag: World bank
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WORLD BANK HONOURS EX- NEPAD/UNDP COORDINATOR IN NASARAWA STATE.
By: Isaac Thlama- Abuja The World Bank has promised to always identify Nigerians who distinguish themselves in assisting it’s efforts at eradicating poverty. This was contained in a letter conveying a lifetime award of excellence confered on former NEPAD/UNDP Monitoring Project Adviser and former Senior Special Assistant to Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Idris Maiwada in…
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World Bank Honours Ex- NEPAD/UNDP Coordinator In Nasarawa State.
By: Isaac Thlama- Abuja The World Bank has promised to always identify Nigerians who distinguish themselves in assisting it’s efforts at eradicating poverty. This was contained in a letter conveying a lifetime award of excellence confered on former NEPAD/UNDP Monitoring Project Adviser and former Senior Special Assistant to Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Idris Maiwada in…
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World Bank raises growth forecast for China to 8.5%
China’s economic recovery this year could be stronger than previously thought. The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth projection to 8.5 per cent in a new analysis of China’s economic situation – a 0.4 percentage point rise from its previous analysis. By 2022, the World Bank expects growth of 5.4 per cent, which would…
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World Bank president commends FG for removing fuel subsidy
Mr David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, has commended the Federal Government for removing subsidies on petroleum products. He said this in Washington D. C. on Wednesday at the opening press conference for the World Bank at the ongoing 2020 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank virtual annual meetings. Malpass was responding to a…
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World Bank approves 6 projects for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities. In a statement by the bank on Wednesday said the projects would be focusing on improving immunisation and providing an enabling business environment for private sector. It said the projects would also capture expansion of the digital economy to promote job creation and…
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World Bank and Sokoto govt to expand the scope of cooperation
By Najem Francis, Sokoto The World Bank office in Nigeria and Sokoto state government have agreed to expand their areas of mutual cooperation in a bid to engender development, inclusivity and tackle poverty among the populace. This was the outcome of a meeting between Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria,…