W’Bank Highlights Benefits of Investing in Infrastructure The net benefit on average of investing in more resilient infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries will be $4.2...
W’Bank Projects Weaker Global Growth in 2019 Global economic growth is forecast to ease to a weaker-than-expected 2.6 per cent in 2019 before inching up to...
World Bank Lowers Nigeria’s Growth Rate for 2019 The World Bank has lowered Nigeria’s projected growth rate for the year 2019. In the 2019 Global Economic...
Nigeria, Others Raise Over $17bn from Bonds, Says World Bank Nigeria, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and other sub-Saharan African countries raised over $17bn from bond issuances in...
Low-income Nations: Underemployment, Not Unemployment is Main Problem -Word Bank The World Bank Group identified underemployment as the main problem holding back growth in many low-income...
Infrastructure: World Bank Provides $200m Facility for Nigeria, Others The Board of the World Bank Group says it is providing over $200m to help increase access...
FG, World Bank Meet Over $1bn Power Sector Loan The Federal Government has met with the World Bank over a proposed $1bn loan for the country’s...
World Bank Lowers 2019 Growth Forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa The World Bank has lowered its growth projection for sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. According to the bank,...
Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo Gets $80m from World Bank The Democratic Republic of Congo has received $80 million in grants from the World Bank The latest...
World Bank President to Step Down February 1 World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, on Monday, announced that he would be stepping down from his...