Tag: World Bank
West Africa launches new payments digitization agenda
MON 19 APRIL, 2021-theGBJournal- In Senegal, 8 out of 10 workers are paid in cash. Most are temporary workers and excluded from health insurance....
World Bank launches early IDA20 replenishment to help poorest countries recover...
…Early replenishment due to scaled up pandemic response
WASHINGTON, THUR 15 APRIL, 2021-theGBJournal-The World Bank launched an early twentieth replenishment process of the International Development...
Gaps remain in countries readiness to deploy COVID-19 vaccines-World Bank
Assessments by World Bank and partners provide insights into more than 120 countries’ readiness to safely distribute vaccines
THUR 18 MARCH, 2021-theGBJournal- As countries undertake...
World Bank approves $500 million to support Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector
By Audrey Lotechukwu
FRI 05 FEB, 2021-theGBJournal- The World Bank has approved $500 million to support the Nigeria Government in improving its electricity distribution sector.
The...
Growth in Nigeria is expected to resume at 1.1% in 2021,...
By Azuka Christopher
WED 06 JAN, 2021-theGBJournal- Growth in Nigeria is expected to resume at 1.1% in 2021, markedly weaker than previous projections-and edge up...
After its doom and gloom view for Nigeria, the World Bank...
By Charles Ike-Okoh
FRI, 11 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- The World Bank has never been gloomier about Nigeria’s prospect than they were in their latest (December 2020)...
AfDB, 11 leading Multilateral Development Banks, IMF launch first joint report...
"To accelerate Africa's development, we will continue joining investment hands across the globe" – Adesina
FRI, 11 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) joined...
FG to access $750 million World Bank loan to stimulate state...
FRI, 20 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal Government is in...
Nigeria still in dire basic water deficit, only 9 per cent...
By Charles Ike-Okoh
THUR, 12 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- Only 9 per cent of the population have access to complete basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services...
Except for Nigeria, new data shows remittances actually grew 9% Y-o-Y...
By Charles Ike-Okoh
THUR, 12 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- The latest EFG HERMES note shows that remittances displayed very similar trends across the board in data for...




