Tag: World Bank
World Bank: US-China trade war damaging global economy
Trade war between the world’s two largest economic powers already is inflicting collateral damage and threatens to do yet more…
World Bank President Kim quits Feb. 1
World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, will resign effective from Feb. 1, more than three years ahead of the…
World Bank, EU to fund N102bn SEEFOR project in N’Delta
The World Bank says it will soon commence the funding of States Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) projects in…
Emerging cities could attract $29trn in climate-cash – World Bank
Cities in emerging markets could attract $29 trillion in climate-related investments like green buildings and electric vehicles over the next…
Instructional materials: World Bank to support Kaduna
The World Bank Senior Education Specialist, Dr Olatunde Adekola on Thursday said that the bank would support Kaduna State Government…
World Bank grants Tanzania $300m to support education sector
The World Bank on Friday said that it had granted 300 million dollar to Tanzania to support its education sector,…
Education: Nigeria commends World Bank for $611m grant
The Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, has commended Word Bank for boosting the education sector with a grant of…
World Bank approves $240m for Bangladesh marine fisheries project
The Bangladeshi government on Thursday signed a 240 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to help improve management…
Sierra Leone launches $20m World Bank Group Project
The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, has on Wednesday launched the second phase of a…
World Bank commits additional $120m for diseases surveillance
The Word Bank Board of Directors says it has approved the third Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project and…
Biased investment: World Bank takes responsibility for advising Nigeria, others
The World Bank says it “has to take some responsibility’’ for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more…
World Bank pledges education support to Tanzania
The World Bank on Tuesday said that it had planned to spend about 59.4 million dollars (1.357 trillion Tanzanian shillings)…
Gombe Govt receives $10m to prevent malnutrition
The World Bank has allocated $10 million grant to the Gombe State Government prevent problem of acute malnutrition in the…
World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2018
The World Bank has cut its forecast for growth of sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 to 2.7 per cent, down from…
Gully Erosion: World Bank promises speedy intervention
The World Bank has visited the Alex Ekwueme gully erosion site which is threatening Federal High Courts, Awka and other…
Global waste could grow 70% as cities boom – World Bank
Global waste could grow by 70 per cent by 2050 as urbanisation and populations rise, said the World Bank.
Education: Ajimobi solicits World Bank support
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday solicited the intervention of the World Bank in funding education-based projects in…
Zimbabwe to clear World Bank, AfDB debts
Zimbabwe’s new Finance Minister said on Monday he would accelerate the country’s plan to pay arrears to the World Bank…
Boko Haram: World Bank swells Berlin Conference with $600m
The World Bank has announced an additional $600 million (about N216 billion) for projects in the Lake Chad Basin region…
Ethiopia to get $1b World Bank’s support after 13 years isolation
Thirteen years after donors suspended budgetary assistance to Ethiopia, the country is to enjoy a World Bank’s $1 billion support.
World Bank provides $510m to improve Bangladesh secondary education
The Bangladeshi Government on Monday signed a 510 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality…
World Bank to support Nigeria’s economic growth
The World Bank on Friday expressed its willingness to provide technical support to Nigeria in critical areas to facilitate the…
World Bank, Enugu Govt. earmark N40m for developmental projects
The World Bank, in conjunction with Enugu State Government, earmarked N40 million for developmental projects in four rural communities in…
World Bank to introduce livestock project in Bauchi
The World Bank under its Fadama III Additional Financing Project will soon introduce Livestock Production and Resilience Support Project in…
Katsina Govt., World Bank to spend N50bn on flooding
The Katsina State Government says it is working with the World Bank to spend N50 billion to tackle erosion, desertification…
UN, World Bank chiefs visit Rohingya refugee camps
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, were in the south-eastern Bangladeshi district of…
World Bank, WHO partner to strengthen Global health security
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a…
World Bank expresses satisfaction with Nigeria’s economic growth
The World Bank Group has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Nigerian economy as it continues on the path…
Ambode Seeks World Bank’s Partnership In Funding 3 Key Sectors
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday called on the World Bank to seriously consider partnership with the state…
World Bank officials to meet Osinbajo over projects in Nigeria
A World Bank Mission, comprising of 10 Executive Directors, is expected in Nigeria on Wednesday to hold high-level discussions with…