World Bank Sees Zambia Economic Growth at 4 Percent in 2017
20/02/2017Zambia’s economic growth is seen rising to 4 percent in 2017 and 4.2 percent in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday, predicting a jump in copper prices and improved.
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Tanzania Secures $225m Loan from World Bank Approves for Water Sector
27/01/2017The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $225 million loan to Tanzania to improve water supply in the African nation’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam, the bank.
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NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA MINISTRY, WORLD BANK TO COLLABORATE ON COASTAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT
25/10/2016Efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the people living in the coastal communities of the Niger Delta is in sight as the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the.
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African Economic Growth to Slip to 1.6 Pct This Year: World Bank
29/09/2016Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slip to 1.6 percent this year, from 3 percent in 2015, due to continuing woes in the continent’s largest economies South Africa.
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Drug Resistance in People and Animals May Push Millions into Poverty: World Bank
20/09/2016By Alex Whiting If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will fall into poverty by 2050, and a century of progress.
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World Bank Group Commits US$5 Billion to Boost Electricity Generation in Six African Countries
06/08/2014WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014 – The World Bank Group today committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries– Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,.
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World Bank Approves $150m Grant For Education In Africa
02/05/2014Nineteen university-based African Centers of Excellence (ACE) across seven countries in West and Central Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Togo and Cameroon) will receive a combined grant.
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World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan over anti-gay law
01/03/2014The World Bank has postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda over its tough anti-gay law, which has drawn criticism from around the world. World Bank officials said they wanted.
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Dismantling Inter-Border Trade Barriers Could Earn Africa $20bn – World Bank
03/12/2013If African leaders can draft an accord aimed at taking down current cross-border trade hurdles in sub-Saharan Africa, the continent will earn an additional $20 billion in annual earnings, according.
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World Bank ranks Nigeria 122nd best place to start business
30/10/2013The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 147th among the best places for doing business. It also ranked the country as the 122nd for best countries to start a business. The.
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