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Growth In Developing Economies, Emerging Markets To Hit 4.1% – W’Bank
Growth in emerging market and developing economies is expected to accelerate this year to 4.1 per cent.
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W’Bank Expresses Concern Over Rising Poverty In Nigeria, Calls For Action
The World Bank has once again expressed concern over the high level of poverty in Nigeria.
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W’Bank Ranks Nigeria 152nd In Human Capital Index
The World Bank Group has ranked Nigeria 152 out of a total of 157 countries surveyed in its Human Capital Index (HCI) that was unveiled on Thursday. The HCI measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and education that prevail in the country …
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W/Bank disburses 82% CADP funds to farmers in five states
The World Bank says it had disbursed over 82 per cent of funds for the pilot Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) scheme in five states. The Bank’s Task Team Leader, Dr Shehu Salau made this known to journalists at the opening of the 14th CADP implementation support mission and wrap-up meeting which opened in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …
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Nigeria’s revenue can’t sustain interest payment on debt – W’Bank
Although Nigeria’s total current debt is relatively low compared to the Gross Domestic Product, the interest rate payment is not sustainable by current revenues, the World Bank has said. Senior Economist at World Bank office in Nigeria, Yue Man Lee, said this in Abuja on Wednesday on the sideline of the release of the 15th edition of Africa’s Pulse, an …
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