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U.S. Tells World Bank to Cut Lending to Middle-Income Countries, Focus on Poorest Nations

U.S. Tells World Bank to Cut Lending to Middle-Income Countries, Focus on Poorest Nations

The United States has urged the World Bank to reduce lending to middle-income countries and concentrate its development resources on… Read More

10 hours ago

World Bank is Seeking Senior Investment Officers in Accra and Lagos

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in… Read More

1 month ago

Senior Environmental Specialist Opportunity at the World Bank in Abuja Nigeria

Job Description: The World Bank Group is seeking a Senior Environmental Specialist to join our team. As one of the… Read More

2 months ago

African Energy Summit 2025: World Bank and AfDB to Deliver Electricity to 300 Million Africans by 2030

Joining forces at the Africa Energy Summit 2025, the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched an… Read More

3 months ago

World Bank projects 4.2% Growth for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025

The World Bank in its January 2025 global prospects report, has forecasted an average growth rate of 4.2% for Sub-Saharan… Read More

3 months ago

World Bank Approves $1.57 billion loan For Nigeria

The World Bank has approved a $1.57 billion loan to Nigeria, to help in various areas of the country’s development,… Read More

7 months ago

Debt Servicing Accounted for $2.8 Billion of $4.36 Billion Foreign Payments in 2024

Nigeria is grappling with a severe economic strain as debt servicing costs account for a staggering 64% of its $4.36… Read More

8 months ago

Nigeria receives $751.88 million first tranche of World Bank’s $1.5 billion loan

Key Points The World Bank has disbursed $751.88 million to Nigeria as part of a recently approved $1.5 billion loan.… Read More

9 months ago

Nigeria’s govt requests 18-month extension for World Bank’s $800 million palliative loan

Nigeria has officially requested an 18-month extension on the World Bank’s $800 million palliative loan to bolster its social safety… Read More

10 months ago

Suspend further loans to Nigerian states, SERAP writes World Bank

The World Bank has been requested by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) to immediately halt any additional loans… Read More

1 year ago

Climate Change : World Bank, Global Fund sign MoU to tackle impact on health

The World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund) have agreed to strengthen… Read More

1 year ago

Makhtar Diop: Former Senegalese Minister to Head IFC from March

The World Bank Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Senegalese economist, Makhtar Diop, as Managing Director and Executive Vice… Read More

4 years ago