World Bank Group’s New Data Aims to Boost Investment in Emerging Markets
March 29, 2024 …Data shows untapped potential, resilience in emerging markets The World Bank Group has published its proprietary statistics that reveal the credit risk profile of private and public…
FG set to establish building materials manufacturing hubs nationwide
Oct. 24, 2023 The Federal government is set to establish building materials manufacturing hubs nationwide to actualise the Renewed Hope Agenda Action Plan for housing and urban development. The Minister…
World Bank says Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law violates its values
August 9, 2023 The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the Ugandan government after concluding that its anti-LGBTQ law, which has been condemned by many…
Access Bank launches Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5
June 27, 2023 Access Bank plc has unveiled its W initiative Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The bank in a statement on Tuesday said, this is the basis of the Bank’s…
TETFund, IFC commence employability benchmarking programme for tertiary institutions
February 7, 2023 The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and other local partners have commenced the conduct of a National Employability Benchmarking…
World Bank Group’s IFC partners with South African tech group to boost digital infrastructure
Nov. 8, 2021 The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with South Africa’s Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data centre capacity and roll out fibre-optic cable on…
IFC, development groups to help fund vaccine production in Africa
May 30, 2021 Global development groups including International Finance Corp (IFC) said they will explore helping African producers such as Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd boost vaccine manufacturing in Africa, which…
COVID-19 to Add as Many as 150 Million Extreme Poor by 2021
Global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years as the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic compounds the forces of conflict and…
Interswitch sells stake to Visa
Visa Inc plans to acquire a “significant minority” stake in payments platform Interswitch, the Nigeria-based company said on Tuesday. Interswitch did not provide financial details in its statement but a…
Climate Change: World Bank, Others to Double Investments to About $200bn from 2021-2025
The World Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with the “disastrous effects” of a warming world as it steps up investments…