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Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, CBN Governor at the Plenary Session of the IMFC

      Kristalina Georgieva, IMF boss, former MD IMF Christine Lagarde, Nigeria’sMinister of Fianace, Budget and planning, Zainab Ahmed, Central Bank Governor,...

Nigeria’s $3bn World Bank facility ‘ll be invested in power sector — Finance Minister

Kunle Akinsola Nigeria is set to access the World Bank facility of three billion dollars, according to the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed. Speaking...

World Bank commits  $15bn to reducing child mortality, stunting in Africa

By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington DC   The World Bank will spend as much as $15 billion in fiscal years 2021-2023 to “drastically” reduce...

David Malpass is new World Bank president

The World Bank’s executive board on Friday unanimously approved David Malpass as the development bank’s 13th president. The 63-year-old senior US Treasury official...

Ivanka Trump under consideration to lead World Bank

President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who works as a White House adviser, is one of the names being considered as a replacement...

In Photos: A Look at CBN Governor Emefiele at the World Bank, IMF Spring Meeting

Per Second News Here’s a look back at what happened during World Bank/IMF Spring meeting in Washington.            

Elumelu, World Bank President at the IMF, World Bank Spring Meeting in Washington

Heirs Holdings Chairman, Mr Tony Elumelu, alongside World Bank President Jim Yong Kim  and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn on Thursday in Washington.

Global Wealth Grew 66% Between 1995 and 2014- World Bank

Global wealth grew significantly over the past two decades but per capita wealth declined or stagnated in more than two dozen countries in...

Nigeria’s economic recovery is accelerating- World Bank

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic growth in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African country is recovering at a modest pace, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual...