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Stunted Children Leads to Stunted Lives in Madagascar
At the age of four, Henintsoa Rakotoarimanana weighs just 10kg and, at a height of 84cm, is not much larger than a baby. Fed on rice and cassava since he was born, he is now receiving treatment for malnutrition at Maharodaza Nutrition Centre in Manjakandriana,...
World Bank has Said the Economy of Tanzania Will Grow By 6% This Year
The World Bank has said Tanzania’s economy will grow by 6% this year, vindicating government’s assertions that growth was in the right course. How People Arrived Here: world bank income gap in tanzania, world bank report entitled “tanzania economic...
World Bank to Invest $1.5m to Spur Employment Generation Programs in Nigeria
The Nigerian government’s initiatives to solve the unemployment problem in the country got a boost as the World Bank (WB) plans to invest US$1.5 million to spur the employment generation programs with most of the money to be devoted to capacity building,...
Nigeria Plans to Use $500m World Bank Loan to Tackle Erosion
Nigeria plans to use a $500 million World Bank loan to tackle erosion using the water shed approach in seven states i.e. Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Edo and Cross River, Adekunle Oshikoya, the Director of Flood and Erosion Control in the Federal...
World Bank Committing $1.9b Toward Expediting a Series of Development Projects in Kenya
The World Bank on Friday disclosed it was committing $1.9 billion toward expediting a series of development projects in Kenya over the next two years.
World Bank Approves $24m Governance Reform And Growth Credit for Sierra Leone
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved the fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit (GRGC) for Sierra Leone amounting to $ 24 million, being a one-tranche budget support disbursement.
Sierra Leone to Receive World Bank Funding to Tackle Poverty And Promote Growth
The World Bank has, through one of its agencies the International Development Association (IDA), provided credit to the tune of 15.5 million special drawing rights to Sierra Leone to combat poverty and promote growth, Sierra Leone’s Information Attache...
Nigeria to Receive $500m Loan From the World Bank to Tackle Erosion Problem
Nigeria will obtain $500 million loan from the World Bank to tackle erosion problem in seven states of the federation, Adekunle Oshikoya, Director of Flood and Erosion control at the Federal Ministry of Environment, said in Abuja on Friday.
