World Bank Approves $500 Million to Accelerate Employment and Green Growth in Morocco
The World Bank has approved a $500 million development policy loan to Morocco, the first in a planned series of three linked operations, specifically designed […]
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South Africa Excluded from US-Hosted G20 Finance Meeting Amid Accreditation Dispute
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited by the United States to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Finance chiefs meeting […]
World Bank: Morocco Outpaces Regional Peers With 4.2% Growth Forecast Despite Middle East Turbulence
Morocco is holding a distinct economic trajectory against a troubled regional backdrop, according to the latest assessments from the World Bank and the International Finance […]
World Bank Cuts Sub-Saharan Africa’s 2026 Growth Outlook Amid Mounting Global Pressures
The World Bank on Wednesday, April 8 downgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa by 0.3 percentage points from its October 2025 projection, […]
World Bank Backs Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway Project
The World Bank has pledged financial support for Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), according to a State House statement issued on April, 1. The commitment […]
World Bank Reaffirms Backing for Nigeria’s Reforms, Stresses Role of Legislative Oversight
The World Bank has reiterated its strong support for Nigeria’s reform agenda, citing steady progress towards economic recovery and underscoring the importance of parliamentary oversight […]
World Bank Approves $550m Programmes to Boost Skills and Social Protection in Tanzania
More than three million Tanzanians are set to benefit from two new programmes backed by the World Bank, aimed at strengthening education and social protection […]
World Bank Approves $240m ‘WACA+ Programme to Boost Coastal Resilience and Blue Economy’ in West Africa
The World Bank has approved 240 million U.S. dollars to fund the first phase of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience and Blue Economy Programme […]
World Bank Debars PwC Africa Firms for Collusion and Fraud in Ethiopian Power Project
The World Bank Group announced on Wednesday, March 18, a 21-month debarment, with conditional release, of PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Kenya, and PricewaterhouseCoopers […]
World Bank approves $45 million to support Zambia’s economic reforms
On March 15, the World Bank approved the disbursement of 45 million US dollars to support Zambia’s macroeconomic reform programme under the Second Zambia Climate […]