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World Bank appoints Ghana’s Victoria Kwakwa as VP for Eastern and Southern Africa
The World Bank has appointed a Ghanaian national Victoria Kwakwa as Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa. The economist, with over 30...
Calls to ‘Cancel Canada Day’ draw mixed reaction
Findings at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that indicate the remains of an estimated 215 children could be buried...
Maritime provinces report no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday
The latest: There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island on Monday, as the...
Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?
As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid...
Global economy faces fears of a ‘lost decade’ as COVID-19 cases surge
Optimism that the early arrival of a vaccine meant that the global economy would be out of the woods in 2021 is facing...
Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official
The latest: November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov....
Nigeria news : Fayemi: World Bank approves $20m post COVID-19 stimulus fund for Ekiti
World Bank, The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that a grant of $20 million, has been approved by the World...
Nigeria news : Buhari write Reps, seeks $1bn loan facility from World Bank
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives for loan approval of $1 billion for states due to the COVID-19 outbreak....
Nigeria news : Buhari govt gets fresh $3bn World Bank loan
Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government has secured a $3bn loan from the World Bank. According to the Finance...
5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis
This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...
World Bank appoints new president
The Executive Directors of the World Bank, on Friday unanimously appointed David Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year...
World Bank partners with Ivanka Trump on New Project I Over $1 Billion to be funded for Women Entrepreneurs
World Bank said on Saturday that it will act on the idea developed alongside Ivanka Trump by starting a fund to finance women entrepreneurs. The...
Global economy to post solid growth,risks remain – World Bank
The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but...
