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World Bank upgrades Malaysia’s GDP growth forecast to 4.9%
KUALA LUMPUR: The World Bank has upgraded Malaysia's economic growth forecast to 4.9% in 2024, an increase from its initial 4.3% forecast set in April,…
Telecel Ghana CEO joins dialogue on increasing digital dividends for sustainable development
Chief executive of Telecel Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai joined a pivotal panel on tackling connectivity barriers, addressing the internet usage gap and developing a more inclusive digital future…
CFAN, World Bank conduct census of cooperative societies — News — The Guardian Nigeria News –…
The Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN) and the World Bank say they will conduct a national census of savings and credit cooperative societies to help policymakers…
IMF, World Bank, and WHO strengthen cooperation on pandemic preparedness
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG), and World Health Organisation (WHO) have agreed to collaborate on strengthening pandemic preparedness, leveraging their expertise to support countries in…
Iraq’s Reforms Noted in World Bank Report
On Thursday, 3rd October, the World Bank released its “Business Ready 2024 (B-READY)” report, which spotlighted Iraq’s significant progress in enhancing its business environment. The report focused on key developments in regulatory…
World Bank places Pakistan in fourth quintile – Editorials
EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its recent report titled Business Ready placed Pakistan in the fourth quintile, one up from the bottom quintile, defined as presenting a challenging business environment characterised by relatively weak…
Insurers and reinsurers of developing countries meet in Bangkok
Members of the Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries are meeting at the 23rd AIRDC International Conference in Thailand, the first time that the southeast Asian country is hosting the event (AIRDC 2024).…
Minerals Commission CEO cites IMF/World Bank ‘directive’ for current small scale mining regime in…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Mr Martin Kwaku Ayisi has said that small-scale mining in Ghana is open to only Ghanaians.
He said any foreigner who is engaged in small-scale mining amounts to an illegality.…
poverty rate will drop to four percent by 2028
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party election staff and the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Monday said the poverty rate in the country was projected to decrease to four percent by 2028,…
Data gaps detected in 193 countries
Map displaying all UN Member States according to their data availability for at least two years since 2015. Credit: Pulse of Progress: The State of Global SDG Data in…