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  • Bridging the poverty gap
    Dec 10 2019
    11:43 AM

    Bridging the poverty gap

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    The conversation on ways to reduce poverty and spur growth at the ongoing IMF/World Bank meetings was, indeed a harvest of ideas. Jordan’s Minister of Planning, Mr Mohammed Al-Assiss, who was in the discussion panel, identified energy as a huge handicap in the country’s effort to stem the tide ...
  • Digital payment for financial inclusion
    Nov 28 2019
    12:24 PM

    Digital payment for financial inclusion

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    Few will argue against using digital payment systems to improve access to financial services for the 1.7billion unbanked people in the world, but there are risks that regulators will need to check before allowing such innovation is launched on a massive scale, says Mark Carney, Governor of the ...
  • Commonwealth discuss rising global debt
    Nov 28 2019
    12:02 PM

    Commonwealth discuss rising global debt

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    As the world’s debt rose by $3 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, hovering near a record high of $246.5 trillion which is more than three times the size of the global economy, experts warn that high levels of debt put countries in a vulnerable position in the event of a downturn and could ...
  • Climate Change: Central Banks to the rescue again?
    Nov 28 2019
    11:06 AM

    Climate Change: Central Banks to the rescue again?

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    Question: How many people believe that the IMF should stay away from the whole controversial business of Climate Change? Or, more appropriately; how many believe that central banks should keep away from the difficult business of fighting climate change and the associated risks? These were the ...
  • Crude Oil and Nigeria’s Unending Economic Diversification
    Jan 29 2019
    08:30 AM

    Crude Oil and Nigeria’s Unending Economic Diversification

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    Every government that came to power in Nigeria has in the last three decades claimed that economic diversification away from oil as central to its economic policy, yet none made efforts to whittle down over dependence on oil for government revenue. Like a farmer watching the winds before ...
  • Oil Producing Communities Still Holding the Short End of the Stick
    Dec 18 2018
    11:29 AM

    Oil Producing Communities Still Holding the Short End of the Stick

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    Ordinarily, with the kick-off of political campaign for the 2019 General Elections, the citizenry should be inundated with issue based politicking aimed at addressing the failures of time past and present. Political actors should present their manifestos for detailed scrutiny from the public ...
  • Niger Delta: Saving the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
    Dec 18 2018
    11:20 AM

    Niger Delta: Saving the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs

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    Communities in living in oil producing areas of the Niger Delta region seem to be least impacted by the wealth that comes from there. This anomaly has gone unchecked over the last four decades breeding in its wake some of the most negative effects of such systemic neglect; banditry, militancy, ...
  • Nigerian’s Niger-Delta: A Region in Abundance, A Region in Crises
    Dec 18 2018
    11:12 AM

    Nigerian’s Niger-Delta: A Region in Abundance, A Region in Crises

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    Even with huge petroleum revenue from the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, it is still host to the poorest of people. According to findings by the Natural Resource Charter Benchmarking Exercise, the poverty in the region is due to its inability to gain maximum benefits from its endowed natural ...
  • Resource Management in the Nigerian Petroleum Sector
    Dec 18 2018
    10:58 AM

    Resource Management in the Nigerian Petroleum Sector

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    Whatever may be the resource a country is endowed by nature, management of revenue accrued from its tapping decides the rate of growth and development of that nation or otherwise. This was the emphasis of a recently organised capacity building workshop on the Utilization of the Natural Resource ...
  • NNRC Framework as a Tool for Effective Resource Management
    Dec 18 2018
    10:43 AM

    NNRC Framework as a Tool for Effective Resource Management

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    The need to ensure Nigerians get the maximum benefits from its oil and gas resources is the motivation behind the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter framework for policy formulation. Tengi George –Ikoli, programme coordinator, NNRC, said that the framework is a tool for effective resource ...
  • US-China face-off is “Game of Thrones” —Pres. Jokowi
    Oct 31 2018
    02:33 PM

    US-China face-off is “Game of Thrones” —Pres. Jokowi

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    Indonesia’s President and host of the Plenary Session of the IMF/World Bank, Joko Widodo, yesterday drew a burst of guffaws from a packed audience of delegates including visiting leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) a few minutes into his short but moving welcome ...
  • Inclusive growth through digital tech
    Oct 31 2018
    02:00 PM

    Inclusive growth through digital tech

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    Governments around the world have been admonished to pursue policies that would enable their citizens to take advantage of the emerging digital economy and achieve inclusive financial growth. This could be done by investing in their people from their early years through life time to enable them ...
  • Like Indonesia, global economy is resilient —Kim, Lagarde
    Oct 31 2018
    11:48 AM

    Like Indonesia, global economy is resilient —Kim, Lagarde

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    The global economy, like Indonesia, the host of this year’s largest financial-cum-economic talkfest, is “resilient and determined” to move forward. The world’s 4th most populous country (population: 262million) after China, India and USA, is dealing with the challenge of an unfortunate, ...
  • UN’s new strategy for youths ‘to lead’
    Oct 24 2018
    03:25 PM

    UN’s new strategy for youths ‘to lead’

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    As part of efforts of the United Nations to fulfil the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and pave way for a more peaceful, sustainable and prosperous world, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new strategy for young people to lead at the ongoing 73rd session of the UN ...
  • Promoting Mandela’s legacy in peace building
    Oct 24 2018
    03:17 PM

    Promoting Mandela’s legacy in peace building

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    THE United Nations General Assembly honoured Nelson Mandela, the former South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner with a pledge to build a just, peaceful and prosperous world and to revive the values for which he stood. At the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, held as one of the ...
  • Africa’s school feeding progress
    Oct 24 2018
    02:38 PM

    Africa’s school feeding progress

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    Since March 2016 when African leaders celebrated the first Africa Day of School Feeding, several successes have been recorded in improving the nutritional component of early childhood development. Many countries have initiated school feeding programmes as part of their policies to improve ...
  • Putting faith in data to tackle global hunger
    Oct 24 2018
    02:29 PM

    Putting faith in data to tackle global hunger

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    As part of efforts to boost agricultural productivity and tackle the rise in global hunger, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data has launched an unprecedented drive to collect data from 500 million smallholder farmers in 50 developing countries. The programme, unveiled at the Data to End ...
  • Making Progress with Climate Change
    Oct 24 2018
    02:01 PM

    Making Progress with Climate Change

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    From happenings around the world, it is now clear that one of the most significant threats facing humanity today is climate change. According to the American Meteorological Society, there is a 90 percent probability that global temperatures will rise by 3.5 to 7.4 degrees Celsius (6.3 to 13.3 ...
  • All’s not well with the United Nations
    Oct 24 2018
    01:53 PM

    All’s not well with the United Nations

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    The United Nations, 73, is showing signs of its age and the turbulent times it has been enduring in the past couple of decades. It is lethargic, with its component parts out of tune with one another, betrayed by the very people, the authorities and powers that gave it life. Regrettably, as ...
  • Gender Equality: Using Data to Drive Change
    Oct 24 2018
    01:44 PM

    Gender Equality: Using Data to Drive Change

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    PROGRESS towards achieving gender parity could be made faster if policy makers work to provide vital statistics that measure gender inequality, according to panellists that discussed the issue at the launch of the Equal Measure 2030 SDG Gender Index, a data hub for advocates that tracks gender ...

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Bridging the poverty gap
Dec 10 2019
11:43 am

Bridging the poverty gap
The conversation on ways to reduce poverty and spur growth at the ongoing IMF/World Bank meetings was, indeed a harvest of ideas. Jordan’s Minister of Planning, Mr Mohammed Al-Assiss, who was in ...
    • Digital payment for financial inclusion
      Digital payment for financial inclusion
      28 November 2019, 12:24 PM 0 614
      Few will argue against using digital payment systems to improve access to financial services for the 1.7billion unbanked people in the world, but there are risks that regulators will need to ...
      Commonwealth discuss rising global debt
      Commonwealth discuss rising global debt
      28 November 2019, 12:02 PM 0 8557
      As the world’s debt rose by $3 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, hovering near a record high of $246.5 trillion which is more than three times the size of the global economy, experts warn ...
    • Climate Change: Central Banks to the rescue again?
      Climate Change: Central Banks to the rescue again?
      28 November 2019, 11:06 AM 0 681
      Question: How many people believe that the IMF should stay away from the whole controversial business of Climate Change? Or, more appropriately; how many believe that central banks should keep ...
      Crude Oil and Nigeria’s Unending Economic Diversification
      Crude Oil and Nigeria’s Unending Economic Diversification
      29 January 2019, 8:30 AM 0 1262
      Every government that came to power in Nigeria has in the last three decades claimed that economic diversification away from oil as central to its economic policy, yet none made efforts to ...
    • Oil Producing Communities Still Holding the Short End of the Stick
      Oil Producing Communities Still Holding the Short End of the Stick
      18 December 2018, 11:29 AM 0 1180
      Ordinarily, with the kick-off of political campaign for the 2019 General Elections, the citizenry should be inundated with issue based politicking aimed at addressing the failures of time past ...
      Niger Delta: Saving the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
      Niger Delta: Saving the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
      18 December 2018, 11:20 AM 0 965
      Communities in living in oil producing areas of the Niger Delta region seem to be least impacted by the wealth that comes from there. This anomaly has gone unchecked over the last four decades ...
    • Nigerian’s Niger-Delta: A Region in Abundance, A Region in Crises
      Nigerian’s Niger-Delta: A Region in Abundance, A Region in Crises
      18 December 2018, 11:12 AM 0 906
      Even with huge petroleum revenue from the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, it is still host to the poorest of people. According to findings by the Natural Resource Charter Benchmarking Exercise, ...
      Resource Management in the Nigerian Petroleum Sector
      Resource Management in the Nigerian Petroleum Sector
      18 December 2018, 10:58 AM 0 784
      Whatever may be the resource a country is endowed by nature, management of revenue accrued from its tapping decides the rate of growth and development of that nation or otherwise. This was the ...
    • NNRC Framework as a Tool for Effective Resource Management
      NNRC Framework as a Tool for Effective Resource Management
      18 December 2018, 10:43 AM 0 971
      The need to ensure Nigerians get the maximum benefits from its oil and gas resources is the motivation behind the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter framework for policy formulation. Tengi George ...
      US-China face-off is “Game of Thrones” —Pres. Jokowi
      US-China face-off is “Game of Thrones” —Pres. Jokowi
      31 October 2018, 2:33 PM 0 789
      Indonesia’s President and host of the Plenary Session of the IMF/World Bank, Joko Widodo, yesterday drew a burst of guffaws from a packed audience of delegates including visiting leaders of the ...
    • Inclusive growth through digital tech
      Inclusive growth through digital tech
      31 October 2018, 2:00 PM 0 763
      Governments around the world have been admonished to pursue policies that would enable their citizens to take advantage of the emerging digital economy and achieve inclusive financial growth. ...
      Like Indonesia, global economy is resilient —Kim, Lagarde
      Like Indonesia, global economy is resilient —Kim, Lagarde
      31 October 2018, 11:48 AM 0 824
      The global economy, like Indonesia, the host of this year’s largest financial-cum-economic talkfest, is “resilient and determined” to move forward. The world’s 4th most populous country ...
    • UN’s new strategy for youths ‘to lead’
      UN’s new strategy for youths ‘to lead’
      24 October 2018, 3:25 PM 0 870
      As part of efforts of the United Nations to fulfil the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and pave way for a more peaceful, sustainable and prosperous world, the UN Secretary-General António ...
      Promoting Mandela’s legacy in peace building
      Promoting Mandela’s legacy in peace building
      24 October 2018, 3:17 PM 0 959
      THE United Nations General Assembly honoured Nelson Mandela, the former South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner with a pledge to build a just, peaceful and prosperous world and to ...
    • Africa’s school feeding progress
      Africa’s school feeding progress
      24 October 2018, 2:38 PM 0 918
      Since March 2016 when African leaders celebrated the first Africa Day of School Feeding, several successes have been recorded in improving the nutritional component of early childhood ...
      Putting faith in data to tackle global hunger
      Putting faith in data to tackle global hunger
      24 October 2018, 2:29 PM 0 858
      As part of efforts to boost agricultural productivity and tackle the rise in global hunger, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data has launched an unprecedented drive to collect data from ...
    • Making Progress with Climate Change
      Making Progress with Climate Change
      24 October 2018, 2:01 PM 0 878
      From happenings around the world, it is now clear that one of the most significant threats facing humanity today is climate change. According to the American Meteorological Society, there is a 90 ...
      All’s not well with the United Nations
      All’s not well with the United Nations
      24 October 2018, 1:53 PM 0 823
      The United Nations, 73, is showing signs of its age and the turbulent times it has been enduring in the past couple of decades. It is lethargic, with its component parts out of tune with one ...
    • Gender Equality: Using Data to Drive Change
      Gender Equality: Using Data to Drive Change
      24 October 2018, 1:44 PM 0 841
      PROGRESS towards achieving gender parity could be made faster if policy makers work to provide vital statistics that measure gender inequality, according to panellists that discussed the issue at ...
      Global Economy Feeling the Weight of Trade War
      Global Economy Feeling the Weight of Trade War
      24 October 2018, 1:32 PM 0 888
      As the ongoing tit-for-tat trade skirmishes initiated by President Donald Trump intensify, world leaders have called on contending parties to tread with caution, worried that the trade conflict ...
    • Risks to Global Growth Surge
      Risks to Global Growth Surge
      23 October 2018, 3:44 PM 0 824
      Ten years after the spectacular failure of the investment bank, Lehman Brothers which sparked the global financial crisis, global economic recovery is yet to return to pre-crisis level just as ...
      Global financial system stable, in spite of risks
      Global financial system stable, in spite of risks
      23 October 2018, 3:22 PM 0 924
      It’s not all gloom and doom in the world’s financial system, in spite of worries over growth prospects. The foundation of the global financial system is stronger than it was a decade ago when the ...
    • Global trade in peril
      Global trade in peril
      23 October 2018, 2:54 PM 0 852
      It seems everyone but US President Donald Trump believes that the raging tit-for-tat trade brawl between the United States and China is an ill wind that blows no one any good. Experts and ...
      Trump, Buhari, Macron, others kick-off debate at 73 UNGA
      Trump, Buhari, Macron, others kick-off debate at 73 UNGA
      23 October 2018, 2:09 PM 0 898
      The jury is still out on whether the speakers at the first day of the Great General Debate, in which world leaders speak in turns, kept to this year’s theme of “Making the United Nations relevant ...
    • Global poverty progress under threat
      Global poverty progress under threat
      23 October 2018, 12:50 PM 0 870
      Rapid population growth in developing countries, especially Africa, could reverse the hard-won gains of extreme poverty reduction, according to the latest edition of the GoalKeepers Data Report ...
      China Not to Blame for Africa’s Debt
      China Not to Blame for Africa’s Debt
      23 October 2018, 12:39 PM 0 841
      African and Chinese officials have rejected criticism of Beijing’s debt-laden overseas development projects as nervous are being cast in the direction of China’s overseas development aid in ...
    • AfDB’s poor financial performance worries shareholders
      AfDB’s poor financial performance worries shareholders
      23 October 2018, 12:19 PM 0 1023
      All is not well with the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the leadership of incumbent President Dr Akinwumi Adesina. Three years into the current dispensation at Africa’s multilateral ...
      Can World Leaders Tame Migration?
      Can World Leaders Tame Migration?
      23 October 2018, 12:06 PM 0 829
      Ever since the disturbing image of the lifeless body of 3-year old Syrian boy, Aylan Kordi on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea seared the world’s collective conscience, similar pictures of ...
    • World Leaders call attention to Global Goals
      World Leaders call attention to Global Goals
      23 October 2018, 11:39 AM 0 915
      The 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly is starting out in style. It is kicking off with H.E. Ms Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés in the driving seat as President. For gender ...
      African Development Bank flies into stormy weather
      African Development Bank flies into stormy weather
      23 October 2018, 10:52 AM 0 1070
      THREE years into the current dispensation at the African Development Bank (AfDB), there are concerns over the new direction the institution is charting and the contribution of the much-hyped High ...
    • Only private refineries will solve Nigeria’s fuel crisis – Ronke Onadeko
      Only private refineries will solve Nigeria’s fuel crisis – Ronke Onadeko
      14 March 2018, 12:09 PM 0 920
      Ronke Onadeko, energy and power consultant to the government of Ogun State, is also member Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) of the Nigeria Natural Resource Chater (NNRC). She is equally an ...
      NNRC Commends Passage of PIGB, Calls on the President to Assent
      NNRC Commends Passage of PIGB, Calls on the President to Assent
      5 February 2018, 8:13 AM 0 984
      The Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC), a nongovernmental organization actively engaged in promoting reforms for effective, transparent and accountable management of natural resources for ...
    • Priority Shifts to Human Capital Development
      Priority Shifts to Human Capital Development
      1 November 2017, 11:50 AM 0 880
      Question: What should be tops on the priority list of developing countries? Investment in: (A) infrastructure. (B) human capital development. Chances are that policymakers would plump for option ...
      Babacar Lives!
      Babacar Lives!
      31 October 2017, 9:49 AM 0 969
      To many who knew him, Babacar N’diaye, African Development Bank’s fifth president, lived a great life and practised his banking trade by taking to heart the time-honoured, sagely admonition, “put ...
    • Unleashing the power of women entrepreneurs
      Unleashing the power of women entrepreneurs
      31 October 2017, 9:35 AM 0 923
      IF there has to be any meaningful headway in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as global economic growth, empowering women with the requisite finance to own their own ...
      “Society Should Adjust to Automation”
      “Society Should Adjust to Automation”
      31 October 2017, 9:28 AM 0 887
      Automation of jobs is here to stay and society would better be served if it adapts, says experts. In their view, the march of technology cannot be stopped and society should be better prepared to ...
    • ‘Europe’s recovery remains robust’
      ‘Europe’s recovery remains robust’
      31 October 2017, 8:52 AM 0 882
      Europe is having one of its best economic moments in recent years. Paul Thomsen, director, European Department of the IMF, says the growth in many European countries has been evenly distributed ...
      Time to build a disaster-resilient future
      Time to build a disaster-resilient future
      31 October 2017, 8:47 AM 0 875
      For several years, climate change and its anticipated impact had formed a compelling agenda in major issues of discourse around the world. The destructive effects of natural disasters appear to ...
    • The Best Chancellor Germany Never Had
      The Best Chancellor Germany Never Had
      31 October 2017, 8:33 AM 0 943
      Wolfgang Schäuble’s decision to step down as German finance minister and become president of the national parliament has been described by analysts as a watershed moment in the country’s politics ...
      Global award for Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor
      Global award for Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor
      27 October 2017, 1:07 PM 0 868
      …Forbes confers Emefiele with Best of Africa Innovative Banking Award Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been conferred with the 2017 Forbes Best of Africa ...
    • Driving Structural Change in Developing Countries
      Driving Structural Change in Developing Countries
      27 October 2017, 11:42 AM 0 905
      Developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face the dilemma of technological change which presents both opportunities and challenges, say experts who examined “Trends, Opportunities, ...
      Towards a more secure recovery shared by all
      Towards a more secure recovery shared by all
      27 October 2017, 11:25 AM 0 952
      Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, (IMF) says the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors should utilize the major opportunity offered by ...
    • China’s Monetary Policy Reformer
      China’s Monetary Policy Reformer
      27 October 2017, 10:52 AM 0 957
      DR Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the world’s second largest economy, is arguably, one of the most influential economic figures in the world. The economist, ...
      Growth likely in Latin America and the Caribbean
      Growth likely in Latin America and the Caribbean
      27 October 2017, 10:32 AM 0 916
      Latin America and the Caribbean economies are projected to grow at 1.2 percent in 2017 and 2.3 percent in 2018 after suffering a significant GDP contraction of -1.3 percent in 2016. This ...
    • ‘Global economic recovery will promote inclusive growth’
      ‘Global economic recovery will promote inclusive growth’
      26 October 2017, 3:46 PM 0 908
      The current upsurge in economic recovery in most economies around the world would create a global window of opportunity to promote inclusive and sustainable growth by the implementing of ...
      World Bank, Japan to mobilize capital market investments
      World Bank, Japan to mobilize capital market investments
      26 October 2017, 11:07 AM 0 856
      A new partnership between the World Bank Group and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) will mobilise capital markets to direct more capital toward sustainable investments. They are ...
    • Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth firms-up
      Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth firms-up
      26 October 2017, 10:18 AM 0 841
      Economic recovery in Nigeria and South Africa has helped to pull growth in sub-Saharan Africa to a higher plane; now projected to hit 2.4 percent in 2017 from 1.3 percent. According to the World ...
      Global financial stability remains vulnerable —IMF
      Global financial stability remains vulnerable —IMF
      26 October 2017, 10:01 AM 0 895
      Global financial stability has continued to improve following broad economic recovery and global market buoyancy, but risks lurk around, says Mr Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and ...
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      Reducing inequality through tax
      26 October 2017, 9:52 AM 0 887
      Several advanced and developing countries are engaging in tax reform not only to raise revenue but also to ensure equitable distribution of resources, say panellists at the CNN Global Debate at ...
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      Policies and strategies alone can’t trigger Africa’s industrialization, says Nnadozie
      25 October 2017, 1:18 PM 0 908
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      25 October 2017, 1:05 PM 0 1044
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      Climate Finance comes into its own
      Climate Finance comes into its own
      25 October 2017, 12:32 PM 0 934
      By Joni Akpederi Luckily for the world, the US’s anti-climate change stance reflected in the President Donald Trump’s controversial trivialisation of the consequences of global warming has in no ...
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      Fund, Bank want cooperation over fragile global economic recovery
      25 October 2017, 11:34 AM 0 871
      By Joni Akpederi and Dike Onwuamaeze Finance ministers, central bank governors and other policymakers from the 189 member-countries attending this year’s annual meetings of the Bretton Woods ...
      KENYA BECOMES AFC’S 15TH MEMBER
      KENYA BECOMES AFC’S 15TH MEMBER
      29 June 2017, 4:36 PM 0 1031
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      29 June 2017, 4:01 PM 0 997
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      Akinwumi Adesina Bags 2017 World Food Prize
      Akinwumi Adesina Bags 2017 World Food Prize
      27 June 2017, 2:24 PM 0 983
      The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. Adesina, whose name was selected on Monday in Washington, D.C, becomes ...
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      23 June 2017, 1:35 PM 0 1020
      Pour atteindre les objectifs de de développement, l’Afrique devra compter sur les efforts mutualisés de toutes les parties prenantes, y compris le gouvernement, le secteur privé, les BMD et les ...
      Sudan in a Post-Sanctions Era: Development Prospects and Opportunities
      Sudan in a Post-Sanctions Era: Development Prospects and Opportunities
      23 June 2017, 1:18 PM 0 969
      After a long period of economic isolation, Sudan is once again poised to respond to investment opportunities that will enable the country revitalize its economy. This latest move follows the ...
    • AfDB’s Post-Harvest Losses Reduction and Agro-Processing initiative (2)
      AfDB’s Post-Harvest Losses Reduction and Agro-Processing initiative (2)
      23 June 2017, 12:45 PM 0 1092
      Component 3: Technologies for PHL reduction and value addition.Technologies play a central role in the improvement of the preservation of agricultural produce and, at the same time, to add value. ...
      Stunting costs Africa $25 billion annually – Adesina
      Stunting costs Africa $25 billion annually – Adesina
      23 June 2017, 12:18 PM 0 1048
      President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the cost of malnutrition is too huge for Africa to ignore. Speaking at a side event on “Developing Africa’s Grey Matter ...
    • Creating Wealth Through Fashionomics
      Creating Wealth Through Fashionomics
      23 June 2017, 12:10 PM 0 973
      With Africa’s textile and clothing market worth more than $31 billion, the continent has all it takes to break its high dependence on foreign import of textile and clothing, was the consensus of ...
      Financing “Nollywood” to change perceptions on agriculture
      Financing “Nollywood” to change perceptions on agriculture
      22 June 2017, 3:38 PM 0 967
      Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) is committed to bankrolling movie projects geared towards promoting agriculture and agribusiness in Nigeria. Waheed Olagunju, BoI’s Acting Managing Director/Chief ...
    • AfDB, Sierra Leone sign $1m loan agreement for Water Project
      AfDB, Sierra Leone sign $1m loan agreement for Water Project
      22 June 2017, 3:28 PM 0 1010
      As part of measures to ensure that Sierra Leoneans have access to clean and safe water supply as well as clean environment, the African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday signed an additional $1 ...
      Boost for International Solar Alliance
      Boost for International Solar Alliance
      22 June 2017, 3:22 PM 0 991
      The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been strengthened as more countries signed into it during the 52nd Annual Meetings of the AfDB. ISA, an initiative of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister ...
    • ‘Human capital development key to Africa-India cooperation’
      ‘Human capital development key to Africa-India cooperation’
      22 June 2017, 3:10 PM 0 966
      High powered panellists who participated in the sixth session on the Africa-India Cooperation on Thursday harped on the importance of skills development and education towards the socio-economic ...
      Morocco, Tanzania, Somalia, Ghana and Mauritania Shine!
      Morocco, Tanzania, Somalia, Ghana and Mauritania Shine!
      22 June 2017, 2:57 PM 0 976
      Five countries received Prizes at the inaugural Development Impact Award at the cultural event on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Ahmedabad, India. ...
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      Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board sign MOU with CWC Group on PNC Forum
      22 June 2017, 2:43 PM 0 18174
      Practical Nigerian Content Forum, 6 – 9 November 2017, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria LONDON, United Kingdom, June 22, 2017/ — NCDMB reinforces its commitment to the Practical Nigerian Content ...
      DHL Express lauds employees as cornerstone of success
      DHL Express lauds employees as cornerstone of success
      22 June 2017, 2:34 PM 0 902
      Nearly 4, 000 DHL Express employees in Sub-Saharan Africa recognized for their contributions In a network business like DHL Express (www.dpDHL.com), it is imperative that a culture of motivation ...
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      The global economy, like Indonesia, the host of this year’s largest financial-cum-economic talkfest, is “resilient and determined” to move forward. The world’s 4th most populous country ...
    • Global Economy Feeling the Weight of Trade War
      Global Economy Feeling the Weight of Trade War
      24 October 2018, 1:32 PM 0 888
      As the ongoing tit-for-tat trade skirmishes initiated by President Donald Trump intensify, world leaders have called on contending parties to tread with caution, worried that the trade conflict ...
      Risks to Global Growth Surge
      Risks to Global Growth Surge
      23 October 2018, 3:44 PM 0 824
      Ten years after the spectacular failure of the investment bank, Lehman Brothers which sparked the global financial crisis, global economic recovery is yet to return to pre-crisis level just as ...
    • Global financial system stable, in spite of risks
      Global financial system stable, in spite of risks
      23 October 2018, 3:22 PM 0 924
      It’s not all gloom and doom in the world’s financial system, in spite of worries over growth prospects. The foundation of the global financial system is stronger than it was a decade ago when the ...
      Global trade in peril
      Global trade in peril
      23 October 2018, 2:54 PM 0 852
      It seems everyone but US President Donald Trump believes that the raging tit-for-tat trade brawl between the United States and China is an ill wind that blows no one any good. Experts and ...
    • Trump, Buhari, Macron, others kick-off debate at 73 UNGA
      Trump, Buhari, Macron, others kick-off debate at 73 UNGA
      23 October 2018, 2:09 PM 0 898
      The jury is still out on whether the speakers at the first day of the Great General Debate, in which world leaders speak in turns, kept to this year’s theme of “Making the United Nations relevant ...
      Global poverty progress under threat
      Global poverty progress under threat
      23 October 2018, 12:50 PM 0 870
      Rapid population growth in developing countries, especially Africa, could reverse the hard-won gains of extreme poverty reduction, according to the latest edition of the GoalKeepers Data Report ...
    • China Not to Blame for Africa’s Debt
      China Not to Blame for Africa’s Debt
      23 October 2018, 12:39 PM 0 841
      African and Chinese officials have rejected criticism of Beijing’s debt-laden overseas development projects as nervous are being cast in the direction of China’s overseas development aid in ...
      AfDB’s poor financial performance worries shareholders
      AfDB’s poor financial performance worries shareholders
      23 October 2018, 12:19 PM 0 1023
      All is not well with the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the leadership of incumbent President Dr Akinwumi Adesina. Three years into the current dispensation at Africa’s multilateral ...
    • African Economic Conference: Why does Africa need an agricultural transformation?
      African Economic Conference: Why does Africa need an agricultural transformation?
      7 December 2016, 2:54 PM 0 1121
      The need for an Africa-wide agricultural transformation was the subject of a special session organized at the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Abuja, ...
      Africa and the G20’s Moment of Truth
      Africa and the G20’s Moment of Truth
      26 October 2016, 2:44 PM 0 1013
      This year is turning out to be one of global disruption. We’re seeing not only political upheaval and economic uncertainty, but also transformational innovation and the emergence of fresh ...
    • AfDB : A pillar of support for Sierra Leone
      AfDB : A pillar of support for Sierra Leone
      18 July 2016, 12:38 PM 0 1001
      Sierra Leone has made considerable progress in consolidating peace and economic recovery. The country continues to take decisive steps to exit fragility and to build a more transformative and ...
      Africa and its democratization challenges
      Africa and its democratization challenges
      3 June 2015, 12:33 PM 0 1144
      Despite the landmark recorded in recent years, Africa’s road to stable democracy remains tortuous, manipulative and bloody. And until the continent finds a lasting solution to the constraints to ...
    • La mise en œuvre de l’initiative 3N
      La mise en œuvre de l’initiative 3N
      30 May 2014, 12:14 PM 0 1103
      Un instrument de lutte contre l’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle L’Initiative 3N est un des programmes phares du Président de la République dans le cadre de la Renaissance du Niger. ...

Interviews

    • We’re re-engaged with development partners — Saffa
      We’re re-engaged with development partners — Saffa
      19 November 2019, 12:41 PM 0 589
      Sierra Leone Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa wants the world to know that the country is wearing a new look, “economically” speaking. The country’s quaintly-named economic blueprint, the ...
      2019 Polls may impede ERGP —Akpan Ekpo
      2019 Polls may impede ERGP —Akpan Ekpo
      28 August 2018, 2:32 PM 0 954
      Professor Akpan H. Ekpo, Director-General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) is an erudite scholar and distinguished economist. A former Vice-chancellor ...
    • Only private refineries will solve Nigeria’s fuel crisis – Ronke Onadeko
      Only private refineries will solve Nigeria’s fuel crisis – Ronke Onadeko
      14 March 2018, 12:09 PM 0 920
      Ronke Onadeko, energy and power consultant to the government of Ogun State, is also member Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) of the Nigeria Natural Resource Chater (NNRC). She is equally an ...
      Indonesia is ready for the world —Peter Jacobs
      Indonesia is ready for the world —Peter Jacobs
      25 October 2017, 1:05 PM 0 1044
      Dr Peter Jacobs is the Head of Task Force, International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings’ Bali 2018 Organising Committee. In this interview with Kelechi Anyanwu and Osaze Omoragbon, ...
    • Skilled People and Strong Institutions, key to Transforming Africa — Nnadozie
      Skilled People and Strong Institutions, key to Transforming Africa — Nnadozie
      25 October 2017, 11:46 AM 0 1008
      The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) was established in 1991 to promote good governance and sustainable development in Africa by addressing the significant capacity challenges facing ...

Voice of Leaders

    • Énergiser l’avenir de l’Afrique
      Énergiser l’avenir de l’Afrique
      15 June 2017, 1:36 PM 0 931
      Par Alpha Conde Lorsque les chefs d’État et de gouvernement du G20 se réuniront plus tard cette année à Hambourg, les investissements dans l’avenir de l’Afrique seront l’un des points ...
      AfDB: A pillar of support for Malawi
      AfDB: A pillar of support for Malawi
      15 June 2017, 1:03 PM 0 952
      By Andrew Mwaba Since the African Development Bank (AfDB) commenced operations in Malawi in 1967 and then opened the Malawi Country Office in 2007, it has continued to impact positively on the ...
    • Turning Africa’s agricultural sector into a viable business
      Turning Africa’s agricultural sector into a viable business
      15 June 2017, 12:24 PM 0 955
      Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness together account for about 45 percent of the economy of Sub-Saharan Africa. In some low income countries, the share of agribusiness in GDP averages 20 ...
      Europe Still Needs Africa
      Europe Still Needs Africa
      7 November 2016, 12:33 PM 0 1219
      Obviously, Europe and its ally, the United States, are not happy with the growing economic relationship between Africa and Asia, particularly China. Although, the two-way trade in goods between ...
    • Africa and the G20’s Moment of Truth
      Africa and the G20’s Moment of Truth
      26 October 2016, 2:44 PM 0 1013
      This year is turning out to be one of global disruption. We’re seeing not only political upheaval and economic uncertainty, but also transformational innovation and the emergence of fresh ...
      Impact of AfDB on Sudan’s Stock Market
      Impact of AfDB on Sudan’s Stock Market
      18 July 2016, 12:12 PM 0 1241
      In a historic event in Khartoum on in March, this year, the government of Sudan inaugurated the online e-trading system of its stocks, a landmark development in the Sudan’s financial history. ...
    • La Mauritanie et le BAD : un partenariat louable
      La Mauritanie et le BAD : un partenariat louable
      15 July 2016, 11:53 AM 0 1196
      Partenaire stratégique de la Mauritanie de 1972, le Groupe de la Banque Africaine de Développement a vu son rôle s’amplifier sur le terrain depuis Janvier 2014 grâce à l’opérationnalisation d’un ...
      Tackling Africa’s Development Funding Challenges in Fragile Situations
      Tackling Africa’s Development Funding Challenges in Fragile Situations
      15 July 2016, 11:22 AM 0 1244
      Africa possesses a third of the planet’s minerals reserves, a tenth of the oil and two-thirds of diamonds. For the past decade, the continent was home to the fastest growing economies with an ...
    • Lessons from Zambia
      Lessons from Zambia
      15 July 2016, 10:07 AM 0 1289
      …for a more sustainable mining tax regime in Zambia By Caleb Fundanga, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Lise Rakner The choice of tax bases in extractive sectors varies between countries. For ...
      Integrating environmental and social issues, climate change and green growth in Africa’s development
      Integrating environmental and social issues, climate change and green growth in Africa’s development
      15 July 2016, 9:35 AM 0 1284
      Greening Africa’s Development Greening Africa’s development requires incorporating the environment into every aspect of planning and budgeting process. A healthy natural environment and the ...
    • Development in Transition States: How AfDB and Sudan Cooperate to Make a Difference
      Development in Transition States: How AfDB and Sudan Cooperate to Make a Difference
      14 July 2016, 4:27 PM 0 1036
      Effective operational reengagement in transition states can often pose a tall order, especially after protracted periods of conflicts. Indeed, the imperative for increased development operations ...
      Impact of AfDB’s intervention in Zambia
      Impact of AfDB’s intervention in Zambia
      14 July 2016, 3:33 PM 0 1145
      Since 1971, the  African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed more than USD 1 billion to Zambia mainly through support towards public sector infrastructure projects in agriculture, industry, ...
    • Poverty is Sexist—time to refocus the development agenda on women and girls
      Poverty is Sexist—time to refocus the development agenda on women and girls
      4 June 2015, 10:56 AM 0 1129
      Dr Sipho Moyo On International Women’s Day this year, ONE published a policy report that revealed the scale of the gender gap in the world’s poorest countries. The report, titled Poverty is ...
      Taxation matters: Launching a new research project in Zambia
      Taxation matters: Launching a new research project in Zambia
      4 June 2015, 10:48 AM 0 1089
      Dr Caleb Fundanga The Taxation, Institutions and Participation (TIP) project is an international research project that seeks to address a number of issues on taxation and capital flows in Zambia, ...
    • The Africa we envisage in 50 years’ time
      The Africa we envisage in 50 years’ time
      30 May 2014, 1:17 PM 0 1226
      By Dr U.E. Emenike THE above topic is a tricky one. It is not as easy as it seems because it is traditionally convenient to look back, offer historical analysis of woes and simultaneously point ...

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Contemplative Trade Advocate
Dec 10 2019
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Contemplative Trade Advocate
Professor Benedict Okey Oramah uses the story of the bitter-sweet story of cocoa as a metaphor for Africa’s weak and untenable position in global trade and investment. The native Ethiopian plant, ...
    • New Kid, New Ideas
      New Kid, New Ideas
      18 November 2019, 12:34 PM 0 530
      As a “new kid on the block” in the Mano River Region in West Africa, and the exclusive club of leaders in the African Union, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, 55, wouldn’t want to be ...
      The Best Chancellor Germany Never Had
      The Best Chancellor Germany Never Had
      31 October 2017, 8:33 AM 0 943
      Wolfgang Schäuble’s decision to step down as German finance minister and become president of the national parliament has been described by analysts as a watershed moment in the country’s politics ...
    • China’s Monetary Policy Reformer
      China’s Monetary Policy Reformer
      27 October 2017, 10:52 AM 0 957
      DR Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the world’s second largest economy, is arguably, one of the most influential economic figures in the world. The economist, ...
      Tracking a development junkie
      Tracking a development junkie
      7 November 2016, 3:22 PM 0 1053
        Dr Frannie Leautier’s current boss, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, knows the value of his senior Vice President and he has no qualms about letting others ...
    • Amazon of central banking
      Amazon of central banking
      7 November 2016, 12:11 PM 0 1210
        Intense and brilliant in an understated way, Dr Sarah Alade is a prime role model of Nigerian female bankers and other aspiring young policy makers.  As the first female acting Governor of ...