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Global Gas Flaring Soars to 17-Year Peak, Energy Losses Estimated at $63 Billion
Global gas flaring surged in 2024, reaching 151 billion cubic meters, the highest level since 2007, according to the…
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World Bank Approves $360m Budget Support for Ghana
The World Bank has approved a $360 million development policy financing package to help Ghana solidify recent macroeconomic gains and…
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World Bank Sounds Alarm as War-Torn Economies Spiral into Deeper Poverty and Economic Stagnation
Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster…
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World Bank Urges Developing Economies to Pursue Trade Reforms, Fiscal Resilience to Spur Growth
The World Bank is calling on emerging-market and developing economies to take bold steps toward accelerating economic growth in the…
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World Bank Endorses Ghana’s NEIP as Model for Agrifood Job Creation, Commits $9 Billion to Sector by 2030
Ghana’s National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (NEIP) has caught the attention of the World Bank as a model of transformative…
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Falling Commodity Prices Ease Inflation Pressures but Threaten Developing Economies’ Growth
Global commodity prices are set to plunge to their lowest point of the decade, the World Bank warns, as slowing…
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Ghana Secures $125.9m World Bank Support to Tackle Food Insecurity, Strengthen Agribusiness Resilience
Ghana’s agricultural sector is set to receive a significant capital injection following the World Bank Board of Directors’ approval of…
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IFC Chief Challenges Ghana to Harness Diaspora Potential for Economic Growth
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has held high-level talks with the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation…
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Ghana Rolls Out Bold Reforms to Clear Payables and Reinforce Fiscal Discipline
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has unveiled a comprehensive reform strategy to tackle Ghana’s growing stock of unpaid government…
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Economic Growth Speeding Up in Africa, but Uncertainty Clouds Outlook
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is showing some resilience despite uncertainty in the global economy and restricted fiscal space. Regional…
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