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The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition.
The pace of population growth is most staggering in Africa, which will be home to one in four people by 2050. Between now and then estimates suggest: Zambia will add 700,000 people every year. Mozambique’s population will double.
NBK’s participation underscores its position as an active partner in the global economic dialogue
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African Development Bank chief joins global push to turn youth into economic powerhouse
African Development Bank Group ( www.AfDB.org) President Dr Sidi Ould Tah on Monday joined global leaders on the World Bank Group’s High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, championing Africa’s demographic dividend and the drive for youth employment.
Banks could suffer a “significant” hit to their capital if cracks appear in other parts of the global financial system such as hedge funds and alternative asset managers, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.
Spain is contributing €19.5 million to the World Bank’s Livable Planet Fund (LPF) as part of a new package of support announced today for sustainable development and debt relief.
Invited by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, Dr Ould Tah joined other global leaders on the Council, which serves as a policy forum to shape strategies for job creation and economic inclusion.
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