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HELPING LIFT MILLIONS OF NIGERIANS OUT OF POVERTY

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Sluggish growth, low human capital, labour market weaknesses, and exposure to shocks are holding Nigeria’s poverty reduction back says a new World Bank report “A Better Future for All Nigerians:…

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Through its Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan has now joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Ahead of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, where plastic pollution will…

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After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases have now…

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The Nigerian economy is benefiting from government policy support, rising oil prices and international financial assistance. The authorities’ pro-active approach has contained the COVID-19 infection rates and fatalities. With the…

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UNCTAD’s newly published Review of Maritime Transport 2021 points to positive trends in maritime trade that might sustain economic growth in Africa, notably the entry into force of the African Continental Free…

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The Government of Nigeria has received approval for a $400 million credit in additional financing from the International Development Association to provide upfront financing for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine…

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An effective response to the coronavirus pandemic requires the understanding and use of social and behavioural data alongside biomedical data. Recognising this need, the Behavioural Insights and Sciences Unit of…