October 6, 2016/AfDB The AfDB-hosted Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub launched a Green Mini-Grid Help Desk for renewable energy mini-grid project developers during the 3rd International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) on October 1st in Nairobi. Today, 645 million Africans, nearly 60% of the population of Africa, don’t […]
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IMF Modifies PRGT Interest Rate Mechanism, Approves Zero Rates on All Low-Income Country Lending Facilities Through end-2018
October 6, 2016/IMF On October 3, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a modification of the mechanism governing interest rate setting of PRGT facilities and set the interest rates to zero on all Fund concessional loans under the PRGT for the next two years through […]
Nigeria’s parliament asks Buhari to explain strategy to fight recession
October 6, 2016/Reuters Nigeria’s parliament asked President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday to brief lawmakers on the government’s strategy to drag the West African nation out of recession, lawmakers said. Such a briefing would “enable the National Assembly take further legislative action,” said a motion which was approved by both chambers […]
