April 14, 2016 We, the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development, held our ninety-fifth meeting in Washington D.C. on April 14, 2016 with Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia in the Chair, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation of Ethiopia […]
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World Bank Set to Reduce Poverty to 9% by 2020
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The World Bank Group Wednesday said it has set an interim target to reduce global poverty to 9 percent (9%) by 2020, which, if achieved, would mark the first time the rate has fallen into the single digits. According to Jim Yong Kim, President of […]
World Bank Earmark $700 Million on Health of Women, Children in Poor Countries
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group Monday said the Bank Group has earmarked about $700 million on the health of women and children in poor countries by 2015. This is contained in a Statement from the Bank Group and made available to […]
