March 8, 2016/MasterCard By Margaret Curran Did you know according to the World Bank, only 47% of women worldwide have access to formal financial services? This is one of the biggest challenges women face in economic empowerment. Today, in honor of International Women’s Day, there is a global effort to […]
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AfDB, World Bank host High-Level Panel on concessions and contracts in the natural resource sector in fragile situations
March 4, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank jointly hosted a High-Level Panel session on March 3, 2016. The session was part of the World Bank’s Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum, which took place from March 1-3, 2016 in Washington, DC. The natural resource sector is […]
Nigeria may reduce $38/barrel budget oil benchmark if prices fall further: minister
Fri Mar 4, 2016/Reuters By Camillus Eboh Nigeria may reduce the oil benchmark of $38 per barrel outlined in its 2016 budget if global crude prices continue to fall, the budget and planning minister said on Thursday. The drop in the oil price to around $30 a barrel, from over […]
