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A Tale of Two Dependency syndrome – How Developing African Countries reliant on WB and IMF Aid and Data have created a cycle of dual dependency
23 Feb 2026 12:11 GMT
… grants to the poorest countries. Loan Features: Project-based financing: … extreme stress. From a development financing perspective, World Bank projects have funded roads … and locally grounded economic innovation. Developing countries must Build Domestic Data …
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Nigeria to get fresh $N500m World Bank loan amid huge debt burden
22 Feb 2026 08:31 GMT
… World Bank is set to approve a fresh $500 million loan to … at the weekend, the loan has an estimated approval … by the World Bank’s concessional lending arm, the International Development Association, … and monitoring.
The planned loan comes amid a continued …
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Claim about Pakistan paying interest on external loans of up to 8pc is ‘misleading’: finance ministry
22 Feb 2026 19:01 GMT
… interest on external loans as “misleading,” … consists of commercial loans, while another … Development Bank received $1.54bn, including $615m in interest; the World Bank … received $1.25bn, including $419m in interest; and external commercial loans …
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Finance ministry terms claims of 8% interest on external loans 'misleading'
22 Feb 2026 18:05 GMT
… paid to the IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and commercial … is paying interest on external loans at rates of up … this debt consists of commercial loans, while another 7 per … million in interest;
External commercial loans amounted to nearly $3 …
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Finance ministry denies reports of paying up to 8% interest on external loans
22 Feb 2026 17:07 GMT
… external debt consists of commercial loans.
The Ministry of Finance on … Asian Development Bank received $1.54bn, including $615m in interest; the World Bank received … $1.25bn, including $419m in interest; and external commercial loans …
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World Bank to Approve $500m Nigeria Loan for Agriculture
21 Feb 2026 00:52 GMT
The World Bank is set to approve a fresh $500m loan to … Nigeria’s growing portfolio of World Bank-loans.
The PUNCH earlier reported … to the bank’s loan portfolio rose significantly from … for Reconstruction and Development.
This means the World Bank holds 41.3 …
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Tanzania, World Bank seek to help farmers’ access to agricultural loans, training
20 Feb 2026 20:11 GMT
… farmer access to affordable agricultural loans and training
During their … implementing agricultural policies and managing development projects.
She noted that Tanzania … top-performing countries under the World Bank’s agricultural programs and confirmed …
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World Bank: Nigeria’s IDA exposure rose to $18.7bn in December 2025
20 Feb 2026 18:10 GMT
… -largest borrower from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), with total … arm of the World Bank Group that provides low-interest loans and grants … account repayment profiles of existing loans, disbursement trends, and projected new …
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The World Bank approved 81.7 Million Euros for the Modernization of the Road Foca – Scepan Polje
20 Feb 2026 12:47 GMT
… Directors of the World Bank has confirmed a loan arrangement worth … competent authorities of the World Bank will soon confirm a … the readiness of the World Bank to support the reconstruction … of e-governance and development of geospatial data infrastructure, …
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Nigeria’s debt to World Bank’s IDA surges to $18.7bln, ranks third largest borrower
20 Feb 2026 09:13 GMT
… to the World Bank’s concessional lending arm, the International Development Association (IDA … .
Latest data from the World Bank shows that Nigeria trails only … new loans and guarantees.”
The World Bank, through IDA, supports long-term economic development …
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