Tag: IDA
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World Bank approves $60 million to strengthen resilience of Africa’s agricultural sector
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help African countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change. The grant fulfils the World Bank’s commitment at the 2019 United Nations Climate Summit to increase its support to the CGIAR,…
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World Bank approves additional $130 million to support Ghana’s COVID-19 fight
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an additional credit of $130 million dollars from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. The additional financing in the health sector will support the Government of Ghana to scale up its efforts to mitigate the resurgence of the…
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Ghana not back to HIPC; ignore contrary reports – Oppong Nkrumah
The government has rejected claims that the country has been declared as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC). There have been some media reports this week suggesting Ghana has been declared a HIPC country. But speaking at the Nation Building Updates on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the reports are…