Showing posts with label Country Partnership Strategy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Country Partnership Strategy. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

World Bank unveils new strategy for growth, poverty reduction

The World Bank Group has launched the new Country Partnership Strategy, CPS, aimed at helping the Federal and State Governments boost development and reduce poverty.
world-bankThe World Bank said the new strategy was deemed necessary, following the recent Gross Domestic Products, GDP, rebasing exercise in which now puts Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy.
It added that the new strategy came at an opportune time just as Nigeria is redoubling efforts to tackle critical development challenges.
And is committing itself to lift major constraints that are hindering it from achieving broad-based, inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction goals.
According to the bank,

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Nigeria gets $8bn World Bank CPS fund

The World Bank launched Nigeria’s Country Partnership Strategy, CPS, in Abuja, yesterday, with a funding allocation of $8 billion over the next four years.
According to its strategy document, CPS is aimed at helping Federal and state governments boost socio-economic development for Nigerians.
Under this new CPS,