Nigeria, Others To Benefit From W/Bank COVAX Vaccine Financing         Nigeria and 91 other developing countries will benefit from a new COVID-19 vaccine financing mechanism, which is a product of a partnership between World Bank and COVAX. The World Bank, in partnership with COVAX, stated that it...

W/Bank Upgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth Forecast To 1.8%       The World Bank yesterday upgraded its economic growth forecast for Nigeria in 2021 to 1.8 per cent, citing higher oil prices, structural oil sector reforms, and market-based flexible exchange rate management. This represents a 0.7 percentage point increase...

IMF Proposes $650bn Special Drawing Rights To Members — Kristalina Georgieva       The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to propose a $650 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to its member countries in the organisation’s efforts to boost their reserve positions. The Managing Director (MD) of the IMF,...

Trade In Medical Supplies Rise By 50%         Trade in COVID-19 medical supplies such as personal protective equipment, disinfectants, diagnostic kits, oxygen respirators and other related hospital equipment has risen by 50 per cent since April. A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and...