Investment, Economic Development Lessons From Rwanda
Rwanda is a small and landlocked country in East Africa. The country has a total area of 26,338km2 (half the size of Midlands in Zimbabwe)
#263Tech: Liquid Telecom Launches Africa Data Analytic Centre
Liquid Telecom will also establish a direct fibre link between the SBS campus and EADC in Nairobi, which will facilitate data analytic services such as data mining, predictive analysis and exploratory data analysis.
Trump Is Right To Put America First
We don’t agree with Trump very much, but where we do agree with him is on his aim to put America first. Extreme poverty is the normal condition throughout Africa only because African nations, and indeed the continent itself, do not put themselves first.
Unpacking the Economic Impacts of Child Marriages
Poverty, gender inequality, poor access to quality education and a lack of decent employment opportunities among other social ills help perpetuate child marriage and early childbirths, a World Bank and International Centre for Research on Women 2017 report has noted. According to the report, child marriages
Government Adopts Result Based Financing Healthcare Model
Ministry of Health and Child Care has partnered The World Bank to introduce a results based financing model as government continue to make strides towards improved health service delivery. According to the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Aldrin Musiiwa, government through the health
Zim Economy Records 0.7 Percent Growth In 2016
Zimbabwe’s economy grew by 0.7% in 2016 despite the combined effects of El Nino drought and domestic financial turmoil, a World Bank senior economist has said. By Jeoffrey Ncube Addressing the media at the launch of the Zimbabwe Economic Update (ZEU) in Harare on Wednesday, a Senior
Zim Economy to decline –World Bank
According to statistics produced by the World Bank, Zimbabwe’s growth rate will decline from 2.3% in 2017 to 1.8% in 2018.
Economic Growth in Africa is on the Upswing Following a Sharp Slowdown
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017 ‒ Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding in 2017 after registering the worst decline in more than two decades in 2016, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World
Policy Inconsistency Hinder Investment In Renewable Energy
Energy experts have said overlapping jurisdictions and inconsistencies in government policy is discouraging investment in renewable energy. Practical Action head of energy, Godfrey Sibanda made these remarks on the sidelines of a recent media training workshop on renewable energy jointly organized by the Media Institute of
Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017: World Bank
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2017— The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for industrial commodities such as energy and metals in 2017, due to tightening supply and strengthening demand. In its January 2017 Commodity Markets Outlook, the World Bank is holding steady its crude oil price forecast
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