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Indermit Gill’s Parting Thoughts as He Exits the World Bank
Outgoing World Bank chief economist talks debt and discord, while Germany slashes development aid and low- and middle-income countries search for bankable climate solutions.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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Angola Launches $211 Million Agricultural Value Chain Project to Transform Eastern Economy and Cut Food Imports
The Eastern Region Agricultural Value Chain Development Project is designed to support production, processing, storage and marketing across crops including wheat, rice, soybeans, beans, groundnuts, cassava, coffee, cocoa and palm oil. The African Development Bank approved $211.4 million for the project in November 2025.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Growth Without Work: The Human Cost of the AI Revolution
'In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs.'
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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South Africa’s Unemployment Rises to 8.5 Million as Job Market Weakens
The latest figures were released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in its Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2026, covering labour market conditions between April and June.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- employment, mining, MSMEs, research
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Nigeria’s Federal Government Targets One Million MSMEs, 50,000 Jobs With Renewable Energy Programme
". . . the minister said the programme would deploy renewable energy solutions to one million businesses, reduce production costs for MSMEs, expand financial inclusion and promote inclusive economic growth."
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana Launches National Union for Informal Waste Workers
According to GAYO, the union will provide a unified platform for informal waste workers to engage government, municipalities, industries and development partners.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Supports Expansion of Financing for Kenya’s Small Businesses through the First Catalytic First Loss Guarantee Transactions in Africa
The CFLG is an innovative program delivered under IFC's $4 billion MSME Platform, enabling IFC to provide first-loss coverage to partner financial institutions by leveraging blended finance through the International Development Association's Private Sector Window (IDA PSW).
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: World Bank Group Support to Help Philippines Expand Resilient Water and Sanitation Services for Water Security and Jobs
The project is expected to generate 8,700 jobs within five years of completion, rising to around 46,500 jobs over a 25-year period.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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