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World Bank boosts African Agriculture with $1.3b n raponse to 11", iiIinS lood prk:el worldwide, !.he World Bank dIsbuBed $ l.3 mDlkm dollars to atppOrt 1IgricuIrural propammslll Africa In lOll, I ~ reI'!Med I'
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Abb. p~ 1.3 b Uilon dol.lara In lOll, the ItltemenI MId. -n,e bank'i work 11 clolely aJJaned with the a>..._ AIrlan ..... rkuhure deYdor,mesu proanmme, In A rica -owed and Africa led lnitildYe, for Inaeulnl'productlvhy In
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The repo" further dlldMed thai the World 81nk
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Inle.ntlonaJ Mone.wry fund (lMF) In Wuhfnstnn D,C-.
Ibe riIins food prien wor ~ Ide, the bank «lied up Itf developme.m financil", lor Agriculture prop1lntlDl' KroN ~1~1ftPOI* II)
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1n2OIt Accordlnl 10 the lIatemen!. the 8ank committed
about $2 btnJon to the fight .plml HlV/AlDS while II abo financed hid Ilnanced the pnMsIon 0173.1 miWon moIqulto nell throush tbe M.Ilaril8oolter JI"ropmme. 10 dlle, the blnk hu commit&ed 77U rnlDkm dollars to Z2 pro;ecu 8CfOA 20 countries In lub-Saharan A&ica,. the statrmml rHda. ~The boolle.r prop mme bDCDC'Itribut&d IO~
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Etisalat sees strong GOP contribution from wireless broadband BEN UIOil III
ofDcrr of EdIaIat. by Ibmtim Dillo, director, rf!8Ulatory afJainI of the company It the NO:: StakehoIden' Forum _
}ected that wln!;~ broadband wmcu lei alOlTbute up to 122. pmBIl (NIiIS.! Idon) 10 NJ&eria'. Gross [IOmestk: Product (GOP) byJear 2015 1l the rflbt policies come In
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