Stimulating Local Economies: FG To Borrow $750M From World Bank On Behalf Of States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 13, 2020
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed made this disclosure in Abuja on Friday at the inauguration ceremony of the Federal Steering Committees of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES).
According to the Finance Minister, the Nigerian Government “is in the process of accessing a World Bank loan of $750 million on behalf of the states, to stimulate the local economy and support vulnerable household’s consumption”.
In going to borrow the money the federal government is considering the cause and consequences of civil unrest and COVID-19 in the country.
The Finance Minister noted that “the federal government has created several windows of interventions as captured in the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to, among other things, “respond robustly and appropriately to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, identify fiscal measures to enhance oil and non-oil government revenues and reduce non-essential spending.