Why key international body needs more funds now than ever
The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, greets president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga (right), when he arrives for the official opening ceremony of the International Development Association (IDA) midterm review meeting held in Unguja yesterday. Looking on, in the middle, is the minister of State in the President’s Office [Finance and Planning], Dr Saada Mkuya Salum. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Due to recent global shocks, attained economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa had fallen short of making a substantial dent in extreme poverty and boosting prosperity.
