The World Bank Group on Thursday projected per capita income growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, as a whole, including Nigeria, to stay below 1 percent until at least 2021, which elevates the risk of a further concentration of extreme poverty on the continent.
David Malpass, president of the World Bank Group disclosed this during press conference at the ongoing 2019 World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington DC, admitted that Nigeria has been borrowing in international market.
Hope Moses-Ashike in Washington, D.C.
Hope Moses-Ashike in Washington, D.C.
Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks.
She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings.
Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.
