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African states set for Sh5.7 trillion World Bank financing

UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon speaks at State House,Nairobi after holding talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta ) and World Bank Preseident PHOTO:COURTESY

The World Bank has announced a $57 billion (Sh5.7 trillion) financing for sub-Saharan Africa, the bulk of which will be used for development.

This follows a meeting of G20 finance ministers, central bank governors and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in Baden-Baden, Germany, on Sunday.

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