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Posted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's Blog on April 07, 2016

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Okonjo-Iweala on Why climate leadership is a new growth opportunity for the world

Among the most urgent priorities over the next 2-3 years are implementing carbon pricing and removing fossil fuels subsidies. This could generate more than US$2.8 trillion in government revenues in 2030, equivalent to the GDP of India today. By CNBC Africa -September 6, 2018 By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Co-Chair, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate The world is teetering on the cusp of a new economic era. This comes as major structural changes are shaping the global economy, like rapid urbanisation, major demographic transitions, increasing globalisation, a shift to service-based economies, and increasing automation. Can this tremendous shift deliver strong, sustainable and inclusive growth? Will it make people’s lives better? The decisions we make today will determine the answers to these important questions. One thing should be clear to us all and especially to those who will gather next week at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco: we are all significantly ...

“Missing” N30 Trillion: Okonjo-Iweala Rebuts SERAP, Takes Legal Action

Abuja. May 23, 2016 NEWS RELEASE “Missing” N30 Trillion: Okonjo-Iweala Rebuts SERAP, Takes Legal Action Our attention has been drawn to media reports regarding a court judgment alleged to have been entered against the Federal Government of Nigeria and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in respect of an action by the Socio-Economic Rights Agenda (SERAP) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The High Court, according to the media reports, ordered the Federal government and Dr. Okonjo Iweala to provide information relating to N30 trillion Naira allegedly unaccounted for. Please note the following: - Dr Okonjo-Iweala hastens to state that she was never served with any court processes in relation to the said matter. She has not read the judgment and would therefore defer any comments on the matter. - However from the media reports, the case was instituted in February 2015 but was not served until July 2015 after Dr Okonjo-Iweala had already ceased to be the Minister ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala With Afdb And GAVI Officials

With Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank; Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, MD Resource Mobilisation and Private Sector Partnerships at Gavi; and Sunita Pitamber, Director of Human Development Dept at AfDB, Abidjan

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