Cardoso leads Nigerian delegation to W’Bank-IMF meeting

Mr Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting in Washington DC, which opens on Monday, October 13.

Cardoso will replace the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, read Sunday.

Titled ‘Cardoso leads Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank-IMF meeting in Washington DC,’ the statement read: “Cardoso, as the alternate Governor, replaces the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, who is indisposed,” Onanuga stated.

He said the Nigerian team will also comprise the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anete.

Quoting the World Bank, the statement said key elements of the Annual Meetings include the Development Committee Plenary session on October 16 and the International Monetary and Financial Committee meetings on October 17.

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