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CBN Governor Cardoso Leads Nigerian Delegation to World Bank-IMF Meetings as Wale Edun Takes Ill
CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso will head Nigeria’s delegation to the 2025 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, replacing Finance Minister Wale Edun, who is reportedly indisposed. Key sessions will hold from October 13 to 17.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 2025 World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., which officially open on Monday, October 13.
This was announced in a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy.
According to the statement, “Cardoso, as the alternate Governor, replaces the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, who is indisposed.”
The Nigerian delegation will also include the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The World Bank noted that major highlights of the Annual Meetings will include the Development Committee Plenary Session on October 16 and the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meetings on October 17.
Other key activities scheduled for the event include regional briefings, press conferences, and forums addressing global economic trends, financial markets, and international development.
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