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Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank
The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to the economic outlook
26 Apr 2022 1:32 PM
World Bank ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka: Report
The IMF has commended the steps already taken by the Finance Minister to mitigate the present financial situation in Sri Lanka
20 Apr 2022 1:49 PM
High energy prices hit industrial production, says World Bank
Industrial production in China and India has been negatively impacted by electricity shortages amidst insufficient electricity availability
25 Oct 2021 7:27 AM
Climate change could force 216 million from their homes: World Bank
World Bank's vice president for sustainable development said that the data give a 'global estimate' of the scale of potential migration
14 Sep 2021 3:11 AM
India ranks 116 in World Bank's pre-pandemic human capital index
The Index update includes health and education data for 174 countries covering 98 per cent of the world's population up to March 2020
17 Sep 2020 2:46 PM
World Bank, India sign Rs 5,600 crore support to COVID-19 hit MSMEs
The programme will address immediate liquidity and credit needs of nearly 15 lakh viable MSMEs
07 Jul 2020 10:31 AM
Economic fallout from COVID-19 could push more than billion into ‘extreme poverty’
The outlook for the world’s poorest looks grim unless governments do more and do it quickly, says a UNU report
12 Jun 2020 12:03 PM
World Bank says global economy to shrink 5.2%, worst recession since WWI
Per capita incomes are expected to decline by 3.6 per cent, which will tip millions of people into extreme poverty this year
09 Jun 2020 11:06 AM
Asia shares rise on hopes of rapid economic recovery
Global equities have received a boost this week as governments around the world gradually loosened their coronavirus lockdown restrictions
21 May 2020 8:55 AM
World Bank estimates 60 million people may fall into extreme poverty due to covid19
The World Bank announced emergency operations worth USD 160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight the deadly virus
20 May 2020 1:33 PM
Asian equities rally stalls on lingering economic uncertainty
The World Bank warned the crisis could leave about 60 million in extreme poverty
20 May 2020 9:08 AM
World Bank clears $1 billion for India's fight against coronavirus
This takes the total commitment from the World Bank towards emergency COVID-19 response in India to $2 billion.
15 May 2020 12:16 PM
India's remittances likely to decline by 23% due to coronavirus: World Bank
Globally remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 per cent this year due to the economic crisis
23 Apr 2020 1:04 PM
Covid19: World Bank approves $1 billion emergency fund for India
The World Bank's first set of aid projects, amounting to USD 1.9 billion, will assist 25 countries
03 Apr 2020 9:44 AM
World Bank study points to where most foreign aid for the poorest goes
All these caveats notwithstanding, the conclusion of the paper has turned out to be controversial and damning.
28 Feb 2020 2:09 AM
World Bank trims 2020 growth forecast amid slow recovery for trade, investment
The World Bank shaved 0.2 percentage point off of growth for both years.
09 Jan 2020 9:53 AM
DPIIT optimistic of India breaking into top 50 in 'ease of doing biz' ranking soon
India jumped 14 places to the 63rd position in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released in October.
19 Dec 2019 5:33 PM
TN: O Panneerselvam meets World Bank officials, discusses funding for projects
Panneerselvam is currently on an official tour of the US.
14 Nov 2019 4:41 PM
Reforms, innovation to spur Indian growth: World Bank Chief
Appreciating the government move to cut the corporate tax rate, Malpass said, it should add to more growth.
27 Oct 2019 11:47 AM
Sitharaman promises further GST simplification to help India improve biz ranking
India has jumped 14 places to rank 63rd in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking index and the country aims to be within 50.
24 Oct 2019 4:07 PM
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