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Gita Gopinath the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. (Photo: AFP)

Important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, says IMF chief...

On the projections in the World Economic Outlook report, Gopinath said appropriate steps have been taken.

16 Oct 2019 9:51 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank slashes India's growth forecast to 6 per cent for this...

Asia's third-largest economy is currently growing at its slowest pace in 6 years, expanding by just 5 pc in the...

14 Oct 2019 9:15 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank cuts India's growth rate projection to 6 per cent

According to the World Bank, poverty has continued to decline, albeit possibly at a slower pace than earlier.

13 Oct 2019 10:45 AM IST

Panneerselvam was accompanied by Principal Finance Secretary S Krishnan, the release said. (Photo: File)

TN: O Panneerselvam meets World Bank officials, discusses funding for...

Panneerselvam is currently on an official tour of the US.

14 Nov 2019 4:41 PM IST

A recent announcement by the countrys chief executive that the government will be focusing on the Ease of Doing Business Index ranking was a welcome development. (Representational image)

DPIIT optimistic of India breaking into top 50 in 'ease of doing biz'...

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 IST

The UK, which is facing Brexit blues, had the fifth largest GDP of $2.81 trillion, which is about $119 billion more than that of India, the data showed.

India may surpass UK to become 5th richest

Britain's GDP likely to get relegated to seventh position.

21 Jan 2019 7:00 AM IST

PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi has joined US President-elect Donald Trumps advisory council. (Photo: AP)

Indra Nooyi in race for World Bank chief post

It is unclear whether Ms Nooyi would accept the nomination if chosen by the Trump administration.

17 Jan 2019 5:35 AM IST

PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi has joined US President-elect Donald Trumps advisory council. (Photo: AP)

White House considering former PepsiCo CEO for top job at World Bank

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump was helping lead the search for a new World Bank president to succeed Jim Yong Kim.

16 Jan 2019 10:58 AM IST

Ivanka Trump. (Photo: AP)

Ivanka Trump, Nikki Haley in race for World Bank president's post:...

Kim abruptly announced Monday he was cutting short his tenure as World Bank's president over 3 yrs before his second...

13 Jan 2019 2:43 PM IST

Indias GDP slowed down to 5.7 per cent on the back of demonetisation and GST. Photo: AP

India's GDP to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2018-19: World Bank

The World Bank said India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world.

9 Jan 2019 8:55 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

Increasing exports can lead to better jobs, higher wages in India:...

India grew at a rate of 7.2 per cent in 2017, at the same time reducing the number of people living in poverty.

28 Feb 2019 3:43 PM IST

Leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad on Friday, moments before his elction as new Pakistan Prime Minister. AP Aug. 17, 2018. Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Khan as the countrys next prime minister in a step toward third straight transfer of power from one civilian government to another one. (Photo; AP)

Pakistan to stay on FATF 'grey list' for the time being: Report

Pakistan will most likely stay on the grey list' of The Financial Action task force, that helps stop terror financing.

22 Feb 2019 3:55 PM IST