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The government of Kerala and Entigrity execute MoU to boost employment and
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Cochin (Kerela) [India], August 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Entigrity Pvt. Ltd has entered into an MoU with the Government of Kerala and the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme Kerala (ASAP). The objective of this agreement is to provide the state's youth with cutting-edge skill sets and to incr
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GSMA Digital Societies Report, Asia Pacific 2022
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The seventh annual Digital Societies Report shines a light on the progress made by countries within the APAC region in becoming fully fledged digital societies. The report also calls for further collaboration to encourage a consistent ap
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Laos finds itself in China's 'debt trap': Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], August 10 (ANI): Laos, a south-east Asian nation is at a high risk of default as the country has taken huge loans from China to build its large-scale infrastructure projects, giving new momentum to the 'debt trap' diplomacy.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $96.3 million loan to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
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Asian Development Bank cuts India's GDP growth projection for 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank has reduced India's Gross Domestic Product estimate for the current financial year 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent from its earlier projection of 7.5 per cent, citing higher-than-expected inflation will erode consumers' purchasing power.
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Asian Development Bank to provide 143 million USD for trade facilitation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government on Wednesday signed agreements for a 143-million-U.S. dollar loan to improve the volume, efficiency, predictability and security of cross-border trade in Bangladesh.
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Sri Lanka PM holds talks with World Bank, Asian Development Bank represent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday held discussions with the country's representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation.
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ADB offers $2 million loan to support urban development projects in Nagala
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Government of India to offer $2 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for designing climate-resilient urban infrastructure, strengthening institutional capacity and improving
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ADB forecasts gloomy picture for Pakistan's economy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday forecast Pakistan's economic growth rate to slow down to 4 per cent this year from 5.6 pc in the Fiscal Year 2021.
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ADB pegs India's economic growth at 7.5 per cent for 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said the Indian economy is projected to grow by 7.5 per cent in the current financial year and the growth would accelerate to 8 per cent in 2023-24.
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ADB and HSBC set up $100 mn partial guarantee programme for microfinance i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and HSBC India (HSBC) on Thursday signed an agreement to establish a $100 million partial guarantee programme to support more than 400,000 micro-borrowers and mostly women-run micro-enterprises across India.
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Pakistan accumulates over USD10 billion in new debt during Covid pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Asian Development Bank released a report which states that Pakistan has accumulated over USD10 billion in new debt during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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