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New UNESCO report reveals USD 97bn barrier to reaching education targets
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pakistan's inflation to rise to 29.5pc in FY23: World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Bank has warned that Pakistan's inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee, Dawn reported.
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UAE participates in Second Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Me
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, led the UAE delegation to the Second Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting of the Finance Track of the G20 for 2023, which was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Grou
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Union finance minister Sitharaman participates in roundtable with US Dept
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The discussion was focused on the impact of global development challenges like climate change, pandemics, fragility and conflict on development progress, and reforms at the World Bank, according to the Finance ministry.
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Sitharaman, Yellen discuss strengthening India-US economic partnership
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings 2023 in Washington.
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Int'l Trade Union Confederation calls WBG, IMF to overhaul multilateral sy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement to the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its Global Unions partners are calling for the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to overhaul the multilateral system
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Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in US for a week-long official visit; Here's it
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During her stay, Sitharaman will be attending the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with G20 meetings, Investor/ Bilateral meetings, and other associated meetings.
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World Bank says Pakistan urgently needs foreign loans to avoid "public deb
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Bank in its flagship report 'Pakistan Development Update' warned Pakistan regarding serious dangers to its economic and debt viability while predicting almost flat economic growth.
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Four million people will fall below the poverty line in Pakistan in FY23,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Bank has forecast about four million people falling below the lower middle-income poverty line amid economic growth plummeting to just 0.4 per cent against a budgeted target of 5pc
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Only one boasting about India's economic growth is the Govt: P Chidambaram
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"According to the World Bank, the five-year average growth of the Modi government (2019-2024) will be 4.08 per cent Even the sequential annual growth rates after the Corona-affected year show a declining trend The only one boasting about the growth rate is the Government," Chidambaram tweete
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Indian-American Ajay Banga sole nominee to lead World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The World Bank said that the board has received one nomination for the position of next President and Ajay Banga will be considered for the post.
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World Bank approves USD 100 million to improve disaster response in Odisha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a USD 100 million loan to help Odisha strengthen its early forecasting systems for improved disaster response.
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