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World Bank ready to provide financial aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): The World Bank, in its statement on Thursday, said that it is ready to provide immediate financial support to Ukraine amid the present political and military crisis.
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World Bank mulls USD 350 million aid to Ukraine to support reforms
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The World Bank is considering allocating up to USD 350 million to Ukraine to support reforms, the agency's chief David Malpass said during a Saturday meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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World Bank offers $115 million loan for rejuvenating watersheds in India
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The World Bank will provide $115 million (Rs 869 crore) loan to fund a programme in India that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to increase farmers' resilience to climate change, promote higher produ
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World Bank 'funding campaign of repression' in Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new report by a Washington based think tank has accused the World Bank of "funding a campaign of repression" of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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India to remain fastest-growing major economy in the world during 2021-24,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world during 2021-24, as per the projections of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 released on Monday.
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Myanmar economy to be severely tested, growth projected at 1 pc: World Ban
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 27 (ANI): Myanmar's economy will be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021, the World Bank said in its latest report.
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COVID-19 new variant, inflation to derail global economic recovery in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [United States], January 12 (ANI): Global economic growth will drop sharply from 5.5 per cent in 2021 to 4.1 per cent in 2022 and dip further to 3.2 per cent in 2023 due to fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt and income inequality, the World Bank sai
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World Bank, int'l organisations not supporting Afghanistan's health sector
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 2 (ANI): The Taliban have said that international organisations including the World Bank had promised to support the health sector of Afghanistan but now they have stopped doing so, reported local media.
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World Bank loans USD 221mn to Vietnam for economic recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank has signed an agreement with Vietnam in the amount of $221.5 million to finance the country's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Taliban sack World Bank employees due to shortage of money for salaries: R
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has dismissed a number of the World Bank's employees as it cannot afford to pay their salaries anymore, a media report said.
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Tabreed officially partners with IFC to facilitate expansion in India
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): National Central Cooling Company PJSC (DFM: Tabreed) has officially confirmed its significant strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global developmen
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World Bank approves USD 195 million loan for Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 195 million loan for Pakistan in order to improve electricity distribution and implement energy sector reforms to increase service quality for consumers.
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