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World Bank donors approve release of USD 280 million for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The World Bank donors on Friday (local time) approved to release USD 280 million for Afghanistan to address humanitarian issues.
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China urges IMF, WB to resume cooperation with Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan and China are making efforts at multiple levels for the Taliban government to have a soft landing. In continuation with it, China urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to resume cooperation with Afghanistan.
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13 mln USD World Bank funded plan launched to restore heritage buildings d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada on Thursday launched a 13 million US dollars plan funded by the World Bank for the reconstruction and restoration of heritage buildings damaged by the Beirut blasts, the National News Agency reported.
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China using 'immoral', 'unethical' tactics to influence World Bank's Doing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 12 (ANI): China has been using "immoral" and "unethical" tactics to influence the World Bank's Doing Business ranking in its bid to become the unambiguous hegemon by 2049.
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Due to challenges in Afghanistan's payment system, aid resumption to count
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): For the World Bank Group (WBG), it is unlikely to resume direct aid to Afghanistan due to challenges in the payment system of the country, said David Malpass, head of the WBG.
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Centre signs agreement with World Bank to strengthen health systems in Meg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): The Central government, the Meghalaya government and the World Bank have signed a USD 40 million health project for Meghalaya to improve the quality of health services and strengthen the state's capacity to handle future health emergencies, including t
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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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IMF, World Bank should boost policies to tackle debt vulnerabilities: Yell
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank should take additional steps to help address debt vulnerabilities, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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Afghan doctors protest for their 14-month unpaid salaries in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 11 (ANI): Hundreds of doctors including females from Samangan and Nuristan provinces gathered at the gate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul and asked the World Bank to pay their pending salaries for the past 14 months.
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IMF board seeks more details on probe into World Bank report on China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will request additional details of the ongoing probe into the activities of the organization's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva when she was the World Bank's CEO.
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IMF executive board, director discuss probe into World Bank report on Chin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board and the organisation's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday (local time) discussed China-related data-rigging scandal during Georgieva's tenure at the World Bank, IMF spokesperson Gerry Ric
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China's hidden debt, a major problem for borrowers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 3 (ANI): Different countries owe at least USD 385 billion amount of debt to China which has slipped through scrutiny of international lenders such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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