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Global economy to expand by 4 pc in 2021: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], January 6 (ANI): The global economy is expected to expand by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year, the World Bank has said.
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World Bank commits 105 million USD to improve West Bengal waterways
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal, according to the Ministry of Finance.
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China's position in World Bank doing business report slumps by 7 places in
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): After China and three other countries submitted data that was "inappropriately altered" with regard to the Ease of Doing Business Report, the World Bank has now corrected the data and now China has slipped seven positions below to 85 in the index for 2018.
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India signs $400 million project with World Bank to protect poor from COVI
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis.
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Government college in Kashmir being upgraded under World Bank funded proje
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started upgrading the education infrastructure in South Kashmir under the World Bank-funded project at the government degree college at Bijbehara, Anantnag in South Kashmir. The project is be
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24/7 PHCs to be set up in Karnataka with World Bank's help: K Sudhakar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday announced that new and improved 25/7 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) will soon be set up in the state with the help of the World Bank.
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Sitharaman participates in 102nd meeting of the World Bank Development Com
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 102nd meeting of the World Bank Development Committee Plenary through video conferencing on Friday and said the hard-fought gains in reducing the level of poverty, achieved over a number of years, a
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World Bank approves USD 12 billion to help developing countries get COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank approved USD 12 billion to help developing countries purchase novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and treatments, the organization said in a statement.
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Indian economy to contract 9.6 pc in FY21 due to Covid-19: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): India's economy, the largest in south Asia, is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (2020-21) because of Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 pandemic to push 150 million people into extreme poverty by 2021:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of the economic contraction caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.
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Construction of new drainage system funded by World Bank underway in Sring
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has started work on a new drainage project in Srinagar funded by the World Bank to strengthen urban flood management infrastructure in various flood-prone areas of the city.
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UN Chief calls on World Bank, IMF to provide more support to states hit by
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday during a Security Council meeting that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should provide enhanced access to facilities and tools to countries impacted by the novel coronavi
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