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Investors appetite for impact investing about $26 trillion: IFC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 14 (ANI): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, says that appetite for impact investing is growing globally and could be as high as 26 trillion dollars.
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World Bank to be 'deeply involved' in Venezuelan crisis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): Expressing "deep concerns" over the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the World Bank on Thursday (local time) said that the top funding body is set to be "deeply involved" in the matters concerning the Latin American nation, but warned that the "situation i
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David Malpass elected as World Bank President
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): Former Under Secretary of United States Treasury Department, David Malpass, was on Friday appointed as the 13th president of the World Bank Group.
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World Bank provides $137 million to modernise 220 dams in 6 states
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The World Bank has provided additional financing of 137 million dollars (about Rs 960 crore) for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) to rehabilitate and modernise over 220 selected large dams in Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, T
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Increasing exports can lead to better jobs and higher wages: WB ILO report
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): India can introduce policies to ensure that greater export orientation boosts gains for workers and spread them more widely to benefit disadvantaged communities, according to a new report by the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation released
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Fadnavis releases report on gender and water equality in agriculture
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched the report ‘Gender and Water in Agriculture and Allied Sectors’ developed jointly by 2030 Water Resources Group, a public-private-civil society partnership hosted by the World Bank Gr
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Trump nominates US Treasury’s David Malpass as next World Bank President
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) nominated David Malpass for the candidature in the elections to appoint the next president of the World Bank.
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World Bank pegs India's growth rate at 7.3 pc for current fiscal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 9 (ANI): India's growth rate is expected to accelerate to 7.3 per cent during the current financial year ending March 2019, the World Bank has said.
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CPEC brings no development in Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec 12 (ANI): The multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in Balochistan province remains stagnant, revealed CPEC Cell established by the Balochistan government with the help of the World Bank.
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COP24 conference: World Bank pledges $200 billion to combat climate change
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 04 (ANI): The World Bank on Monday pledged to commit as much as USD 200 billion from 2021 to 2025 towards fighting the threat of climate change during the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) summit here.
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World Bank doubles funding for Climate Action
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 03 (ANI): The World Bank Group on Monday announced that it will be doubling its current 5-year investments to around USD 200 billion in support for countries to take ambitious climate action for the year 2021-2025.
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$310 million loan pact signed for 24x7 power supply for Jharkhand
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Government of India and the World Bank have signed $310 million loan agreement for Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project to provide reliable, quality, and affordable 24x7 electricity to the state's people.
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