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Jaitley talks GST, demonetisation, Gujarat polls with ANI
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the United States to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, in an exclusive interview with ANI, gave a rundown of his role in the meeting, and said that the countries across the wo
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Jaitley to leave on week-long official visit to US tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be on an official visit to the United States from tomorrow. During the week-long visit, Jaitley is expected to participate in several meetings, including the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary
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Pak asks World Bank to constitute arbitration court as IWT talks fail
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan has asked the World Bank to constitute a court of arbitration to settle its Indus Water Treaty dispute as New Delhi and Islamabad failed to break the impasse on choice of a forum for settling the issue.
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Pakistan could become ineligible for World Bank loans due to its declining
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 15 (ANI): Pakistan could become ineligible for financial aid from one of the two main arms of the World Bank Group - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), as the country's official foreign currency reserves are rapidly declining.
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India wants to invest in Afghanistan's Shahtoot Dam: Afghan Minister
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan's Water and Energy Minister Ali Ahmad Osmani has said India and the World Bank (WB) have shown interest to invest in the country's Shahtoot water dam project.
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India allowed to construct hydroelectric power plants under Indus Waters T
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[U.S.A.], August 2 (ANI): The World Bank has said that India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power plants on the Jhelum and Chenab Rivers after secretary-level discussions between India and Pakistan on the technical issues over the Indus Waters Treaty concluded this wee
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India, Pakistan to hold talks on hydro-power projects under IWT in Washing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], July 31 (ANI): India and Pakistan will hold talks on two hydro-power projects under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the World Bank headquarters here today.
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Moglix raises USD 12 m to enable fuel expansion, technology development
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Moglix, a B2B e-commerce start-up on Thursday announced the closing of Series B round of funding at USD 12 Million. The round saw participation from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Rocketship.vc, along with Mogl
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Airbnb, World Bank sign MoU to enhance rural tourism
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The World Bank group and Airbnb on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), validating their combined efforts to boost the tourism industries of developing economies, at the Tourism Knowledge Exchange 2017, an event highlighting the latest innov
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Panama Papers issue created some policy uncertainty: World Bank
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The World Bank has warned that the Panama Papers issue "enhanced political risks" and created "some policy uncertainty" in Pakistan.
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Arun Jaitley to embark on five-day visit to USA
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley will tomorrow leave on a five-day official visit to the United States of America to participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Reko Diq case: World Bank rules against Pak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 22 (ANI): An arbitration tribunal of the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has ruled against Pakistan with regard to the unlawful denial of a mining lease for the Reko Diq project in 2011.
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