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Nepal opposition warns government against BRI loans, proceedings without c
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Opposition lawmaker and former foreign minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, while addressing the house session, warned the government not to take loans under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China. The former foreign minister rather suggested the government accept the grants but in line with
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Brookfield Properties in India receives 'EDGE Champion' recognition by IFC
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 25: Brookfield Properties in India has been awarded the EDGE Excellence in 'Design for Greater Efficiencies Champion' recognition by International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank. This esteemed certification acknowledges
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"Major Ports of India makes it to Global Top 100 by World Bank": Sonowal
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a significant boost to India's port development programme, as many as nine ports of India made it to the Global Top 100 in the latest edition of the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), 2023 - a report prepared by the World Bank and S&P Global Marketing Intelligence.
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World Bank raises GDP projection, says India to keep its fastest-growing e
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Bank has upwardly revised India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year 2024-25 by 20 basis points to 6.6 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.4 per cent made in January.
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World Bank approves USD 1 billion additional funding for Dasu Hydropower P
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion in additional funding for the Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Upper Kohistan district in Pakistan, reported Dawn.
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World Bank team meets Himachal minister, apprises about ongoing projects
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Bank team apprised the state minister of the work being done by Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) on the programme, estimating USD 250 millio
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Daaji to speak at the United Nations on the International Day of Yoga and
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 31: The Guide of Heartfulness and President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission - Revered Daaji is on tour in the United States in the wake of the hugely successful Global Spirituality Conference that was hosted at Kanha, Hyderabad, the global headquarters of Heart
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code helped banks to recover from NPA: Nirmala S
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Citing the success of the IBC, she mentioned that World Bank, in its 2019 report, noted that India's 2016 insolvency regime reform increased creditor recovery rates from 26.5 to 71.6 cents on the dollar, making India 'by far the best performer in South Asia' and surpassing even the averag
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"Congress feels proud in lifting 140 million people from poverty from 2004
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Shashi Tharoor said, "If we look at the figures, the BJP does not have a leg to stand on. The Congress takes pride that from 2004 to 2014, more than 140 million people came out of poverty. World Bank, United Nations and other international institutions agreed with this."
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India to emerge as an economic superpower amid impending global economic l
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
IMF, World Bank and prominent rating agencies have predicted further slow-down in global growth this year. Escalation of the recent conflict in the Middle East, financial stress, persistent inflation and slowdown in international trade are downside risks for the global growth.
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Global carbon pricing revenues reached record USD 104 billion in 2023, mil
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The report indicates that there are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in operation worldwide, reflecting a significant increase in adoption and implementation.
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UAE President receives President of World Bank Group
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, on the sidelines of a ceremony honouring a number of international officials in recognition of their contributions to the success of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
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