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World Bank's call to discontinue 'Doing Business Report' irks Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): The World Bank's decision to discontinue 'Doing Business Report' has irked Pakistan as it was confident that the country would make a leap in the next report to improve the current ranking of 108th, Dawn newspaper reported.
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World Bank top officials pushed staffers to boost China ranking: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): An independent investigation commissioned by the World Bank has found that its top officials placed "undue pressure" on staffers to alter data to inflate the rankings for China and Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 2020 editions of the report, according to the US
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World Bank to discontinue Doing Business report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Sep 17 (ANI): The World Bank Group has decided to discontinue publication of its Doing Business report following allegations of irregularities.
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Decisive collective action could reduce migration due to climate change by
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): Climate change could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050.
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Kabul residents struggle to fulfil basic needs, running out of cash
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) August 27 (ANI): Days after the Taliban took over the war-torn country, the residents of Kabul are reeling from a cash shortage as the banks are closed and ATMs are running out of money.
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World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank is halting all financial assistance for projects to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban assuming power in the country, a World Bank spokesperson said Wednesday.
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WWB, Bank of Baroda report recommends 'Jan Dhan Plus' to catalyse formal s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Public sector banks can attract about Rs 25,000 crore in deposits by serving 100 million low-income women while financially empowering 40 crore Indians, according to a new report published jointly by Bank of Baroda and global non-profit organisation Women'
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Nepal to receive 4 mn doses of Moderna vaccines through COVAX
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 14 (ANI): Nepal is set to receive nearly four million doses of coronavirus Moderna vaccines, financed by the World Bank, through the COVAX cost-share option, local media reported on Saturday.
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Chinese firm reluctant to resume work on Dasu hydropower project
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): After 13 people were killed in a bus blast at the Dasu Hydropower Project, including nine Chinese nationals on July 13, the Chinese firm is still reluctant to resume work.
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Pakistan: World Bank teams in Kohistan to review security arrangements at
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): After 13 people were killed in a bus blast at the Dasu Hydropower Project, including nine Chinese nationals, two high-level World Bank (WB) missions arrived in Upper Kohistan to review the security arraignments on Tuesday.
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World Bank unearths massive financial fraud in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): The World Bank has unearthed a racket of 23 Pakistan companies adopting corrupt, fraudulent, collusive and coercive practices to win contracts for projects undertaken by the Distribution Companies (DISCOS) and National Transmission and Dispatch Company (N
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World Bank commits to support Haiti after President's death exacerbates po
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank has expressed its readiness to continue to support Haiti following President Jovenel Moise's assassination, which reignited the Caribbean nation's socio-economic and political crises.
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