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Investors appetite for impact investing about $26 trillion: IFC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months 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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Pak close to signing bailout agreement with IMF, says Finance Minister Asa
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will soon sign a package for bailing out the country's ailing economy, Finance Minister Asad Umar has said.
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Slowdown in global growth, trade to hit emerging market economies: RBI Gov
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Apr 13 (ANI): The biggest risk facing emerging market economies is growing evidence that global growth and trade is weakening, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said.
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World Bank to be 'deeply involved' in Venezuelan crisis
Updated : 6 years, 11 months 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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Pakistan FM Asad Umar held meetings with World Bank leaders, seeking bailo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 11 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday (local time) held meetings with World Bank Group President David R Malpass and senior officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a bid to seek a three-year bailout package.
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India retains top spot with largest remittances globally: World Bank
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Apr 9 (ANI): Remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high with Indian diaspora sending 79 billion dollars in 2018 followed by Chinese at 67 billion dollars.
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David Malpass elected as World Bank President
Updated : 6 years, 11 months 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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Unfortunate that India's statistical data is not genuine: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal voiced concern over alleged "political interference" in India's statistical data.
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World Bank provides $137 million to modernise 220 dams in 6 states
Updated : 7 years 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 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 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, 1 month 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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