Accra: By the end of next year, the three core Ebola hit countries in West Africa -- Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea -- will lose about $809 million in their economies, the World Bank predicted.This
Washington: The World Bank Monday launched a new website to allow users to track the progress of the bank's projects and check whether the group is meeting its key targets, including poverty reduction and boosting
New Delhi: The world is heading for a global job crisis, which is hurting the chances of a swift economic recovery, the World Bank warned on Tuesday.In a study released at a G20 Labour and
Freetown: With funds from the World Bank, Unicef has facilitated the delivery of medicines and other supplies worth over $825,000 for the treatment of people who have contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.A chartered UN cargo
Kolkata: The Haldia-Allahabad riverine trade route will receive a USD 50 million boost and technical support from the World Bank to build requisite infrastructure and turn it into National Waterways-1 for yearlong navigation."The World Bank
New Delhi: Delhi Police will get Rs 40 crore to implement the United Nations Women Safe City project to put in place enhanced security apparatus for women in the national capital.The amount, approved by the
New Delhi: Lauding the Gujarat growth model, World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim said India will be a far easier place to do business if the country adopted the practices and processes that Gujarat follows.
New Delhi: With the government using social media like never before, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg that direct communication with people is critical for governance. The Prime Minister
Washington: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Friday announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as vice president and auditor general of the bank.Naka, a Japanese national, has more than 25 years of experience working with
Washington: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Friday announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as vice president and auditor general of the bank.Naka, a Japanese national, has more than 25 years of experience working with
Berhampur (Odisha): World Bank is likely to fund the development of higher education sector in Odisha.“World Bank is keen to finance the higher education sector, particularly for improvement in teaching quality, learning and research process
Washington: The World Bank said Monday that it would provide up to $3 billion for Ukraine this year to help the country deliver much-needed economic reforms.The World Bank said in a statement that it has
Bhubanewar: Amidst pandemonium by opposition Congress MLAs, Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya today presented the supplementary budget of Rs 7,144.58 crore with provision of more than Rs 2,000 crore for restoration and rehabilitation of the cyclone
Berhampur: An expert team of World Bank and Asian Development Bank visited different areas of cyclone-hit Ganjam district in Odisha to assess the damage. Divided in groups, the 14-member team along with government officers visited
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to put in place a long term arrangement to face natural calamities like cyclone and tidal surge, Odisha government today decided to seek funding from the World Bank and Asian Development
New Delhi: Government has appointed five merchant bankers, including SBI Caps and Kotak Mahindra, for the upcoming 17 per cent follow-on public offer of state-run Power Grid Corporation." Citigroup, ICICI Securities, UBS, SBI Caps and
New Delhi: With the economy facing bad times, government today explored the possibility of having more free trade agreements with various countries at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. The meeting of
Washington: It is easiest to start a business in New Delhi within India, while Hyderabad is the fastest for closing an enterprise, says a World Bank study.On the other hand, Kolkata is the toughest place
New Delhi: Close on the heels of the IMF, the World Bank on Wednesday slashed India's economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 4.7 percent from an earlier projection of 6.1 percent.“The report
Washington: India has asked the World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks to create special windows for ensuring finance for infrastructure development which should include provision to help projects that face a sudden scarcity of
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