World Bank
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Will China's growing influence affect international order?
World | Jan 18, 2018, 09:45 AM ISTDo global institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF need to be reformed? Will China's growing influence in Asia affect the existing international order?
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World Bank to recalculate national rankings of ease of doing business
Business | Jan 14, 2018, 06:38 AM ISTRomer said the World Bank is "beginning the process of correcting the past reports and republishing what the rankings would have been without the methodology changes".
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India has 'enormous growth potential', projects 7.3% in 2018 says World Bank
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World Bank says India has 'enormous growth potential', projects 7.3% growth in 2018
Business | Jan 10, 2018, 10:47 AM ISTIndia is estimated to have grown at 6.7 per cent in 2017, according to the 2018 Global Economics Prospect released by the World Bank in Washington on Tuesday.
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India to be high-middle income country by 2047: World Bank CEO
Business | Nov 04, 2017, 05:59 PM ISTWorld Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva praised India for its sudden jump of 30 ranks in 2017, the biggest leap ever, in the history of the ease of doing business.
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World Bank ranking shows Modi’s India means business: Will rating agencies like Fitch, Moody’s budge?
Business | Nov 02, 2017, 10:27 PM ISTIndia’s 30-place leap in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2018’ rankings affirm India’s growth story as well as the Centre’s reforms agenda.
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200 reforms in offing as Govt, World Bank work together to take India in top 50 of 'Ease of Doing Business'
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTThe government is working with the World Bank to recognise over 200 reforms that will help propel India into the top-50 bracket in ease of doing business.
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‘No country has start-ups that are 100 per cent successful’: FM Jaitley on new venture failures in India
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 04:01 PM ISTFailure or success of any start-up also depends on the idea that drives it, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said when asked why several Indian start-ups have failed over the past three years.
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Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Ease Of Doing Business ranking: ‘Jaitley needs to be complimented for World Bank report’
Nov 01, 2017, 12:09 PM ISTIndia entering the top 100 club for the first time matters a lot, and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley deserves kudos for this achievement.
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Ease of Doing Business: India breaks into top 100; more reforms to follow, says FM Arun Jaitley
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 10:34 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi's target to take India amongst the first 50 is doable and can be achieved, said FM Arun Jaitley
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Jump in World Bank 'Ease of Doing Business' ranking won't change grim reality: Congress
National | Oct 31, 2017, 11:02 PM ISTThe Congress said "ease of doing business" has become "cease of doing business" for micro, small and medium enterprises under the Modi government.
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India jumps 30 ranks to 100th in World Bank's ease of doing business list, says FM Jaitley
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Ease of Doing Business: PM Modi’s vision of taking India to top 50 is doable, says Arun Jaitley
Business | Oct 31, 2017, 10:20 PM ISTJaitley also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of taking India to top 50 in the ‘ease of doing business’ index was a doable task.
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India jumps to 100th rank in Ease of Doing Business index, PM Modi hails 'historic jump'
Business | Nov 01, 2017, 02:52 AM ISTRiding on government’s major economic reforms like demonetisation and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, India jumped to rank 100th in the 2018 edition of the World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' index.
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World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report: India jumps to 100th rank from 130 | Key Points
Business | Oct 31, 2017, 08:41 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley is holding a press conference over India's big leap in the Ease of Doing Business list released by World Bank
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Boost to Modi govt as India jumps 30 places to 100th spot in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business
Business | Oct 31, 2017, 08:24 PM ISTIndia made a double-digit jump in the World Bank's 2018 edition of Ease of Doing Business report, reacing the 100th spot from the previous 130th in 2016.
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India carried out structural reforms like demonetisation, GST at the right time: Arun Jaitley
Business | Nov 03, 2017, 02:09 PM ISTIndia carried out key structural reforms like demonetisation and the GST at the right time and it will serve the country well in the days to come, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said.
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Reforms undertaken by India significant: World Bank chief
Business | Oct 12, 2017, 10:24 PM ISTThe World Bank yesterday forecast that India's GDP may slowdown from 8.6 per cent in 2015 to 7 per cent in 2017 because of disruptions by demonetisation and the GST.
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Modi government working on plan to rebuild capacity of banking sector: Arun Jaitley
Business | Oct 12, 2017, 11:51 AM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Indian government is working on a plan to rebuild the capacity of the banking sector.
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Demonetisation, GST uncertainties affected India’s economic momentum: World Bank
Business | Nov 03, 2017, 02:55 PM ISTThe World Bank said in its report that India's economic momentum has been affected by disruptions from demonetisation and uncertainties around the GST.