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India's growth for 2013-14 to be poorer than expected 30 April 2013
Earlier six months ago World Bank said that India was well on its way to be on the &% economic growth track but with the current events in the nation, it stands corrected stating that India will have a growth...
Keywords: indian economy, international monetary fund, international monetary fund, international monetary fund
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USD 200 Millions to contain Ebola 05 August 2014
The World Bank has come forward to fund to the Western African Countries which are battling with Ebola virus which is killing hundreds of people. The World Health Organisation [WHO] has reported that so far 887 people have died and...
Keywords: World Bank, World Bank Funding Ebola, Ebola Virus, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim
Read More World Bank manifests commitment for Bihar's development! 27 May 2013
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was known to have been called on by a World Bank team at the same time discussed overall development in Bihar in addition to the progress of those schemes being sponsored by the international lender. The...
Keywords: education in bihar, national peace, indian news update, world bank manifests commitment for bihar
Read More AP gets Rs. 7,500 Cr Hudhud Aid from WB 04 December 2014
Andhra Pradesh government has sought around Rs 7,500 crore financial help from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for reconstruction of North Andhra Pradesh, which it was destroyed badly by Hudhud Cyclone recently. Meanwhile, the World Bank’s...
Keywords: World Bank, World Bank, Chandrababu Naidu News, AP Government
Read More World Bank to invest in Swachh Bharat 20 January 2015
The World Bank could invest over a billion dollars in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project 'Swachh Bharat' campaign. In an exclusive interview to a channel World Bank India Director, Onno Ruhl said, the Washington based lender has big plans...
Keywords: World Bank, Swachh Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Swachh Bharat
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World Bank Approves 1 Billion USD For India To Fight Coronavirus 03 April 2020
World Bank Approves 1 Billion USD For India To Fight Coronavirus:- The World Bank approved 1 billion USD as emergency financing to fight the coronavirus for India. Around 2500 people are tested positive with coronavirus currently and 76 people lost...
Keywords: Coronavirus, Coronavirus funds, Coronavirus deaths, World Bank latest
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India, Pak Start High-Level Talks On Indus Waters Treaty 15 September 2017
India, Pak Start High-Level Talks On Indus Waters Treaty:- According to a senior World Bank official, India and Pakistan in Washington have started high-level talks on the technical issues of the of the Indus Waters Treaty on Thursday night. “These...
Keywords: India, World Bank, Hydroelectric Power Plant, Indus Waters Treaty
Read More World Bank warns global job crisis 09 September 2014
The World Bank on Tuesday has warned that a global job crisis is nearing which could hurt the economic growth and also added that there is no way to stop it. The World Bank in a study released at a...
Keywords: World Bank senior director Nigel Twose, G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, World Bank senior director Nigel Twose, social protection system
Read More India's development to mount! 13 June 2013
A newly released World Bank report mentioned that the development in India is contemplated to elevate to 5.7 percent in the 2013 fiscal year as well as firm to 6.5 percent and 6.7 percent in FY2014 and FY2015, respectively. Furthermore,...
Keywords: brazil, gdp growth in south asia, india growth, development in india contemplated to succeed
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World Bank's highest remittances for India 21 November 2012
India has been into the record books again this time in terms of the remittances received by the World Bank. The developing country is expected to gain $70 billion in remittances this year in 2012 being the biggest recipient among...
Keywords: developing countries, remittances, global migration, developing countries
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30% Poor Children Live in India: WBG & UNICEF 05 October 2016
According to a new report by the World Bank Group and UNICEF, 30 per cent of almost 385 million children living in extreme poverty are from India.The report Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children said "children are more than...
Keywords: Report, children, World Bank Group, India
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World Bank Approves 250 Million USD to Rebuild Kerala 29 June 2019
World Bank Approves 250 Million USD to Rebuild Kerala:- The World Bank finally approved a loan of 250 million USD for Kerala which is equal to Rs 1725 crores. The state has been badly affected in August 2018 floods. The...
Keywords: Kerala floods, World Bank news, Kerala floods, Kerala floods
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AP Capital City Gets a Rude Shock From The World Bank 19 July 2019
AP Capital City Gets a Rude Shock From The World Bank:- In a major setback, Amaravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh received a shock from the World Bank which pulled out of the Capital Region Development Project which...
Keywords: AIIB, World Bank loan, World Bank shock for Amaravati, AP capital
Read More China signs free trade agreement with Switzerland! 06 July 2013
China signed free trade agreement (FTA) along with Switzerland on Saturday. The impact of the trade agreement happens to be Beijing's first in continental Europe takes into action in a deal that comes against a background of trade related emotional...
Keywords: swiss economy minister johann schneider-ammann, european union, swiss economy minister johann schneider-ammann, commerce ministry in beijing
Read More Sanitation Improves Cognitive Faculties in Children 19 November 2013
UN World Toilet Day was observed on Monday for the first time. A Study says that access to improved sanitation causes cognitive development in the children. Dean Spears, author of the paper on "Effects of Early Life Exposure to Sanitation...
Keywords: UN World Toilet Day, UN World Toilet Day, World Bank’s Water and Sanitation project, health
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Kerala Seeks Rs 15,900 Cr From World Bank And ADB 28 September 2018
Kerala Seeks Rs 15,900 Cr From World Bank And ADB:- South Indian state Kerala has been left devastated after heavy rains and floods shattered the state. All the states contributed their best and supported Kerala which is slowly recovering. The...
Keywords: Kerala re construction, ADB, Kerala losses, Kerala floods
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AP & TS are Easiest to do Business, Listed as Toppers 31 October 2016
According to the state, rankings released by the government on Monday, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana became the toppers in doing business. Gujarat lost its slot and came to the third position.The states were ranked on 340 parameters out of which...
Keywords: business, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, World Bank Report
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World Bank CEO’s first India Visit 27 February 2017
World Bank chief executive Kristalina Georgieva is all set for her first official visit to India who mentioned the country as the ‘biggest middle income client’ in the world. Kristalina Georgieva revealed that India’s economic growth has a huge impact...
Keywords: World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva news, World Bank, India
Read More World Bank cautioned about global warming wretchedness! 19 June 2013
The World Bank on Wednesday gave a caution that severe deprivation from global warming could be experienced internally through a generation accompanying a new study detailing threatening to enumerate impacts in Africa and Asia. World Bank President Kim Jim Yong's...
Keywords: global warming misery, world bank president, global warming misery, global warming
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GDP growth of 8 percent by 2017, India rocking 14 April 2015
The World Bank has predicted a GDP growth rate of 8 percent for India by 2017 and that a strong expansion in the country, coupled with favourable oil prices, would accelerate the economic growth in South Asia. GDP growth is...
Keywords: World Bank, Fiscal year, India, India
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