World Bank retains India’s growth forecast for FY25
The World Bank retained its growth forecast for India at 6.6 per cent for FY25. “India will remain the fastest-growing
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Delhi-born Geeta Batra is 1st woman director of World Bank body
Geeta Batra, an India-born economist, has been named as the new director at the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the
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World Bank retains India’s FY25 growth estimate at 6.4%
The World Bank kept its FY25 economic growth projection for India unchanged at 6.4 per cent, mainly on account of
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World Bank approves $255.5-mn loan for better technical education in India
The World Bank has approved a USD 255.5 million loan for improving the quality of technical education in government-run institutions
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World Bank approves Rs. 12,600 crore for India’s clean energy transition
The World Bank said that it approved a $1.5 billion (around Rs. 12,600 crore) financing for scaling up renewable energy,
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World Bank raises 2023 global growth outlook a tad to 2%
World Bank Group President David Malpass said that the lender has revised its 2023 global growth outlook slightly upward to
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World Bank commits $1 b to India for enhancing public healthcare infra
The World Bank will extend two complementary loans of $500 million each to India to bolster public healthcare infrastructure in
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World Bank India head to be MIGA’s VP Operations
The World Bank’s India head, Junaid Kamal Ahmad, has been appointed as one of the vice presidents of the global
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India received remittances worth $87 billion in 2021: World Bank
India, the world’s largest recipient of remittances, received USD 87 billion in 2021 with the United States being the biggest
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Covid-19 school closure may cost India over $400 bn: World Bank
The prolonged closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic in India may cause a loss of over $400 billion
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