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AP: YSRCP govt destroying schools in state, claims TDP leader
Hyderabad: TDP national Spokesperson K Pattabhi Ram on Thursday criticised the YSRCP Government for deciding to merge government schools in Andhra Pradesh just to receive a 250 dollar million loan from the…
- Afghanistan
FAO, World Bank step up response to worsening food security in Afghanistan
Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed an unprecedented $150 million contribution from the World Bank to provide critical livelihood and life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable…
- Kashmir
LG inaugurates nine World Bank funded projects in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday inaugurated nine projects of the Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) funded by the World Bank. The Lt Governor also unveiled…
- Business
World Bank cuts India’s economic growth forecast to 7.5 pc for FY23
Washington: The World Bank on Tuesday cut India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.5 per cent as rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions taper recovery. This is…
- World
World Bank approves three emergency projects for Afghanistan
Kabul: The World Bank and Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Management Committee have recently approved three projects totalling $793 million that will provide urgent and essential food, livelihood, and health services to the…
- World
World Bank to disburse USD 700 million to crisis-hit Sri Lanka: Report
Colombo: The World Bank is planning to disburse USD 700 million to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka by re-purposing its existing loans, a move that will help the island nation grappling with an unprecedented…
- World
Russia-Ukraine war could cause global recession: World Bank chief
Washington: David Malpass, chief of the World Bank. has warned that Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy and fertiliser jump. He made…
- World
World Bank announces up to $30bn to address food insecurity
Washington: The World Bank has announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion in financing in…
- Business
Sri Lanka receives USD 160 million from World Bank
Colombo: Sri Lanka has received USD 160 Million from the World Bank and is looking at the possibility of using some of it to buy fuel, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament…
- World
Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank
Colombo: More Sri Lankans will slip into poverty this year, the World Bank has warned, as it urged the debt-ridden island nation to undertake urgent policy measures to address the high levels…
- Business
Ukraine war will slow down post-Covid recovery in South Asia: World Bank
Washington: The World Bank has said in a new report that the war in Ukraine will slow down South Asian countries recovery from economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, though the…
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Ukraine war to result in 1.3 pc lower GDP growth for India, says World Bank
Washington: Russia’s war in Ukraine is likely to result in a significant 1.3 per cent lower GDP growth for India and 2.3 percentage point lower income growth, a top World Bank official…
