India surpasses France to become world's sixth largest economy
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI): India has become the world's sixth largest economy overtaking France, according to World Bank data on gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017.
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UN to put more pressure on Myanmar: UN Secy-General
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN will put more pressure on Myanmar regarding the Rohingya issue.
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World Bank to support B'desh to manage Rohingya crisis
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 2 (ANI): The World Bank has assured support to the Bangladesh government in managing the Rohingya crisis.
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World Bank approves $700 mn to improve primary education in Bangla
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 18 (ANI): The World Bank has approved $700 million to help Bangladesh achieve its education for all vision by improving the primary education sector.
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UN, World Bank chiefs to visit Rohingya camps
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 17 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim are likely to visit Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on July 1 as a part of their two-day official trip.
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Pak, World Bank ink agreements in power, water sectors
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Pakistan and the World Bank on Thursday inked agreements worth $565 million to help build and support the projects in power and water sectors.
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World Bank projects Indonesian economy to grow 5.2%
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 7 (ANI): The World Bank (WB) has projected that the Indonesian economy would grow 5.20 percent this year, more than the government's projection of 5.18 percent.
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World Bank to assist govt scheme on groundwater management
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 6(ANI): The World Bank on Wednesday offered assistance to the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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IFC and thinkstep announce a search for green building design proj
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 05 (NewsVoir): IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and thinkstep, a sustainability consulting and software firm, are searching for green building demonstration projects in India.
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Indian govt, World Bank sign USD 500 Mn additional financing for P
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Indian government and the World Bank on Thursday signed a USD 500 million loan agreement to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project, implemented by Ministry of Rural Development.
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No agreement reached on Indus Water Treaty: World Bank
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], May 23 (ANI): No agreement was reached during the meeting held between World Bank and a four-member Pakistan delegation on May 21-22 on Indus Water Treaty.
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Pakistan begin talks with World Bank on India's Kishanganga projec
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Fearing disruption in water supply, Pakistan and World Bank have started talks in Washington D.C. over the recently-inaugurated Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir.
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