World Bank
World Bank sees global poverty rate below 10% in 2015
05 Oct 2015
The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world is likely to fall to below 10 per cent of the global population, down from the earlier estimate of 20 per cent
India’s ‘messy’ urbanisation failed to deliver benefits: World Bank
25 Sep 2015
Difficulty in dealing with the pressures of increased urban populations on infrastructure, basic services, land, housing and the environment has fostered “messy and hidden” urbanisation says World Bank
World Bank ranks Gujarat India’s most investor-friendly state
15 Sep 2015
Investor-friendly Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat is also the most investor-friendly state in India, according to the first-ever such ranking by the global financial institution
World Bank praises Jan Dhan Yojna
18 Apr 2015
More countries to join BRICS-led AIIB
30 Mar 2015
As the joining deadline of 31 March draws near, more nations are committing to join the BRICS-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, despite US criticism and the belief that it will be a competitor to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank
World Bank, IMF welcome China’s AIIB plan
23 Mar 2015
Allaying fears that the new bank will be a competitor to the World Bank, the IMF or existing regional development banks, World Bank managing director Mulyani Indrawati says that the global need of infrastructure is huge and the market is large enough
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