World Bank
India to receive over 12% of global remittances in 2014: World Bank
08 Oct 2014
India with projected inflows of $71 billion, lead China that is expected to receive $64 billion in the global remittances rankings in 2014
World Bank president Yong Kim to meet Modi, Jaitley this week
21 Jul 2014
The World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim is arriving today on a three-day visit to India to hold talks with the country’s new government
Growth above 6% without reforms could overheat economy: World Bank
21 Jun 2014
The Indian economy cannot grow at more than around 6 per cent without showing effects of overheating in the current scenario, says the World Bank.
World Bank projects India's growth at over 6% in 2014-15
15 Jan 2014
Growth in South Asia remained subdued, mainly due to weakness in the Indian economy, World Bank said in its report on India
Political risk premiums zoom as emerging market FDI dips: World Bank
06 Dec 2013
The market for political risk insurance expanded 33 per cent last year to $100 billion, a historic high, and is on track for similar growth this year, even as FDI is falling
ECB cuts rates as deflation fears grip euro zone
08 Nov 2013
MMRDA looks to World Bank, ADB for trans-harbour project loans
28 Oct 2013
MMRDA hopes to raise debt up to 80 per cent of total cost of Rs9,600 crore
India not in a forex crisis, Rajan assures IMF-WB meet
12 Oct 2013
India will not need to tap the International Monetary Fund for funds in the next five years as the country is not facing any financial or economic crisis, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Raja
IFC launches $1-bn rupee bond programme for India
10 Oct 2013
Under the programme, the largest of its kind in the offshore rupee market, IFC will issue rupee-linked bonds and use the proceeds to finance private sector investment in the country
IFC raises $3.5 bn through bond issue
28 Aug 2013
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