World to grow at slowest pace since 2008: World BankThe World Bank projects global economic growth to slow to 2.3% in 2025, the slowest pace since 2008 outside of recessions, due to rising tr...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Trade tensions to hit India oil consumption: World BankThe World Bank forecasts that India's oil consumption will be negatively affected by escalating trade tensions. Globally, oil consumption g...
30 Apr, 2025, 01.15 AM IST
India's structural reforms need acceleration: World Bank's chief economist Indermit GillWorld Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill urged India to accelerate structural reforms for its transition to a high-income nation. He highli...
13 Dec, 2024, 06.53 AM IST
World Bank offers roadmap to avoid 'middle-income trap'The World Bank warned that over 100 countries, including China, risked falling into a middle-income trap, impeding their path to becoming w...
01 Aug, 2024, 07.14 PM IST
Growth on track; mind public debt: World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill“The budget will help keep the growth outlook healthy,” Singh told ET, when asked if the first full budget of the new government had done e...
30 Jul, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Interest rates may stay higher than expected in 2024-25: World Bank reportWorld Bank predicts high interest rates in 2024 and 2025 due to stable commodity prices. Geopolitical tensions and US rates influence RBI d...
26 Apr, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Rakesh Mohan on the World Bank Group’s Economic Advisory PanelAjay Banga, World Bank President, invited Rakesh Mohan to join the World Bank Group’s Economic Advisory Panel. The panel will support the W...
04 Apr, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
India ranks 113 out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s legal gender gap indexIndia ranks 113 in the World Bank's Women, Business and Law index, with women having 60% of the legal rights compared to men. Closing the g...
04 Mar, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
Israel-Hamas conflict could lead to oil price spike: World BankIf the conflict between Israel and Hamas spreads throughout the Middle East, it may cause price shocks for raw materials like oil and agric...
30 Oct, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Countries like India need policies based on reliable data for sustainable growth: World Bank's GillMiddle-income countries like India need reliable data to formulate policies for sustainable growth and join the league of high-income natio...
19 Oct, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
India is in a good place but global economy is getting weaker, riskier: World Bank chief economist Indermit GillIn an interview with Deepshikha Sikarwar on the side lines of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Marrakech, Morocc...
16 Oct, 2023, 12.45 AM IST
Good economic management positive for India: World BankIndermit Gill, the India-born chief economist of the World Bank group, expressed optimism about India's focus on infrastructure, digital pu...
11 Oct, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
Escalation of war may knock off next year’s growth forecast: World Bank chief economistThe World Bank has forecast India to grow by 6.3% for FY24, projecting strong investment to drive growth, in its latest update released las...
11 Oct, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
India is going to have solid economic growth: Indermit Gill, World Bank's chief economist"Fortunately for India, we are going to have solid economic growth. But it will not be nearly as solid as we might have expected if global ...
17 Apr, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
World Bank warns of ‘lost decade’ for global economic potentialThe warning has come amid concerns around economies impacted by COVID, weak public health systems and Russia-Ukraine crisis.
28 Mar, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
World Bank warns of 'lost decade' in global growth without bold policy shiftsAverage potential global economic growth will slump to a three-decade low of 2.2% per year through 2030, ushering in a "lost decade" for th...
27 Mar, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
World Bank to discuss in October replacement for 'Doing Business' reportsMalpass told an event hosted by Stanford University on Wednesday there were still issues to define how to assess a country's business clima...
29 Sep, 2022, 08.15 AM IST