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- World Bank approves $2 bn loan for road, other projects
India today signed agreements with the World Bank for $2 bn assistance for developing various projects.
- India's inflationary pressure due to supply bottlenecks: WB
The World Bank today attributed high inflation in India to supply bottlenecks, and assured support to the country to improve agriculture pr...
- WB extends $1.5 bn loan for building 24,000 km rural roads
The World Bank will extend a loan of USD 1.5 billion (about Rs 6,800 crore) to India for building 24,000 km of all-weather roads in the rur...
- WB signs $220 mn deal with Bihar for Kosi recovery project
The World Bank today signed a $220 million agreement with the state government for 'Bihar Kosi Recovery Project' to rebuild affected areas ...
- Bihar's success story impressed World Bank chief: Nitish
Bihar's success story has impressed World Bank president Robert B Zoellick who was curious to know about its details, Chief Minister Nitish...
- 'China still developing country despite 2nd largest economy'
China remained a developing country facing many challenges, including alleviating poverty in rural areas, despite emerging as a second larg...
- World Bank to provide $1 bn to Pakistan
The World Bank will increase its flood-related support to Pakistan to $ 1 bn from the previously announced $900 mn.
- India becomes seventh largest shareholder in World Bank
India will have a larger say in the affairs of the World Bank as it has become the seventh largest shareholder in the multilateral lender w...
- Developing nations get more say in World Bank affairs
Emerging economies, including China and India, were given a greater voice at the World Bank, as member nations approved a slight shift of v...
- 'South Asia nations will fall short of MDGs'
Most south Asian nations will fall short on the MDGs, a set of eight globally agreed development goal due to be achieved by 2015, a study b...
- Most south Asia nations will fall short of MDG:IMF-WB
Most south Asian nations will fall short on the Millenium Development Goals, a set of eight globally agreed development goal due to be achi...
- 'World Bank can draw upon China's anti poverty model'
The World Bank could "shore up" its leading role in global poverty reduction drawing upon the Chinese development experience, the newly app...
- UP to use e-tendering for ending 'mafia raj'
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced implementation of an electronic and transparent tender system for ending mafia raj in constructi...
- World Bank, PM express concern over rising oil, food prices
World Bank President Robert B Zoellick and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have expressed concern over the impact of increasing oil and food ...
- WB keen to increase lending to India
The World Bank on Saturday expressed its keenness to increase lending to India in sectors like infrastructure, environment, agriculture and...
- World Bank to give $944 mn loan to India
The World Bank on Friday agreed to sanction a loan of 944 million dollars to India for strengthening rural finance system, vocational train...
- WB to grant more loans to Maharashtra
World Bank on Thursday assured Maharashtra government that it would consider granting loans for its various projects like transformation of...