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Global economy to expand by 4 pc in 2021: World Bank
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington DC [USA], January 6 (ANI): The global economy is expected to expand by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year, the World Bank has said.
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World Bank commits 105 million USD to improve West Bengal waterway
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New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal, according to the Ministry of Finance.
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IPICOL top performer among state IPAs: Invest India
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New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Ltd (IPICOL) has been categorised as a top performer among 20 state investment promotion agencies with an overall score of 98 per cent.
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China's position in World Bank doing business report slumps by 7 p
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Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): After China and three other countries submitted data that was "inappropriately altered" with regard to the Ease of Doing Business Report, the World Bank has now corrected the data and now China has slipped seven positions below to 85 in the index for 2018.
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India signs $400 million project with World Bank to protect poor f
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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis.
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Two out of five women in South Asia have experienced partner viole
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Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence. And COVID-19 has worsened the situation, reported World Bank.
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No compromise on scientific, regulatory norms regarding safety, ef
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New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that India was ensuring that there was no compromise of scientific and regulatory norms regarding the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines.
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Government college in Kashmir being upgraded under World Bank fund
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Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started upgrading the education infrastructure in South Kashmir under the World Bank-funded project at the government degree college at Bijbehara, Anantnag in South Kashmir. The project is be
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DIPAM signs agreement with World Bank for advisory services on ass
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New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has signed an agreement with World Bank under which the bank will provide advisory services to the department for asset monetization.
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24/7 PHCs to be set up in Karnataka with World Bank's help: K Sudh
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday announced that new and improved 25/7 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) will soon be set up in the state with the help of the World Bank.
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COVID-19 pandemic provided learning curve to be more resilient, pr
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has provided a learning curve for us to be better prepared for the future, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
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Sitharaman participates in 102nd meeting of the World Bank Develop
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New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 102nd meeting of the World Bank Development Committee Plenary through video conferencing on Friday and said the hard-fought gains in reducing the level of poverty, achieved over a number of years, a
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