Washington, Oct 15 (PTI): The world is experiencing one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression in the 1930s owing to the novel coronavirus,...

Washington, Sep 17 (PTI): India has been ranked at the 116th position in the latest edition of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index that...

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS): The Indian government and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange...

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS): The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $750 million MSME Emergency Response program to support increased flow...

Washington, June 9 (IANS): The global economy is on track to shrink by 5.2 per cent this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the deepest recession...

Washington, May 21 (IANS): World Bank Group President David Malpass announced that Harvard University professor, Carmen Reinhart has been appointed as its new vice president...

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI): The World Bank on Friday approved $1 billion ‘Accelerating India’s Covid-19 Social Protection Response Program’ to support the country’s efforts for...

Washington, April 23 (PTI): As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to...

Washington, April 20 (IANS): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have called on countries to keep trade open as the...

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS): As the global economy goes through an unprecedented tough phase amid the coronavirus crisis, a World Bank report on Sunday...