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COP28: Poor Countries Eye Disappointment At Dubai Summit

At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and damage fund was hailed as…

6 months ago
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How A United South Asia Can Beat Air Pollution

At a recent meeting for the launch of a new World Bank report on air pollution, held in Kathmandu, Pema…

1 year ago
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India May Soon See Heat Waves Beyond Limit Of Human Survival: WB Report

(Source: PTI) Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with…

1 year ago
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Global Recession Looms In 2023: World Bank

The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of policy tightening that could yet…

2 years ago
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Review: World Bank Report Promotes Dialogue On Rivers

The Restless River: Yarlung Tsangpo-Siang-Brahmaputra-Jamuna is a report you should save on your computer’s hard disk if you are a…

2 years ago
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World Bank Freezes Aid To Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover

The World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is "deeply concerned" by the situation there, especially regarding women's…

3 years ago
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Pandemic Pushed 32 Mn Indians Out Of Middle Class

Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class, undoing…

3 years ago
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India’s Coronavirus Infections Surge To 6.23 Million

India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data…

4 years ago
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Pandemic Panel Slams Collective Failure To Heed Warnings

A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world…

4 years ago
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Covid-19 Cost Jobs At A Third Of Small Firms Open In May

One small firm in three around the world was obliged to cut jobs to stay open through the coronavirus pandemic…

4 years ago
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Covid-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the…

4 years ago
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Global Shortage Of Medical Equipment To Fight Covid-19: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight…

4 years ago
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India Plans New Law To Protect Foreign Investment

India is planning a new law to safeguard foreign investment by speeding up dispute resolution, aiming to attract more capital…

4 years ago
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FATF Asia-Pacific Group Puts Pakistan In Terror ‘Blacklist’: Officials

The Asia Pacific Group (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog for terror financing and money…

5 years ago
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‘In Line With Int’l Agencies’: Govt Defends GDP Figures after Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian Claims Over-estimation

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said that the GDP estimates released by it are based on accepted procedures,…

5 years ago

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