World Bank Group President Ajay Banga announced that the institution aims to double its agribusiness commitments to $9 billion annually by 2030, with plans to mobilize an additional $5 billion …
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in Washington to Strengthen Economic Resilience Amid Global Uncertainty
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readThe Commonwealth Finance Ministers convened on October 13, 2025, during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., to chart strategies for addressing …
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NPR’s Marie Louise Kelly Reflects on Journalism, Family, and Resilience at IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readMarie Louise Kelly, veteran radio journalist and National Security Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), shared insights from her career and personal journey during a conversation with Director of Corporate …
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S&P Global Ratings on July 25, 2025, affirmed Bangladesh’s long-term sovereign credit rating at ‘B+’ and its short-term rating at ‘B’, with a stable outlook, citing improved external liquidity and …
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S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC+’, on July 24, 2025, citing improved external liquidity and fiscal consolidation supported by international aid and …
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India Urges United Nations to Impose “Serious Cost” on States Sponsoring Cross-Border Terrorism
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readIndia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has urged the global community to impose a “serious cost” on states that undermine the “spirit of good neighborliness” by …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Gita Gopinath will step down at the end of August to return to Harvard University. She will assume …
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South Asia Braces for Economic Shock as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readThe escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, marked by Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the reported deaths of high-profile Iranian military figures, is sending …