Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) has reintroduced the “No Funds for Forced Labor Act” (H.R. 7516), a bipartisan, bicameral measure aimed at preventing international financial institutions from “providing support to any …
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing to modernize India’s network of skills training institutes, aiming to better align training with “labor market needs” and expand job …
The toxic air in South Asia harms tens of millions of children daily, killing an estimated 130,000 children under-fives each year, the highest child death toll from air pollution in the world, …
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new economic assistance package for war-torn Ukraine during a brief meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a Halifax-area airport, it triggered a …
South Asia is moving closer to a structural debt crisis, not a cyclical squeeze, as fresh data from the World Bank’s International Debt Report 2024 shows the region’s external liabilities …
The Office of the Executive Director for India and the Embassy of India in Washington, DC, jointly hosted Diwali celebrations at the World Bank headquarters, in partnership with the State …
The world economy has shown remarkable resilience over the past six months despite trade disruptions, tightening financial conditions, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that India’s economy will expand by 6.6 percent in 2025, moderating to 6.2 percent in 2026, according to its latest Regional Economic Outlook …
Acknowledging the persistent global uncertainty stemming from “geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty, and high government debt levels” in advanced economies, India’s Reserve Bank Governor, Sanjay Malhotra, affirmed that inflation in India …
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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