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Saturday, November 29, 2025
TopicWorld Bank

Topic: World Bank

Manmohan Singh told me weeks before 1992 Budget speech that he’d have to resign

In ‘Portraits of Power’, economist and former civil servant N.K. Singh writes about his decades of working with India’s top bureaucrats and prime ministers.

To be the next China, India must first beat Bangladesh

The West wants a meaningful counterweight to China, but that partnership will be predicated on India not getting stuck in a lower-middle-income trap.

Indian economy to contract 10.3% in 2020, to bounce back with 8.8% growth in 2021, says IMF

With an 8.8% growth rate in 2021, India will regain the position of the fastest growing emerging economy, surpassing China's projected growth rate of 8.2%, the IMF report said.

Why IMF and World Bank meetings this week will pose policy puzzle for economists

The hope is the meetings will act as an additional catalyst to avoid a repeat of the big policy shortfall of the global financial crisis — failure to secure sustainable growth.

India’s GDP expected to contract by 9.6% this fiscal year, says World Bank report

World Bank Chief Economist Hans Timmer described the situation in India as 'exceptional' and said it was much worse than ever seen before.

World Bank calls on China to cancel debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries

Of the amount due in the G20 debt plan, $7.17 billion, was to China and the amount is likely to rise to $10.51 billion next year if the debt service is extended.

150 mn people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2021 due to Covid, says World Bank

In its report, the World Bank noted that the lack of recent data for India severely hinders the ability to monitor global poverty.

These countries think their govt did a good job of dealing with the Covid pandemic

Across the 14 countries surveyed, 59% of respondents said greater international cooperation would have reduced number of Covid cases in their own country.

India ranks 116 in World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index

The 2020 Human Capital Index update includes health and education data for 174 countries covering 98 per cent of the world's population up to March 2020.

Haryana CM’s principal secretary Rajesh Khullar appointed World Bank executive director

Khullar, a 1988-batch IAS officer, will have a tenure of three years or till the date of his superannuation, i.e. 31 August 2023, a Personnel Ministry order said.

On Camera

‘Delhi winters’ is a legend. Now it’s just air anxiety

The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with Delhi’s worst weeks.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.