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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicWorld Bank

Topic: World Bank

World Bank restores budgetary support to Pakistan after 4 years, gives $500 million loan

World Bank Country Director for Pakistan said the Covid-19 crisis was impacting daily life through economic disruptions along with additional stress on public services.

Harvard’s Carmen Reinhart named World Bank Chief Economist

Reinhart joins the World Bank at a time when President David Malpass has expressed concern that 60 million people may fall into extreme poverty due to Covid-19.

Pakistan plans to seek $2 billion in new loans from World Bank, ADB, say reports

The Express Tribune says the new plans come as ADB and Pakistan finalised a USD 305 million emergency Covid-19 loan for the country.

World Bank approves another $1 billion to support India’s fight against Covid-19

This takes the total commitment from the World Bank towards emergency coronavirus response in India to USD 2 billion.

India facing worst economic slump since 1991, growth forecast at 1.5-2.8%: World Bank

The World Bank joins a chorus of international agencies that have made a similar cut in growth estimates in recent days on concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic.

World Bank offers $1 billion emergency aid to India to help fight Covid-19

With this, India will receive the largest chunk of the $1.9 billion support offered by the World Bank to 25 developing nations.

World Bank approves $1 billion emergency funding for India to tackle coronavirus

In South Asia, the World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka.

Declaring India ODF doesn’t mean much if there is no cross-verification with big data

In 'The Swachh Bharat Revolution', edited by Parameswaran Iyer, Bibek Debroy highlights the questions that should be asked about India’s ODF status.

How foreign development aid is being pocketed by elites in poor countries

Aid money may stabilize the power of a corrupt elite, allowing them to enrich themselves without providing education, health, that would benefit their countries as a whole.

World Bank delays $500mn loan to Tanzania after outcry over schools barring pregnant girls

World Bank has postponed its decision on granting loan after an emergency meeting with Tanzanian activists and international human rights organisations.

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.