Topic: World Bank

Asif Ghafoor accuses Pashtun Tahafuz Movement of being foreign-funded, while Nawaz Sharif says everything was normal during his regime.

Islamabad has objected time and again to the Kishanganga hydro project which was inaugurated by Modi during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week.  

The World Bank statement comes at a time when the National Accountability Bureau has already ordered a probe against Nawaz Sharif.  

The billionaire said Aadhaar technology does not pose any privacy concern and is funding the World Bank to take it to other countries.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal all doing better in harnessing women’s economic output than India which is second only to Pakistan.

The global middle class is typically defined as having daily consumption expenditure levels of above $10 (in terms of PPP), which is almost Rs 650.

The World Bank's response to the criticism of its 'Ease of Doing Business' rankings comes with no substantive rebuttal.

While Modi has celebrated India’s rapid rise in the Doing Business rankings, the World Bank’s Chief Economist recently resigned amid controversy over methodological changes. Without those changes, India’s “jump” in the rankings looks much more modest.

Sending the right feelers to industry would mean laying down a roadmap for bringing in land and labour reforms, infrastructure development, etc.

Report on Global Economic Prospects report says India’s growth will reach 7.3% compared to China’s 6.4%; private investment is expected to revive.