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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicWorld Bank

Topic: World Bank

World Bank paper bats for more authority to Gram Panchayats. ‘Rely almost entirely on grants.’

Policy research paper released last week makes key recommendations for improving functioning of village councils & ensuring proper implementation of 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Even World Bank was inspired by India’s data collection. Politics, tech has weakened it now

In ‘Accelerating India’s Development’, Karthik Muralidharan analyses India’s governance challenges, especially in delivering essential public services.

‘Job creation not keeping pace with working age population rise in South Asia,’ says World bank

During the period between 2000-23, employment grew 1.7% a year while the working-age population expanded 1.9% a year, data included in the report showed.

Vietnam receives $51.5 million payment from World Bank for verified carbon emissions reductions

The payment, announced on Thursday, is the largest ever made by the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility for verified and high integrity carbon credits.

World Bank warns of famine in Gaza, calls for urgent humanitarian aid

The World Bank has called for “immediate, free, and unimpeded access of medical supplies, food and life-essential services through all available means at speed and scale to the people of Gaza.”

Indians don’t want foreign banks funding country’s development. They only trust the govt

In a survey, 2,500 respondents from Bhopal, Chennai, Kolkata, and Ludhiana said they trust a development project the most when it's overseen solely by their local governments.

SAARC in coma but sub-regional cooperation has risen, says visiting Nepal MP

Swarnim Wagle was speaking at the 19 February launch of the World Bank report on South Asian regional integration, Good Neighbours, at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

World Bank papers show ‘most concerning’ decline in toilet usage. Withdrawn ‘under pressure’ later

The three World Bank papers, published in September, highlighted decline in toilet use citing lack of sustainable institutional measures to support Swacch Bharat Mission.

World Bank indices need urgent reform, says CEA Nageswaran — ‘should be transparent, less arbitrary’

Chief Economic Advisor to govt of India, V Anantha Nageswaran, says these indices, used to rate investment safety of countries, is created by ‘experts’ who have no presence on the ground.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?