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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicWorld Bank

Topic: World Bank

World Bank lowers FY24 GDP growth forecast to 6.3% from 6.6%

Spillover from recent turmoil in financial markets in US, Europe pose risk to short-term investment flows to emerging markets, including India, said World Bank economist.

Ajay Banga to Indira Nooyi, sibling CEOs are a thing. They all cracked IIT, IIM

India’s sibling CEOs have some commonalities but at other times they’re like chalk and cheese.

How India can reverse investment slowdown and save the 2020s from being a ‘lost’ decade

World Bank points to declining investment growth in the 2011-21 period. Policies promoting investment, improved human capital & faster labour supply could help reverse slowdown.

US expects Joe Biden’s nominee Ajay Banga to be elected as World Bank president

Banga, 63, recently completed a 3-week world tour to meet govt leaders, civil society groups and others in borrowing and donor countries as he campaigned for the bank's top post.

US nominee for World Bank, Ajay Banga, tests positive for Covid; cancels India meetings

Indian-born former Mastercard CEO was due to meet PM Narendra Modi as well as ministers of finance and external affairs during his 23-24 March visit.

World Bank’s arm to invest about $73 million in Mahindra’s last mile mobility unit

The investment, which is IFC's first in an electric vehicle maker in India, comes as the sector is receiving a push from the government.

US candidate for World Bank, Ajay Banga, gains more support

US President Joe Biden last month nominated Banga to replace David Malpass. So far, 53 people have signed a declaration backing ex-Mastercard CEO.

‘Remarkable’: France, Germany signals support to Ajay Banga as World Bank lead at G20 meet

Banga, nominated by the US to lead World Bank, gained traction with leading members, a sign that he will likely have a smooth ride to confirmation by the bank's executive board.

Army kid to Mastercard CEO who pushed for gender parity — Ajay Banga, US’s World Bank head nominee

Banga is the first India-born nominee for the post and, if selected, will be the first India-born person to hold the office. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.