World Bank
World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim gets another term
15 Sep 2016
Current World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has been nominated for another term in the absence of any fresh nomination
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim gets a second term
26 Aug 2016
Kim's selection is in keeping with the tradition of an American being picked by the United States, the bank's largest contributor, as the World Bank president
Paul Romer appointed new World Bank chief economist
19 Jul 2016
Paul Romer, professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business, will take over as as the World Bank’s chief economist, replacing Kaushik Basu whose term ends in September
Low-income economies told to diversify to sustain growth
15 Apr 2016
Resilient and inclusive growth remains key to development of low-income countries and for this it is necessary that infrastructure gaps are closed, while maintaining debt sustainability’
Fed turned more accommodative under Yellen, says Rajan
15 Apr 2016
The RBI governor said the current shift in the Fed policy allows the emerging markets more room to address issues like currency volatility and declining commodity prices
World Bank sees growth in East Asia easing to 6.3% in 2016
11 Apr 2016
Economic growth in developing East Asia is expected to ease from 6.5 per cent in 2015 to 6.3 per cent in 2016 and 6.2 per cent in 2017-18, on the back of a weaker-than-expected recovery in high-income economies and a faster-than-expected slowdown in China
World Bank needs to change with global economy: Modi
12 Mar 2016
India does not follow “beggar thy neighbour” macro-economic policies or try to gain in trade at the expense of its partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a conference
