GST woes: India ends up with one of the most complex and highest tax rates

16 Mar 2018

There are only five countries in the world including India which have four or more tax rates of GST, according to the World Bank’s bi-annual India Development Update, And the top slab of 28 per cent is the second highest of 115 countries surveyed

 

Word Bank to review 'Doing Business' rankings amidst Chile criticism

15 Jan 2018

While India under right-wing Narendra Modi jumped 30 places to100th among 190 countries, Chile under socialist President Michelle Bachelet continued to descend from 34th in 2014, the year Bachelet took office, to 55th currently

IMF, World Bank call for tighter financial sector regulation in India

22 Dec 2017

Reserve Bank of India should be better equipped to pro-actively supervise banks and deal with issues related to bank boards, says an IMF-World Bank financial sector assessment report

India up 30 places in World Bank’s ease of doing business report

31 Oct 2017

Developing countries carried out 206 reforms, accounting for 78 per cent of the 264 business reforms undertaken by 119 economies, says the report

Jaitley calls for global measures to stem short-term capital volatility

16 Oct 2017

India's economic slowdown temporary, GST a big positive: World Bank

06 Oct 2017

The recent slowdown of India’s economy is an aberration, which will correct itself as GST implementation woes get over in the coming months, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Kim has said

World Bank to help Railways in a Rs5,00,000-cr makeover

19 Jul 2017

India leading climate fight through solar revolution: World Bank

08 Jul 2017

With its conscious choice to use significantly more clean energy to fuel its growth, India is contributing to global efforts to save the planet from the effects of climate change

India to grow at 7.2% in FY18: World Bank

30 May 2017

The Bank expects India’s growth to increases gradually to 7.7 per cent by 2019-20, underpinned by recovery in private investments and the government’s reform push

Nations failing to invest in prevention of pandemics: report

25 May 2017

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