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

World Bank launches $500-mn emergency fund to combat pandemics

21 May 2016

India backs fund pool to help smaller economies in distress

15 Apr 2016

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

India signs $300 mn loan agreement with World Bank for MP education project

02 Mar 2016

Indian Railways taps World Bank for part of a $142-bn development fund

18 Jan 2016

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