World Bank
Strauss-Kahn may plead not guilty, but a change at IMF is overdue, say reformers
16 May 2011
The US and the Europeans continue to control the multilateral lending agencies that were designed to increase the financial clout of the West, which they no longer hold.
World Bank predicts lower growth this year than in 2010
19 Jan 2011
The bank in its Global Economic Prospects 2010, said the global growth is expected to be lower at 3.3 per cent in 2011, before picking up to 3.6 per cent in 2012
Centre clears Rs1,497-crore World Bank-aided project for cyclone-prone Odisha and Andhra
06 Jan 2011
IMF, World Bank step up aid for flood-hit Pak
03 Sep 2010
World Bank to offer access to files under RTI
24 Jun 2010
Dhoot protests World Bank ban on Videocon
05 May 2010
Videocon Industries has moved a petition to the World Bank seeking to revoke a three-year ban for misrepresenting information in a tender document in 2003
IMF, World Bank need to change with the times: Robert Zoellick
24 Apr 2010
Developing countries are key sources of demand for the quick recovery from the global economic crisis and the world must recognise the new realities and act on them, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said.
Growth in India, China helping developing nations: World Bank
24 Apr 2010
The global economic crisis has hit poverty reductions efforts worldwide, but plans are still on track to meet a key goal by 2015 according to the World Bank, with India and China making rapid progress.
India can emerge superpower by 2039: World Bank ex-director
13 Apr 2010
India can emerge as the world's second largest economy by 2039 if it continues to grow at the rate of 8-9 per cent annually, says economist Harinder Kohli, former senior advisor and director of the World Bank
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