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190 mn Indian adults don't have bank account, says World Bank report

In India, the share of adults with an account has more than doubled since 2011, to 80 per cent, said the World Bank

World Bank to raise lending to India by $1 billion for next five years

The lending will be mainly for infrastructure projects, thy World Bank India director said

World Bank commits $100 million to boost Tamil Nadu's rural economy

The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project will create an enabling environment for producer organisations and enterprises to promote businesses, finance ministry said in a statement

Ease of doing business indicators, methodology designed on hard data: WB

The World Bank's chief economist Paul Romer told The Wall Street Journal on Friday that the organisation changed methodology of its 'doing business' rankings in ways that were unfair and misleading

How World Bank unfairly influenced its own competitiveness rankings

The World Bank's chief economist said he would recalculate national rankings of business competitiveness going back at least four years

Economist Summers cites India's forex, questions World Bank's lending power

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H Summers has questioned the relevance of lending power of top global financial institutions like the World Bank in the 21st century

India's economic slowdown an aberration: World Bank

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would be leading the Indian delegation to the annual meeting next week

Alibaba fund, World Bank invest in Hong Kong-based fintech start-up

CompareAsiaGroup helps consumers in Hong Kong, Indonesia and five others countries in Asia Pacific

World Bank forecasts global economy growing 2.7% this year amid key risks

Rising trade protectionism & policy uncertainty in US under Trump pose cautions for economic outlook

Higher women share in labour force to lift India's growth rate: World Bank

Women's labour force participation in India declined to 27 percent in 2011-2012

Remittances to India dropped by nearly 9% in 2016: World Bank

World Bank said that remittances to developing countries fell for a second consecutive year in 2016

Need to find innovative ways to reach poor: Jim Yong Kim

The top World Bank official said he is encouraged to see stronger economic prospects

India signs $175-mn loan pact with World Bank to improve water management

Project will strengthen capacity of institutions which assess the water situation in their regions

World Bank's index of 'ease of doing business' is arbitrary

World Bank should concentrate in its core business of lending money to countries

World bank disburses another $1 billion loan to Egypt

World Bank issued the first $1 billion tranche of the loan in 2015

World Bank CEO to visit Mumbai suburban rail system

Kristalina Georgieva will hold discussions with Arun Jaitley and other key policy-makers

What about corruption? India's business policy must look beyond rankings

Both the Indian media and policymakers seem to have accepted the report's findings

India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for $201.50 million

The objective of the agreement is to improve the Engineering Education sector in India

Metal prices to climb in 2017: World Bank

Beverage prices declined three per cent in response to a supply-driven price drop in cocoa prices

India inks financing pact with World Bank for $48 million

Project will directly benefit about 600,000 people