The Latest Breaking News from World Bank

Govt of India appointed Pronab Sen panel to review NSO methodology due to articles by Ravi and Debroy claiming outdated survey methodology underestimates India's development. Mohanan and Kundu argue no systematic underestimation, but errors should be minimised. Examining NFHS data, no systematic rural bias found. Pronab Sen Committee should address…

Gulf between rich and poor increases risk of climate breakdown as well as entrenches poverty, says letter to UN and World Bank

Global currency tech company Wise is calling on the Commerce Commission to investigate what banks charge for overseas remittances when it conducts its market study into the retail banking sector.

Thailand's economy is projected to expand 3.9% in 2023 from 2.6% last year because of stronger demand from China, Europe and the US, private consumption growth and a recovery in tourism, says the World Bank in its semi-annual Thailand Economic Monitor.

The State government is in the final stages of finalising an action plan for a World Bank project to prevent floods in the city. The project will make a whopping ₹3000 crore available for flood mitigation in the city, parts of which have been flooded over the years including in…

World Bank President Ajay Banga, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal are on this year’s Great Immigrants list from the Carnegie Corporation of New York

The World Bank on June 26 approved $391 million in financing to improve access to high-quality healthcare services and to economic opportunities for people in Assam and Tripura

The state government has launched free bus travel for women in an attempt to boost employment, and the change has been heartily welcomed

The World Bank has approved a $255.5 million loan for improving the quality of technical education in government-run institutions in India.