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Business & Economy Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:33am

China spent $240 billion bailing out ‘Belt & Road’ countries, study shows

Almost 80% of the rescue lending was made between 2016 and 2021

Pakistan Published 13 Mar, 2023 05:14pm

Pakistan vulnerable to climate change: World Bank

Whole Pakistan approach leads to sustainable uplift

Life & Style Updated 24 Feb, 2023 05:02pm

Ajay Banga’s nomination as World Bank chief gives Pakistanis ‘a wake-up call’

He was former Mastercard Inc (MA.N) chief operating officer

Pakistan Updated 26 Apr, 2023 03:31pm

Asif The Braveheart, fixing KW&SB one World Bank dollar at a time

Reporting on the Sindh government is the gift that keeps giving

Business & Economy Updated 06 Feb, 2023 06:15pm

Pakistan’s food inflation ‘remains below 30%’

World Bank update shows real food inflation in India and Bangladesh is almost nonexistent

Business & Economy Published 19 Jan, 2023 09:27pm

World Bank refutes reports on delaying loans for Pakistan

Country Director of the World Bank for Pakistan terms the reports as "unfounded"

Business & Economy Updated 19 Jan, 2023 11:03am

World Bank delays loans, Saudi Arab says aid will be ‘conditional’

Pakistan's forex reserves have been dwindling and it has looked to allies for help

Business & Economy Published 10 Jan, 2023 09:34pm

World Bank cuts 2023 world growth forecast in ‘sharp, long-lasting slowdown’

Economists warn of a slump in the world economy as countries battle soaring costs

Pakistan Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:05pm

World Bank to provide $1.69 bn for flood affected people in Sindh

Cash grants will be provided for houses with structural damage to partially finance restoration

Business & Economy Published 16 Nov, 2022 09:59pm

WB to provide $1.3bn to Pakistan for emergency, agriculture, housing relief

Bank will provide financial support to flood-affected farmers by providing them with subsidized urea

Pakistan Published 17 Oct, 2022 04:45pm

World Bank to provide $850m in aid to 34 flood-affected districts of Pakistan

UN representative in Pakistan says the UNO wants to work with local administration

Business & Economy Published 16 Oct, 2022 04:46pm

Dar calls for greater policy support from IMF, donors

He urged IMF to tailor its response in view of the situation in Pakistan

Pakistan Published 16 Oct, 2022 11:13am

Some political allies wanted Imran to stay on and face economic crisis: Dar

Pakistan vows IMF reforms as flood damage estimated at over $16b

Business & Economy Published 14 Oct, 2022 05:14pm

IMF, WB, IsDB assure Pakistan of continued support

Dar in his meeting with President World Bank thanked the Bank for its continued support

Business & Economy Published 11 Oct, 2022 01:52pm

Oil falls on recession fears and China Covid worries

World Bank and IMF see rising risks of global recession

World Published 11 Oct, 2022 11:30am

54 countries, including Pakistan, urgently need debt relief: UN

46 of 54 countries had amassed public debt totalling $782b in 2020, says UNDP report

Business & Economy Published 09 Oct, 2022 11:01am

Govt committed to resolving bottlenecks to growth: Dar

Finance minister meets World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine

Business & Economy Published 07 Oct, 2022 09:45pm

World facing ‘5th wave’ of debt crisis: World Bank chief

Says he is worried about the debt levels

Pakistan Published 07 Oct, 2022 12:06am

Floods to drag up to 9 million Pakistanis into poverty: World Bank

Report says Pakistan's poverty rate is expected to rise between 2.5 and 4 percentage points

Pakistan Published 30 Sep, 2022 06:28pm

World Bank agrees to launch Rs110b housing project for flood victims

Rs38b allocated for rehabilitation of Karachi roads, sewerage: CM Sindh

World Published 30 Jul, 2022 02:19pm

World Bank refuses new funding for bankrupt Sri Lanka

Adequate macroeconomic policy framework is necessary for funds

Business & Economy Published 16 Jul, 2022 05:04pm

World Bank approves $200mn for Pakistan’s agricultural sector

Funding to be used to support transforming agricultural sector by adopting climate-smart technologies

Business & Economy Published 12 Jul, 2022 04:51pm

World Bank paper suggests elderly Pakistanis are richer than before

How has wealth accumulation in informal households changed over time?

Health Published 04 Jul, 2022 04:52pm

Pakistan makes impressive progress in immunization coverage: WB

NISP has been instrumental in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality from VPDs

Business & Economy Updated 08 Jun, 2022 07:18pm

World Bank approves $258 mln for Pakistan’s healthcare sector

The World Bank said that the program is a part of the agency's ongoing investments in human capital and builds on health reforms

Pakistan Updated 25 Apr, 2022 02:52pm

Miftah seeks $2b addition in IMF programme

IMF expected to field a mission to Pakistan in May to resume discussions over policies for completing 7th EFF review

Business & Economy Published 20 Apr, 2022 09:59pm

World Bank sees economies reducing dependence on Russia for energy, on China for supply chains

As specific supply chains are less dependent on China, it allows China to move into other sectors, says the bank's president

Business & Economy Published 18 Apr, 2022 08:12pm

World Bank planning new $170 bn crisis fund: Malpass

Bank's president says he is deeply concerned about developing countries facing sudden price increases for energy, fertilizer and food