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Top headlines: Banga calls for new playbook, centre to review PLI scheme

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World Bank needs new playbook to boost private investment in EMs: Banga

Banga told CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS program that efforts now under way to stretch the World Bank's lending capacity and revamp its business model could potentially free up tens of billions of dollars

Women participation in public sector down from 30% to 24%: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a veiled attack on the BJP said that after 2013-14 the participation of women in the public sector has come down from 30 per cent to 24 per cent

Pakistan's economy likely to grow by 2% in next fiscal year: World Bank

The World Bank has projected Pakistan's economy to grow by two per cent in the next fiscal year, much lower than the 3.5 per cent target set by the country's top economic body, saying the lasting effects of the August 2022 floods, along with policy uncertainty and limited foreign exchange resources have depressed activity in the country. The conflicting estimates by the World Bank and the National Economic Council came on Tuesday, reported the Dawn newspaper. In Pakistan, the lasting effects of the August 2022 floods, along with policy uncertainty and limited foreign exchange resources to pay for imports of food, energy, and intermediate inputs, have depressed activity, with industrial production contracting by about 25 per cent in the year to March 2023, the bank said in its latest Global Economic Prospects report. It said that the continuing effect of last year's floods in Pakistan, compounded by worsening social tensions, high inflation, and policy uncertainty, is estimated to ha

World not on track to reach energy goal, 2.3 bn use polluting fuel: Report

The report said that at the current estimate, 660 million people are projected to be without electricity and 1.9 billion won't have clean cooking opportunities by 2030

World Bank offers dim outlook for global economy on higher interest rates

That's the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty agency, which estimates that the international economy will expand just 2.1% in 2023 after growing 3.1% in 2022

Indian American Ajay Banga becomes 1st person of colour to head World Bank

Indian American Ajay Banga on Friday took over as the President of the World Bank, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. On May 3, the Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Banga, 63, as the 14th President of the World Bank for a five-year term. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would nominate Banga to lead the World Bank. Join us in welcoming Ajay Banga as the new President of the World Bank Group. We are committed to creating a world free from poverty on a livable planet, the World Bank said in a tweet with a picture of Banga entering the bank headquarters here on Friday. I wish Ajay Banga all the best as he takes up his new role as President of the World Bank today. I look forward to continuing the deep partnership between our institutions to do good and help those most in need, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said in a tweet. Ban

Integrating NE with neighbouring nations could raise GDP by 8%: World Bank

Responding to a query regarding India's potential for export and import in the region, the official remarked that currently India only trades one-third of its potential with the South Asia region

World Bank expects UAE's non-oil economy to expand by 4.8% in 2023

World Bank has projected that real GDP of UAE will grow by 2.8% in 2023, as non-oil sector is expected to achieve strong growth of 4.8%, driven by robust domestic demand

Lebanon's booming dollar cash economy hinders economic recovery: World Bank

Crisis-hit Lebanon's economic recovery is hampered by a growing dollarised cash economy, which is predicted to be $9.9 billion in 2022, or almost half size of country's economy, the World Bank said

World Bank team expresses interest in Kerala's carbon-neutral initiatives

A World Bank team, led by Vice President for South Asia Region Martin Raiser, held discussions with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and expressed interest in projects that the state plans to implement to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. After the meeting, Raiser said Kerala was urbanising rapidly, and this will create more challenges in the future due to the rising level of carbon emissions, particularly from the transport sector. "So, one of the areas in which Kerala wants to make further progress is to green its transport system," Raiser told PTI. He said the state should tap renewable energy resources to meet its energy needs. "It has a lot of potential for solar," the World Bank official said. Raiser said during his meeting with the chief minister and some of his Cabinet colleagues, he emphasised the need for implementing e-mobility by adopting electric and fuel cell-based electric vehicles for developing a green eco-system in the state. He, however, admitted that it

Multilateral banks not fit for purpose in 21st century: Singh & Summers

The two men have been tasked by G-20 (headed by India this year) to be in charge of an expert group to formulate a detailed plan for reforms in multilateral institutions

TMS Ep327: Swiggy fee, India's semiconductor industry, silver, World Bank

Why is Swiggy charging you a platform fee? Why are Taiwanese chip firms a tough catch for India? Should you add silver to your portfolio? What is the World Bank and what does it do? All answers here

Ajay Banga will be a 'transformative leader' as World Bank President: Biden

Ajay Banga will be a "transformative leader", who will bring expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank President, US President Joe Biden has said after the top Indian-American business executive was confirmed as the new head of the international lender. The Executive Directors of the World Bank on Wednesday selected Banga as the 14th President of the bank for a five-year term beginning June 2. He became the first-ever Indian-American to head the Washington-based bank and will replace David Malpass. In February, President Biden announced that the US would nominate Banga, 63, to lead the World Bank because he is "well equipped" to lead the global institution at "this critical moment in history." "Ajay Banga will be a transformative leader, bringing expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank President. And together with World Bank leadership and shareholders, he will help steer the institution as it evolves and expands to address globa

Sitharaman confident Banga will use experience in pursuing World Bank goals

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exuded confidence that the incoming World Bank President Ajay Banga will utilise his corporate world experience in pursuing the goals of the multilateral lending agency. Banga, 63, will take over as the President of the World Bank on June 2. He will succeed President David Malpass. "Hearty congratulations Ajay Banga on being selected as the President of @WorldBank. I am confident that you'll bring your wide experience in the corporate world for meeting the goals of the Bank," Sitharaman tweeted. The minister is currently in Incheon in South Korea to attend the 56th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Banga will be the first-ever Indian-American to head the global financial institution. "The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023," the World Bank had said. In February, United States President Joe Biden announced that t

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Facts to know about Ajay Banga, first Indian-American to head World Bank

As Ajay Banga gears to take charge of the World Bank officially, here are some facts to know about him

World Bank approves $1.25 bn financing for Bangladesh for 2023-27

It approved $250 million for a project on microenterprise to help transform the micro-enterprise sector into a more dynamic, less-polluting, resource-efficient, and climate-resilient growth sector

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Logistics efficiency helped India climb 6 places on World Bank's LPI: Govt

Various initiatives taken by the government to improve its logistics efficiency has helped India climb six places on the recently released World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2023, an official statement said on Wednesday. India has climbed six places on the LPI, now ranking 38th in the 139 countries index, as a result of significant investments in both soft and hard infrastructure as well as technology. India was ranked 44th on the index in 2018 and has now climbed to 38th in the 2023 listing. India's performance has drastically improved from 2014, when it was ranked 54th on the LPI. "India has been taking numerous initiatives since 2015to improve its logistics efficiency. The World Bank has acknowledged India's efforts towards increasing logistics efficiency," the commerce and industry ministry said. On four out of six LPI indicators, India has seen a remarkable improvement on the back of various initiatives being implemented over the past few years, it said. "This is