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Its focus is on high-impact interventions like access to contraception, maternity services and newborn and childhood nutrition. (Photo: AP)

Melinda Gates urges backing for 'human capital' of mother and child...

GFF was set up to help poor countries change way they finance health to encourage long-term investment in policies that...

7 Nov 2018 11:04 AM IST

The government has sanctioned GST refunds worth about Rs 12,700 crore or 80 per cent of the eligible claims of exporters.

India makes a big leap in 'Ease of doing Business' index, ranks 77

The ranking comes as a shot in arm for Modi govt which faces strong dissent from opposition parties, ahead of general...

1 Nov 2018 8:00 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

India jumps 23 spots in ease of doing business rankings

In its comment on the rankings, World Bank said India earned the credentials of being a top global improver for 2nd...

1 Nov 2018 12:55 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

World Bank commits USD 100 mn to boost rural economy of Tamil Nadu

Loan agreement to promote rural economy in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu across 26 districts, benefiting over 4 lakh...

31 Jan 2018 11:34 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the new process would be finalised in the next meeting of the GST Council after a written formulation is circulated to the states. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Great expectations

The delays in implementing GST 2 and 3 are allowing large leakages of revenue to happen.

21 Jan 2018 12:09 AM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli PM: Innovation is future

He also stressed the need to remove barriers to competition and empower private enterprises to achieve higher growth.

19 Jan 2018 2:05 AM IST

Pakistani demonstrators shout anti-US slogans at a protest in Quetta. (Photo: AFP)

As America freezes aid, Pakistan dismisses economic fears for now

Pakistan's economy is currently stable and growing, says senior World Bank economist Muhammad Waheed.

11 Jan 2018 1:50 AM IST

RBI kept interest rates unchanged despite calls for lowering it while it slashed the economic growth projection by half a per cent to 7.1 in the first policy review post demonetisation.

India has huge potential, might bypass China in 2018: World Bank

'India has an ambitious government undertaking comprehensive reforms,' said the Director of Development Prospects Group,...

10 Jan 2018 8:08 AM IST

The Prime Minister said that the hopes and aspirations of people of India are at the highest level at this time and today the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) look at India in a positive way. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

India is transforming, World Bank, IMF positive towards us now: Modi

Modi also added that considerable change has only taken place in the last three years because of BJP's principal 'reform...

9 Jan 2018 12:21 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

Watch out for Land of Morning Warning'

Japan is universally known as the Land of the Rising Sun and the Korean peninsula as the Land of Morning Calm.

5 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Sparks fly in Supreme Court over Aadhaar

It is incorrect to say that Rs 70,000 crores had been saved due to the ceding of Aadhaar, says Divan.

2 Feb 2018 5:22 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

India inks USD 125 mn loan pact with World Bank

Objective of the project is to nurture indigenous innovation, foster local product development.

25 April 2018 2:54 PM IST