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NFC and fiscal equity

The News International 23 Apr 2024

A person enters the building of the Washington-based global development lender, The World Bank Group, in Washington ... The flawed taxation policies of centre, which rely overwhelmingly on indirect taxation, have driven inflation overwhelmingly higher.

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Singh, Summers flag financing concerns

Hindustan Times 22 Apr 2024

... week in Washington DC at the Centre for Global Development, a top research institute that closely works with MDBs, on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings.

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World Bank picks Saudi Arabia to set up ‘Knowledge Center’

GCC Business News 20 Apr 2024

The National Competitiveness Center and the World Bank Group have announced their intention to establish a Knowledge Centre in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Greener Way to incentivise segregated waste

Kuensel 20 Apr 2024

The waste drop-off centres are one of the components of the Greener Way’s Bhutan Waste Bank (BWB) project, which was launched on April 18, coinciding with the Zhabdrung Kuchoe. The project, worth USD 1.5 million, was funded by the World Bank.

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NBCC to set up shadow lender to help save over $100 million, sources say

Hindustan Times 19 Apr 2024

NBCC plans to set up its own non-banking finance company (NBFC) later this year to lower its borrowing costs for key infrastructure projects, ... NBCC sells 4.8 lakh sq ft of commercial space for ₹1905 crore in Delhi’s World Trade Centre.

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US urges Pakistan to ‘prioritise, expand economic reforms’ to address economic challenges

Live Mint 19 Apr 2024

The US has urged Pakistan to “prioritise and expand economic reforms” so it can address the “economic challenges” confronting the cash-strapped country during meetings with Finance Minister Muhammad ...

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US urges Pakistan to ‘prioritise and expand economic reforms’ to address challenges

Hindustan Times 19 Apr 2024

Aurangzeb is currently in the American capital to hold negotiations with the IMF for a new bailout package and attend World Bank meetings ... a huddle at the World Bank headquarters, Geo News reported.

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What a climate-aligned IMF would look like

Gulf-Times 19 Apr 2024

... to the World Bank President Ajay Banga, president emeritus of the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, and a member of the Task Force on Climate, Development, and the International Monetary Fund.

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Iran's state-backed banks should be sanctioned by UK so they cannot be used to funnel ...

This is Money 06 Apr 2024

Iran's state-backed banks should be sanctioned by the UK so they cannot ... You have Iranian banks operating in the UK – one of the world's premier financial centres – with impunity, alongside the IRGC .'.

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World Bank allocates USD 16 million to support women-led businesses in Afghanistan

Beijing News 05 Apr 2024

The World Bank has allocated USD 16 million to assist small businesses in Afghanistan, especially those owned and run by women, according to Khaama Press ... According to the World Bank, the initiative will be centred in 15 provinces in Afghanistan.

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Nigeria, OPL 245 And Citizen Adoke’s Travails

This Day 02 Apr 2024

I saved my country from a certain liability of a $2 billion claim by Royal Dutch Shell at the International Centre for the Settlement of Disputes (ICSID), an organ of the World Bank.

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HSBC gets $5bn boost from sale of Canadian bank

The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Mar 2024

HSBC, based in London, is one of the world’s biggest banks with sprawling operations in Asia. It was founded in Hong Kong in 1865 and sits at the centre ... Banks lead the way in global dividend growth.

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First Bank Inaugurates Banana Island Digital Xperience Centre

This Day 28 Mar 2024

... to experience world-class innovative banking services through the bank’s Digital Xperience centres.

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More Than 3M Hotel Rooms Can be Opened With Just Two Taps, Hackers Find

WhoWhatWhy 26 Mar 2024

Castro has deemed the forum, called the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, to be an illegitimate usurpation of Honduran sovereignty and has hit upon an elegant solution.

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Ebenezer Onyeagwu: Profile of Inspirational Corporate Leader, Professional Banker

This Day 25 Mar 2024

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