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Employment in India grew faster than working-age population: World Bank report

Times of Oman 26 Apr 2025
New Delhi. India is witnessing a positive trend in job growth, according to the latest World Bank report.Since the 2021-22 fiscal year, employment in the ....
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171 million lifted above poverty line in 10 yrs: World Bank

The Times of India 26 Apr 2025
Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty with extreme poverty declining from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people above the poverty line, a World Bank ...
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World Bank report urges LAC to rethink economic strategies amid global uncertainties - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer 25 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) \u2013 A new World Bank report is urging Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries to rethink their economic strategies amid global uncertainties.
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W’Bank: Nigeria, Sub-Saharan African Nations to Pay $20bn Interests to External Creditors in 2025

This Day 25 Apr 2025
The World ... Net external debt flows into Sub-Saharan Africa have dropped dramatically, from an average annual amount of $37.7 billion in 2016–19 to $18.4 billion in 2023,” the World Bank report added.
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Economic Watch: Tariff clouds loom over IMF, World Bank Spring Meetings

Xinhua 25 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- At the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), "tariff" and "trade" have become keywords in several events and multiple reports.
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RBI’s gold buying spree continues! 57.5 tonnes added to gold reserves; second highest in 7 years

The Times of India 25 Apr 2025
Gold prices hit Rs 1 lakh! What's the outlook for gold and should you buy or sell the yellow metal? Explained The World Gold Council's latest trends report for 2024 highlights that central banks ...
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Lebanon receives USD 250M World Bank loan to reform electricity sector

The Siasat Daily 25 Apr 2025
Lebanon has signed a USD 250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to support critical reforms in its struggling electricity sector, according to media reports ... Xinhua news agency reported.
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India’s GDP growth outlook trimmed to 6.3% as private investment stalls and US tariffs loom: Report

The Times of India 25 Apr 2025
This report based on Reuters survey comes days after the World Bank revised its prediction on India's growth to 6.3 per cent for FY 2025-26, cut from its previous estimate of 6.7 per cent ... World Bank ...
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World Bank forecasts economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa despite challenges

Independent online (SA) 25 Apr 2025
The latest World Bank Group Pulse report, released on Wednesday, projects a cautiously optimistic trajectory for Sub-Saharan Africa's economic activity ... Andrew Dabalen, World Bank chief economist for ...
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‘US, World Bank may try to save Indus treaty’

Dawn 25 Apr 2025
According to a World Bank report released in June 2023, the disagreement between India and Pakistan concerned design features of the 330MW Kisha­nganga and 850MW Ratle hydroelectric projects.
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IMF Urges Nigeria, Others to Enhance Fiscal Buffers

This Day 25 Apr 2025
Georgieva made the assertion during the launch of IMF’s latest Global Policy Agenda Report, titled, “Anchoring Stability and Promoting Balanced Growth,” at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington.
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Economic growth is speeding up in Africa but uncertainty clouds outlook

Sierra Leone Telegraph 25 Apr 2025
Regional growth is expected to reach 3.5% in 2025 and further accelerate to 4.3% in 2026-2027, according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, published yesterday by the World Bank.
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Trump trade deals appear distant as tariff tensions simmer

Raw Story 25 Apr 2025
France's Lombard told reporters that the EU is "still a long way from an agreement" with the United States, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's spring meetings in Washington.
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Simmering tensions weigh on trade deals

The Manila Times 25 Apr 2025
France's Lombard told reporters that the EU was "still a long way from an agreement" with the United States, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's spring meetings in Washington.
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