World Bank News
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Resilient labour markets drive 3.8% growth in remittances in 2023, World Bank saysRemittances to poor and middle-income countries grew an estimated 3.8 per cent to reach $669 billion this year.Resilient labour markets...
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Party time as Lionel Messi and World Cup winners Argentina arrive back homeThousands of fans turned up at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires to welcome home the World Cup-winning Argentina side...
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World population hits 8 billion, creating many challengesThe world's population hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of...
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World Bank slashes China growth forecast over COVID damageThe World Bank has sharply slashed its annual growth forecast for China, warning in a report Wednesday that COVID disruptions...
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World Bank warns global economy faces grim outlookThe global economy faces a "grim outlook", World Bank president David Malpass has warned, as the aftershocks of the pandemic...
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Laos to reopen its borders to international visitors on January 1Laos has announced plans to partially re-open its borders to foreign visitors in the new year. The South-East Asian country...
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Climate change could force 216 million from their homes: World BankReduced agricultural production, water scarcity, rising sea levels and other adverse effects of climate change could cause up to 216...
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Battling stunting in East Nusa Tenggara: Healthcare and knowledge accessThe prevalence of childhood stunting in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has been ascribed to low public awareness, especially among caregivers...
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Govt to expand back-upThe government has recently provided seasonal assist with about 10 lakh people living below the poverty line in each upazila...
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WB to provide $ 500 m to aid COVID-19 emergency responseThe government of Bangladesh (GOB) on Sunday signed financing agreement of five hundred million US dollar with the World Bank,...
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WB gives $200m to help poor urban youths, migrant returneesThe World Lender approved $200 million to greatly help Bangladesh provide support and services to the low-income urban youths influenced...
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FTA can boost exports to India by 182pc: World BankA free of charge trade agreement (FTA) could increase Bangladesh's exports to India by 182 % and by 126 %...
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WB gives another $40m to greatly help expand e-procurement coverageThe World Lender yesterday approved $40 million to help Bangladesh raise the coverage of electronic government procurement (e-GP) with new...
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Digital wage takes care of for workers: World BankWage disbursements through digital payment methods is effective for employees since it helps increase cost savings and improves their ability...
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Nations must interact to reverse setbacks to poverty reduction: WBReversing setbacks to poverty reduction requires nations to interact for a resilient recovery, according to a fresh World Bank (WB)...
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Govt eyes $2.5b from World BankBangladesh may seek more than $2.5 billion from World Bank in budgetary support, project financing and aid as it has...
