The case for a global defence bank
The DSR bank model directly addresses these challenges, offering a comprehensive and sustainable approach to defence ...
Myanmar's economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says
The World Bank forecasts that Myanmar's economy will contract this year, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly ...
Myanmar's economy to shrink as floods compound crisis, says World Bank
Myanmar's economy is expected to shrink by 1% in the current fiscal year, the World Bank said on Wednesday, sharply ...
World Bank: Israel-Hezbollah war intensified Lebanon’s economic contraction
The World Bank said Tuesday that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has dealt another significant blow to Lebanon's already ...
US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it transferred the $20 billion U.S. portion of a $50 billion G7 loan for Ukraine ...
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World Bank sees Myanmar economy shrinking as civil war rages on
The World Bank expects Myanmar’s economy to contract in the current fiscal year, as elevated inflation, a slumping currency, ...
China's yuan likely to stabilise and strengthen, central bank says
The foundation for a "basically stable" yuan exchange rate remains "solid," according to an article published by Financial ...
World Likey to Approve $240 Million Water Sanitation Project for Karachi Tomorrow
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors is likely to approve the “Second Karachi Water and Sewerage Services ...
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Digitalization raises service-sector wages, productivity — World Bank
THE adoption of digital technology increases productivity and wages in services firms in the Philippines, according to a report by the World Bank Group. The World Bank, in its Services Unbound – ...
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World Bank downgrades Kenya’s economic growth to 4.7 per cent
The World Bank says this in the latest Kenya Economic Update as it downgrades the country’s growth projection for this year ...
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World Union of Arab Bankers honours QIIB
QIIB was awarded the ‘Excellence and Banking Achievement Award’ for Islamic Corporate Banking Services in Qatar at the 2024 ...
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate by half a percentage point, highlights risk of Trump’s tariffs
Canada’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday and called President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose sweeping new tariffs on ...