Latest data released by the World Bank shows the tale of two countries - India and Pakistan - and their journey to battle poverty - a colonial inheritance.

After IMF, now World Bank will also give loan to Pakistan of 20 billion dollars in the next ten years. India on the other hand is trying to put Pakistan in FATF's grey list.

Backed by the World Bank, Generation India’s Project AMBER has trained nearly 24,000 youth—65% of whom found jobs within three months—demonstrating a proven model for economic mobility. With continued ...

The Indian central bank's decision to withdraw surplus liquidity from the banking system just weeks after a large rate cut ...

World Bank on Tuesday projected India to maintain the fastest growth rate among the world's largest economies, at 6.3 percent in FY2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026).

South Africa's National Treasury says the World Bank has granted South Africa a $1.5 billion loan to upgrade transportation ...

India will oppose the World Bank funding to Pakistan next month, arguing that Islamabad has used such funds in the past to procure arms and ammunitions. India previously lobbied against the IMF ...

But it could stop allocating money to it. The World Bank’s charter allows members to withdraw unilaterally, but U.S. law is unsettled on the matter, said Vijay Tata, former chief counsel at the ...

World Bank retains India’s growth forecast at 6.3% for FY26 The multilateral institution was more optimistic about the coming year, as it projected the economy to grow 6.5 percent in FY26 and 6. ...

In response, Pakistan announced its intention to approach the World Bank to reverse what it called a “unilateral and illegal” move by India. The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960 ...

The World Bank’s role is merely as a facilitator,” Banga said, according to a statement from the Press Information Bureau. Follow India Pakistan live updates ...

The World Bank on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) lowered India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal by 4 percentage points to 6.3% amid global economic weakness and policy uncertainty. In its ...