The World Bank (WB) on Sunday in its latest report stated that the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) might leave a drastic impact on Indian economy which might decelerate to 5 percent in 2020, and to 2.8 percent in the next year. In terms of Real Gross Domestic...
The government has sought US$500 million budgetary support from the World Bank to help finance the annual public expenditure, officials said on Friday. The Economic Relations Division, or ERD, has recently requested the Washington-based lender to offer the money to avoid budget deficit during the fiscal year,...
Bangladesh wants $100 million in assistance from the World
Bank
The Worlds Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors have approved a
$14 billion package of fast-track-financing to assist companies and countries
in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of
Covid-19. The World Bank...
Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report, according to indiaeducationdiary.in. The report, Delivering Road Safety in Bangladesh, released Friday in conjunction with the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road...
দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার দেশগুলোর মধ্যে খেলাপি ঋণের হার সবচেয়ে বেশি বাংলাদেশে। এ হার ১১ দশমিক ৪ শতাংশ। খেলাপি ঋণের এ প্রবণতা অর্থনীতিতে চরম ঝুঁকি তৈরি করছে। দক্ষিণ এশিয়ায় সবচেয়ে কম খেলাপি ঋণের হার নেপালে- ১ দশমিক ৭ শতাংশ। বিশ্বব্যাংকের ‘গেøাবাল ইকোনমিক প্রসপেক্টাস’ শীর্ষক প্রতিবেদনে...
The World Bank Group together with WE Connect International on Sunday launched a project to help 1,200 women-owned businesses connect with potential large local and multinational corporate buyers. Women-owned businesses in Bangladesh need better access to markets and corporate value chains to boost the country’s inclusive growth...
The World Bank, or WB, is likely to provide US$4.50 billion in loans to Bangladesh over the next three-years, officials said on Monday, the same level as the current portfolio. Although the total aid package of the global lender for its member countries is going to be...