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India’s water weapon: Indus Treaty threat rattles Pakistan, raises global alarms

A collapse of Indus Waters Treaty may bring momentary leverage for India, but at a big cost.

April 25, 2025 05:00 IST

The remarks came even as Trump assured that America would 'have a deal with India' and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the deal had already been 'done' and currently awaited approval from New Delhi.

Trade tensions escalate as Trump’s tariff spree stokes fears of global slowdown

Tariffs surging past levels of the 1930s impart a negative shock to global growth.

April 25, 2025 03:00 IST

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says India likely to be first to sign trade deal with Washington

A 26 per cent ‘reciprocal’ tariff on Indian exports to the US is currently on a 90-day pause, set to…

Updated: April 24, 2025 12:51 IST

The World Bank has lowered India's growth projection for FY 2025-26 to 6.3%. (Image Source: Bloomberg)

World Bank cuts India growth for FY26 to 6.3%

The World Bank has lowered India’s growth projection for FY 2025-26 to 6.3%, a 0.4 percentage point decrease from its…

April 23, 2025 20:13 IST

Nirmala Sitharaman, FM, Finance Minister, International Monetary Fund, G20

Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on an 11-day trip to US, Peru

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on an 11-day visit to the US and Peru, attending IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, G20…

Updated: April 19, 2025 23:38 IST

World Bank, economy, India, economic growth, high-income economy, GDP, macroeconomic stability, global economy, policy approach

India needs to grow at average 7.8% to become high-income economy by 2047, says World Bank

A report by the World Bank stated that India will need to accelerate reforms to achieve an average annual growth…

February 28, 2025 17:46 IST

World Bank warns that US tariffs could reduce global growth outlook

President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office Monday, has proposed a 10% tariff on global imports, a 25% punitive duty on…

January 17, 2025 07:27 IST

Amaravati’s mega transformation: World Bank approves $800 million to create India’s next economic powerhouse

The funding will be directed towards the Amaravati Integrated Urban Development Program, which aims to establish the city as a…

December 20, 2024 16:08 IST

World Bank approves $188.28 million loan to Maharashtra to boost economic growth in backward districts

The loan, provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a maturity period of 15 years, including…

December 5, 2024 13:53 IST

IFC to invest $20 million in MSME lender FlexiLoans

IFC said it will help FLexiLoans strengthen its loan operation and risk management practices as its business continues to scale.

December 3, 2024 16:00 IST

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Rethinking RCEP: India’s absence from such a market would disadvantage both its consumers and firms

The RCEP is a free-trade agreement between the 10 ASEAN countries and the advanced economies of South Korea, Japan, China,…

December 2, 2024 05:00 IST

world bank, National Education Policy, NEP, National Curriculum Framework, NCF, MSMEs

Multi-skill courses in school, trade mapping key to job creation: World Bank

The report suggests that within agriculture, farm productivity, horticulture, and dairy farming can cater to the majority of high demand…

November 23, 2024 00:30 IST

MSME-focused NBFC Profectus Capital raises $25 million via NCDs to IFC

The deal marks IFC’s first investment to finance energy-efficient (EE) machinery for MSMEs in India.

November 7, 2024 14:17 IST

World Bank, Economy, GDP, Food Inflation, RBI

World Bank sticks to 7 per cent GDP growth for India in FY25

In India, inflation has remained within the RBI’s target range of 2–6% since September 2023, falling to just below the…

October 11, 2024 02:00 IST

INGO, NGO, Female foeticide, India, World Bank

The dangers of outsourcing development

Female foeticide, often blamed on traditional Indian values, can be traced directly to colonial policies, later weaponised by INGO advocacy.

October 10, 2024 04:00 IST

Securitisation volumes, banks, banking industry, NBFC, housing finance, private banking, credit-to-deposit ratio, disbursements, deposit accretion, asset quality

India’s middle-income trap

The World Development Report is a sobering pointer on the need to be humble and nimble, else it will take…

October 1, 2024 05:03 IST

World Bank, GDP growth, manufacturing, services sector, economy, household investments

Good News! World Bank upgrades India’s FY25 growth forecast to 7% from 6.6%

The World Bank stated that India remained the fastest-growing major economy and grew at a rapid clip of 8.2 per…

September 3, 2024 13:38 IST

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