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Education for all
World Bank Mission Review Progress of Higher Education Development in Pakistan
Highlighting the overall 83 per cent project progress, the Higher Education Development in Pakistan team presented a multitude of achievements, such as the award...
Bhutan
Bhutan’s Hydropower-led Growth Model Not Labour-intensive: World Bank
The authors of the report say that over 40 per cent of workers in Bhutan remain engaged in low-productivity agricultural employment. This finding is...
Accountability
PPPs’ Private Gain at Public Expense
PPPs are often not on official government books or accountable to legislatures. PPPs thus often avoid transparency and accountability, invoking the excuse of private...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Stares at Severe Multiple Risks From Climate Change
Average tropical cyclones cost Bangladesh about $ 1 billion annually. By 2050, a third of agricultural GDP could be lost. In case of a...
Finance and Economy
Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries. This week, the...
Finance and Economy
Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises
Inflation phobia among central banks is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Shows How Long-Term Investments in Risk Reduction Save Lives, Says World Bank
After 50 years of providing it support on climate resilience and disaster management, the World Bank feels that Bangladesh needs to continue investments to...
Agriculture policy
2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger
The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
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Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that the officers of the Indian Forest Service had become completely...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is...
