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Bangladesh
Bangladesh Gets US$ 500 Million World Bank Financing for Flood Risk Management
The credit will provide a leg up for the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that aims to attain a safe, climate resilient and prosperous delta...
Finance and Economy
Sri Lankan Beggar’s Opera
It is the need for clean government that causes concerns with President Rajapaksa reneging on promises he made to introduce constitutional amendments that will...
Accountability
Inflation Will Be SouthAsia’s Sore Point in FY 2022, says World Bank Global Economic Prospects Report
In the face of global stagflation, growth in SouthAsia is forecast to slow down to 6.8 and 5.8 per cent in 2022 and 2023,...
Agri-business
A Global Food Crisis: Shortage Amidst Plenty
Instead of food shortage, the reality is that the world produces far more food than we eat. Over 33 percent of the food produced globally is...
Agriculture
One-Time Boost With Cow, Cash Eases Poverty, Says Study
Transfer of assets such as cows to rural Bangladeshi households can help them rise from poverty, according to a study that says that details...
Child mortality
So Close, Yet So Far: Three Decades of Injecting Immunity Into Children in Pakistan
Pakistan might have come a long way in reducing child morbidity and mortality over the past 30 years, nevertheless, cases of vaccine preventable diseases...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Salaried Citizens Allowed To Withdraw Their Salaries
Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, on Thursday lifted restrictions on salaried people withdrawing their salaries.
The central bank had imposed restrictions in the face...
Accountability
Ukraine War Drives International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’
The Russia-Ukraine war has driven large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils and Global food prices have reached “a new...
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Status of Higher Education in India – What does Government Data Say?
Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown after the introduction of the New Education Policy in 2020,...
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A Disasters Law for Nepal
Used effectively, disaster law and policy can support more integrated, inclusive and equitable approaches to building resilience.
By Laxmi Khanal
Over...
Mining Sector Registers Record Production in FY 2023-24
Healthy growth in production of iron ore and limestone in FY 2023-24 reflect the robust demand conditions in the...
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Status of Higher Education in India – What does Government Data Say?
Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown...
A Disasters Law for Nepal
Used effectively, disaster law and policy can support more...
