Rural areas: One-quarter of population still below poverty line: WB ISLAMABAD: While poverty has decreased significantly over the past two decades, one-quarter of the population still... Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:29pm
Pakistan ‘Sources of LGs income being improved with World Bank’s support’ LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Secretary Dr Ahmed Javed Qazi has said that with the support of the World Bank, the... Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am
World IMF chief Georgieva says focused on job at hand, not future role SAO PAULO: With just seven months to go in Kristalina Georgieva’s five-year term as head of the International... Published 28 Feb, 2024 12:05pm
Business & Finance Sindh Barrages Improvement Project: World Bank mulling extending $72m additional financing ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is considering extending additional financing covers of around $ 72 million to bridge the... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Pakistan Options discussed to insulate Karachi from urban flooding KARACHI: The consultative process for addressing the problem of flooding, due to rains, in Karachi has initiated and... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Markets Yen sinks as currency traders keep short and carry on SINGAPORE: The yen sagged to fresh lows on the euro, sterling and other crosses this week and headed for a fourth... Published 23 Feb, 2024 08:55am
Print NTDC projects funded by World Bank, ADB: Senate panel clears two major ‘scandals’ ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Power on Tuesday cleared two major scandals of power projects being... Updated 21 Feb, 2024 09:53am
Print Senate body to discuss two major scandals of power projects today ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Power is all set to discuss two major scandals of power projects being... Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:40am
Markets Ghana’s Cocobod taps $200m World Bank loan to rebuild disease-hit cocoa farms ACCRA: Ghana’s Cocobod will use part of a $200 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate plantations destroyed by ... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
World IMF, World Bank warn Gaza war, Red Sea attacks imperil global economy DUBAI: The IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks on shipping though the Red... Published 12 Feb, 2024 05:58pm
Print PRR project: World Bank accepts govt request ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has accepted the government’s request for the extension of the closing date and... Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:30am
Print World Bank -funded ‘PRR’ project: one-year extension sought ISLAMABAD: The government has sought one-year extension in “Pakistan Raises Revenue (PRR)” project worth $400... Updated 06 Feb, 2024 09:06am
Print FPCCI supports restructuring plan KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has said... Updated 04 Feb, 2024 09:51am
Opinion Rising poverty The incidence of poverty has skyrocketed in Pakistan since the Covid-19 pandemic and the disastrous floods of 2022.... Updated 30 Jan, 2024 05:29am
Markets 300MW floating solar project: Wapda organises ‘road show’ in Bangkok LAHORE: The Wapda organized a day-long road show in Bangkok on Monday for the 300 MW-Floating solar project; the... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
Pakistan KU, World Bank discuss potential of establishment of CESS KARACHI: A five-member delegation of the World Bank led by its Senior Social Development Specialist of Social... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Pakistan BISP achieves numerous milestones with World Bank support: chairperson ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib has said that BISP has... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Editorials World Bank pulls the plug EDITORIAL: That the World Bank was forced to shut down its $200 million locust emergency and food security (Leaf)... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Print Turkish firm wants probe into ‘Lot-1 affair’ ISLAMABAD: Turkish energy firm M/s SA-RA has urged caretaker Minister for Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali to... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 09:35am
Pakistan World Bank rates Sindh education project as moderately unsatisfactory ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the progress towards achievement of the project development objective of the... Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am
Print World Bank official, Shamshad discuss financing for two operations ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs met with the Country Director World Bank for... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:42am
Opinion Remembering Mian Tariq Mahmud Mian Tariq Mahmud, who passed away recently, was an outstanding member of the freight forwarding industry of... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Editorials ‘Conflict escalation’ EDITORIAL: The US and UK retaliation for Houthi disruption of Red Sea trade, with strikes inside Yemen, has not make... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Pakistan Karandaaz, GrowTech develop GrowPak app to improve agri services KARACHI: In a bid to digitize the traditional agriculture value chain, GrowTech Services is implementing ... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Print Extension sought in $425m World Bank-financed NTM-I project ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has sought extensions in the completion of the National Transmission... Updated 17 Jan, 2024 09:49am
Print Two NTDC projects: Ali-led body to find a way out of ‘questionable’ contracts ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power has constituted a three-member committee headed by caretaker... Updated 17 Jan, 2024 09:49am
Opinion IMF projections The good news is that the IMF Executive Board has completed the First Review of the Stand-By Arrangement for ... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 06:12am
Editorials Optics are important EDITORIAL: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s decision to attend the fifty-fourth annual meeting of the... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
Business & Finance China 2023 economic growth tipped to be weakest in decades BEIJING: China’s economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is... Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:03pm
Print Pak-origin UK national Mahnaz becomes IFC Sanctions Board member ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has appointed Mahnaz Malik, a Pakistan-origin British national, as a Sanctions Board... Updated 14 Jan, 2024 10:40am