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A TikToker traveled to Malaysia and posted videos challenging misconceptions about the country. They went so viral he now feels like a local celebrity.
Alwin GC is a travel TikToker who documented his trip to Malaysia in August 2022. His videos blew u…
Charissa Cheong
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World's poorest countries witness 9.5% increase in external debts, says World Bank
The total external debt of the world's poorest countries increased by 9.5 per cent to a record $744…
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Equity markets across the world witness bloodbath amid worsening Russia-Ukraine conflict
Rising war-like tensions between one of the largest economies Russia and Ukraine have broken invest…
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Recession 'will be hard to avoid' across most of the world, World Bank says
The World Bank lowered its 2022 growth forecast on Tuesday to 2.9%, down from the 4.1% estimate mad…
Ben Winck
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Simple measures can help address challenges faced by insolvency regimes amid COVID-19: WB Group official
Antonia Menezes, World Bank Group's Insolvency and Debt Restructuring Policy Advisor, said impleme…
PTI
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Global leaders are preparing for the next pandemic with commitments to a proposed new fund for prevention and response
Countries around the world were not prepared for the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, bu…
Julia Hood
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Why the biggest global boom since World War II won't be good for everyone, according to the World Bank
The global economy is set to grow 5.6% in 2021, but developing economies are falling behind due to …
Ben Winck
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SBI invites applications for CFO post; offers annual package of Rs 1 cr
"Minimum 15 years' post qualification work experience (as on 01.04.2020) in overseeing financial op…
PTI
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World Bank announces 2-yr conditional non-debarment of Indian company for corrupt practices
"Otherwise, the conditional non-debarment will convert to a sanction of debarment with conditional …
PTI
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India ranks 116 in World Bank's human capital index
Washington, Sep 17 () India has been ranked at the 116th position in the latest edition of the Worl…
PTI
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A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's popular island Bali - just weeks after a tsunami and earthquake devastated the country's north
The country is still reeling just two weeks after a devastating magnitude-7.5 earthquake and subseq…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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IFC to invest USD 200 mn in Mahindra Finance
New Delhi, Dec 2 () World Bank Group arm IFC on Monday said it has anchored an investment round of …
PTI
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Future Lifestyle Fashions to raise over Rs 600 cr from promoters, IFC
The board of directors of the company at its meeting held on Thursday also approved an enabling re…
PTI
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COVID-19: India to provide additional relief, economic stimulus soon, says FM
Sharing details of welfare measures announced by the government last month, the finance minister s…
PTI
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The 20 best countries to invest in now
For the best countries to invest in ranking, U.S. News focused on just eight of the 65 attributes: …
Sarah Jacobs
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G-20 finance ministers, central bank Guvs to meet on Apr 15 to discuss eco revival post COVID-19
She also urged the International Monetary Fund to develop innovative and ingenious methods to meet …
PTI
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By 2021, as many as 150 million people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank
This would represent a regression to the rate of 9.2 per cent in 2017, according to the bienni…
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How we ranked the best countries for Americans to move to after the pandemic
We used five data sets to get a sense of what might be the best countries for Americans to move to …
Madison Hoff
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World Bank warns global economy could be heading for a 'lost decade' of growth after the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic will hit long-term global economic growth and could even cause a 'lost dec…
Harry Robertson
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IMF, World Bank urge countries to open trade while battling Coronavirus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have called on countries to ke…