IAEA chief pushes development banks to fund new nuclear energy projects, FT reports International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has asked global development banks and their government... Published 04 Mar, 2024 12:47pm
Print 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
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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