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World Bank Group President Jim Kim to visit India

Kim to meet government leaders to discuss development challenges New Delhi, March 8, 2013—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit India on March 11-13 to see firsthand some of the development challenges India faces, as well as the opportunities it could exploit to achieve faster economic growth and a quicker reduction in poverty. …

World Bank refuses to review its support for logging in tropical rainforests despite criticism from its own independent evaluators

Washington, 11th February 2013 – The World Bank Board of Directors has blocked a call by independent evaluators to review the outcomes of the Bank’s support for industrial-scale logging in tropical rainforests. The evaluators concluded in a report published last Friday that such operations have not been effective in reducing poverty, the World Bank’s core …

Statement by the Finance Minister of India Shri P. Chidamabaram at the 26th Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) in Tokyo

Statement made by the Union Finance Minister and Leader of the Indian Delegation Shri P. Chidamabaram at the 26th Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) in Tokyo yesterday  (Representing the Constituency consisting of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka) Mr. Chairman,  We are meeting at a time when the global economy is …

Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambram leaves for his first Official Visit Abroad tonight to attend Annual Meetings of World Bank and IMF in Tokyo

The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambram is leaving tonight on an official tour to Tokyo, Japan to attend Annual Meetings of World Bank and IMF. He will also attend BRICS Finance Ministers’ and G 24 Ministerial Meeting also during his aforesaid visit. The Finance Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with Finance Ministers of …