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The counsel for Wapda informed the court that the Chinese company had approached the WB

Agreement to support projects in education, health, water and disaster sectors

No hard data available to gauge impact of outdoor pollution as central EPA lab for environmental analysis

Lack of communication blamed for poor ranking

Holds meeting with federal minister for climate change

We strongly support entrepreneurship programmes in developing countries like Pakistan

Recommends participation of private sector to encourage competition and reduce prices

record centres had been established in all 143 tehsils of Punjab and computerised service delivery was being ensured

Chief minister expresses solidarity with Turkish government

LHC held that court cannot issue directives to World Bank

$13.2m is highly concessionary credit, $10.8m is grant

Record tax revenues, forex reserves achieved with the help of reforms.

EU signs two financing deals worth €59m for the country

An autonomous power sector may well result in a reduction of distribution losses and increase bill recovery

It will help reduce line losses, provide relief to consumers

The support will help the government address health sector challenges

Project retains ‘satisfactory’ rating in terms of expanding Pakistan’s hydropower supply .

It includes policy loan, credit for reducing floods and droughts, loan guarantees

Programme will focus on low-performing districts

Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does more 'good' and less harm than any other country

Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) will accelerate global and national responses to disease outbreaks

If agreed, cable will be laid along with power transmission line between South and Central Asia

Country director says power reforms are only half done

The need to improve accountability are measures which can help prevent the problems highlighted by Panama leaks

Pakistan’s policies are such that it is much easier for companies to exist in informal sector than in formal one

Country has made great progress, more needs to be done, says country director Illango Patchamuthu

Lost revenue of $285 million annually equivalent to 2.2 percent of Palestinian Gross Domestic Product

Egypt has been negotiating billions of dollars in aid from various lenders to help revive an economy

The WB predicted this year’s projected economic growth rate at 4.5%, which is far below the official target

Project expected to boost industrial productivity, says WB representative

The K-P govt has improved the quality of teaching in govt schools and created a better environment for learning

There can be little argument that Pakistan is a different country today than it was in 2001, with a decline in poverty

IBRD facility had remained suspended for years due to low level of foreign reserves

In 1947, India was by far Pakistan’s largest trading partner

CM says 2 million youths will be trained in various skills under Development Strategy-2018

Change in the OECD’s definition of official development assistance will influence how UN & World Bank think about aid

The president of the World Bank, Dr Jim Yong Kim, has paid Pakistan a visit, and his words bear close attention

Last policy documents were prepared in 2011, country director says documents will be modified with latest requirements

Jim Yong Kim tells PM Nawaz lending agency supports government endeavours

World Bank report reveals 9% of men and 2% of women in the country move money on their mobiles

Kim will discuss how to make the most of Pakistan’s untapped economic potential

The plunge in oil prices to around $30 a barrel from over $100 two years ago is causing major problem

President Jim Yong Kim is set to arrive in Pakistan on February 9

Acquires additional funds despite mounting foreign debt burden

Government aims to pay salaries, conduct studies for water sector management with the additional amount

World Bank country director meets Shahbaz

CM Sindh urged the World Bank to assist the provincial government in the the rehabilitation of the Sukkur Barrage

Mission expresses interest in supporting Emergency Operation Centre network

In its latest report, Global Economic Prospects 2016, the World Bank has warned of threats to developing economies

Khosa briefed the minister about upcoming visit of the World Bank president to Pakistan