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Stumbling into the yellow
The aim of the project is to connect the six BRT lines but the government could not find the money
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North Korea tension a threat to Asian growth: World Bank
The tensions have the potential to affect trade as well as the availability and access to external finance
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World Bank to fund Yellow Line Bus Rapid Transit
Institution agrees to provide support for integrated BRT system in Karachi
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Urban inequality a growing risk in Asia: World Bank
A growing number of people who move to cities lack access to basic services, housing and jobs, said bank's regional VP
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World Bank-funded projects’ execution questioned in SHC
Sindh Agriculture Research Council claims political interference is marring the projects
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Rotten apples everywhere
The wounds are self-inflicted and state appears willing to tolerate the fiscal blood-loss rather than stem the flow
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K-P to take $200m loan from World Bank
Provincial govt wishes to increase reliance on its on sources of revenue, rather than looking at federal transfers
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World Bank explores housing finance
Meeting was convened to discuss overall growth of housing finance market in Pakistan
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World Bank sponsoring $3.8m forest-protection programme
Official highlights deforestation as major contributor of carbon emissions
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UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya
Plan also covers some 300,000 Rohingya who are sheltering in southeast Bangladesh before the latest influx began
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Govt clinches $324m WB, ADB loans
ADB’s $200m to improve infrastructure in Sahiwal, Sialkot
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$900m ADB loan stuck in red tape
Just 1.1% of the amount for two coal-fired power plants released in four years
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Pakistan could face mass droughts by 2025: PCRWR
Rainfall in the country on decline, with experts claiming this is due to climate change
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International financial institutions: Bureaucrats lobby for top three lucrative positions
Posts of executive director vacant at IMF, ADB and the World Bank
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Karachi to be transformed under Karachi Neighbourhood Improvement Project
Govt to start work on $98m World Bank-assisted project to beautify the city
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World Bank gives $3.8m to save forests
'Forests are the best resource for achieving enhanced climate resilience'
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WB links loans to liberal foreign exchange policy
Turns down Pakistan’s request for policy loans to cushion its forex reserves
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Immunisation programme: Mission recommends policy changes to EPI
Emphasises need to rationalise systems for monitoring data flow
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Provincial govt to continue with education reform project
World Bank to be approached to finance the third phase, says education secretary
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Chinese firm offers bid for CASA transmission line contract
Bid is currently going through a technical evaluation process
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Govt will introduce reforms to attract investment in Sindh: CM
Murad Ali Shah meets World Bank team, discusses growth strategy of the province
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WB's assistance: K-P to have metallurgical facility soon
To impart professional training to workers and generate employment opportunities
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World Bank’s disbursements stand at $958m, below expectation
Country’s reliance on borrowing from commercial banks increased
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Pakistan borrows another $700m to ease pressure off reserves
Borrowings in the past almost one year have touched around $9 billion
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Pakistan still sustains tax losses worth Rs3.2tr
There is some improvement though, which is the result of new tax policy measures
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Bureaucratic wrangling stalls WB-funded $73m water project
$73m scheme aimed to better manage water resources in Indus River basin
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WB approves $223m with focus on banking services, Karachi
Aims to expand financial services in Pakistan, improve living conditions
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RSU head commandeers use of World Bank-donated vehicle
Faisal Uqaili’s family used vehicle until it was snatched at gunpoint on May 19
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World Bank concerned about debt sustainability
Says uneven debt repayments posed fiscal strains
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K-P approves seven projects financed through IDA loan
PDWP held a meeting under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary in which the seven projects were approved
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'Pakistan’s GDP growth expected to hit 9-year high in current fiscal year'
World Bank says in its report that the country's growth rate will continue to accelerate in the coming financial...
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IFC may help rural power projects
Programme to provide solar-powered utility items on interest-free loans
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IFC to provide $238m for largest wind power farm
Other financiers include Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank and DEG
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Utilisation versus capacity
The Law of Unintended Consequences is in play, and will be for decades to come
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World Bank to finance solar power projects in Pakistan
Money from bank’s Green Fund will go to projects in far-off areas
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WB seeks explanation from Sindh for non-utilisation of funds
Official says education department start compiling data in view of the WB letter to justify their case.
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Dissatisfied with size of Pakistan’s economy, Dar authorises World Bank study
Finance minister believes country’s GDP is understated by 25%, wants accurate study of economic output
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World Bank, AIIB ink MoU
The MoU provides an overall framework for cooperation between the World Bank Group and AIIB
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World Bank agrees to finance Peshawar-Kabul highway
IFC expressed its interest in increasing its portfolio in Pakistan from $800 million to over one billion dollars
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World Bank, Amundi launch $2b green bond fund
Initiative will allow for financing of environmental projects in developing nations
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Research on harassment: ITU faculty member wins innovation award
Dr Faisal Kamiran will receive $100,000 to fund a pilot project in Lahore.
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World Bank to continue alternative energy financing efforts
Would continue to work with China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, president Jim Yong Kim said
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World Bank suggests restructuring of DG Petroleum Concessions
Separate regulation, policy wings can boost oil and gas exploration
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World Bank expects Pakistan's economy to grow 5.2%, but risks remain
Upcoming polls could affect growth momentum, says international lender
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Egypt's president leaves Cairo for Washington to meet Trump
President Sisi will also see the top officials at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
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Order in Reko Diq case not final: AGP
Confirms the ICSID has rejected Pakistan’s plea that mining company got licence through corrupt means
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World Bank rules against Pakistan in Reko Diq case
Arbitration claim against Pakistan was filed for unlawfully denying a mining lease for Reko Diq project in 2011
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Indigenous people best custodians of threatened forests, studies show
The research backs up indigenous communities' claims that they are the best custodians of global forests
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World Bank indirectly backs harmful projects, says report
Funding by bank’s private financing arm violates its own guidelines
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Are World Bank investments fueling poverty in Southeast Asia?
Funding by bank's private financing arm violates its own guidelines on environmental, social conditions