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World Bank to assist Sindh in solid waste management
To also help improve agricultural practices, rural economy
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World Bank lists Pakistan among top 20 global reformers
Finally acknowledges some of Islamabad's initiatives with regard to ease of doing business
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World Bank to hold conference for fast digitalisation in Pakistan
At present, Pakistan exports IT and software worth billions of dollars per year
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World Bank rates progress on Dasu as 'moderately satisfactory'
Meanwhile, PTI govt struggles to end five-year old dispute over land acquisition
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Sindh CM discusses $1.9b WB-assisted projects with WB delegation
WB is funding a project to improve functioning and service delivery of Karachi's local bodies
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IFC gives Pakistan priority in agribusiness projects
Its team deliberated on issues pertaining to manufacturing, exports
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World Bank says 'no indication' China misused loan for Uighur schools
China's treatment of the Uighurs - a mostly Muslim - has come under growing scrutiny
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World Bank president to visit Pakistan in first week of Nov
Adviser to PM on finance says country is pursuing a growth-oriented programme for economic revival
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‘Water pollution can reduce economic growth by a third’
World Bank report also reveals early exposure of children to nitrates affects their growth and brain development
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Imran Khan's govt focused on boosting industrial potential
Commerce adviser says exports will be increased through tariff rationalisation
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Pakistan’s options in Kashmir
Modi is moving India towards its demise
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Infrastructure quality in urban areas influences worker productivity
Challenges to urban centres that inhibit their potential should be fully addressed
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$66m project termed ‘moderately satisfactory’
World Bank evaluation puts question mark over development effectiveness
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IFC to invest $2.5 million to boost entrepreneurship
Aims to support tech-driven start-ups and spur economic growth
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Pakistan’s budget has lost credibility: World Bank
Draft report cuts country’s ranking on almost all fiscal management-related indicators
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Pakistan needs to mobilise tax revenue, cut debt: IMF
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Fund official during his visit to Washington
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World Bank’s SMART programme to enhance crop productivity
LCCI chief stresses need for improving agriculture sector growth
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Dream projects
Sindh CM announces a Rs33.6 billion project during a meeting with World Bank representatives
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Sindh govt, WB launch Rs33.6b liveable city project
Keen on strengthening local bodies so they may be self-sufficient organisations, says CM
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Pakistan to pay foreign firm $6b over mine closure, World Bank says
Over a decade ago group found vast gold and copper deposits at Reko Diq in Balochistan
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Inter-Bank Market: Rupee weakens against dollar
Rupee depreciated almost 49% since December 2017
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Human development gets little attention in budget
Govt gives less importance to education and health, cuts allocations
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World Bank approves $722 million loan for Pakistan
Lender commits funds for three Karachi projects and K-P tourism
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Export of services and its exponential potential
Services-sector growth can help reduce deficit, alleviate poverty
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World Bank approves $171m for K-P agriculture
Will support productivity by improving irrigation
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Pakistan signs $918m loan agreement with World Bank
The loan will provide capital for development across various sectors
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Tiananmen Square decades later
The country will have to match its extraordinary economic performance with political development
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Strengthen regulators before reforming SOEs
PTA and SBP are examples of strong regulators that helped turn around companies
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$3.4b loan to Pakistan not finalised yet: ADB
Manila-based lender distances itself from govt's claim
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PTI govts secure $518 million from World Bank for ‘tax reforms’
World Bank approves package for two projects
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Moving beyond defence budget cuts
The key is to carefully differentiate between wasteful and necessary govt expenditure and undertake some bold reforms
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PTI govt to provide relief, improve tax receipts
ADB, World Bank expected to provide $2-3b in assistance
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Economic roadmap
Steps taken by the government “to manage the economy” will bring stability in the near term
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PTI govt clueless about land covered by forests in country
Reports say less than a quarter of federal capital covered by forests
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FBR body approves hiring of consultants
After implementing NSW project, all cross-border clearance will be done through it
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Kuwait plans big investment across Pakistan
Has set up an initial investment fund of $20 billion
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Fiscal consolidation key to easing concerns over Oman’s debt
World Bank says Oman should also pay attention to improving expenditure, reforms
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World Bank's new president skips China's Belt and Road for Africa trip
His absence coincides with a significant downgrade of the Belt and Road summit by the United States
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WB stresses need to implement NEECA Act 2016
Expresses concerns over unavailability of energy sector data
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World Bank to 'strengthen cooperation with Pakistan'
PM Imran meets IMF chief Lagarde, World Bank CEO in Beijing
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Pakistan's revenue black hole widens to Rs5 trillion
Pakistan's tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 13pc of GDP – half of the potential that the World Bank has worked out
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Economy is the key issue
PTI clueless about governance, economy and foreign policy, yet confident it will put the house in order
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Considered nominating Ivanka for WB because she's 'good with numbers’: Trump
He also discussed various roles she would have been well-suited for in the Trump administration
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Disclosure of Chinese loans key hurdle to IMF deal
Global lender seeks details of financial assistance in energy sector and projects related to defence
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World Bank debunks Sindh's stats on $433m project
Downgrades rating of scheme aimed at preventing stunting to 'moderately unsatisfactory'
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Remittances to developing world hit record in 2018: World Bank
Many banks and money transfer operators charged too much
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Rupee strengthens against dollar
The IMF has asked Pakistan to end state control over the rupee
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World Bank team to arrive in Pakistan to assess impact of reforms
It will visit Punjab and Sindh to get response of businesses to the reforms drive
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Pakistan issues regulations for promoting digital currency
New guidelines of e-money institutions prepared with technical assistance of World Bank
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World Bank advises Pakistan to set currency free of state control
World Bank notes that rupee-dollar exchange rate should be based on market system