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World Bank maps out plans...

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday...

Economic Hardships: Nearly 40% of...

NEW DELHI: Over 12.5 million Pakistanis...

World Bank maps out plans to further boost lending by $100 bln-plus over a decade

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday proposed steps that would boost its lending to developing countries by an additional $100 billion over a decade as part of an ongoing reform process aimed at helping the bank expand its mission to include climate change. In a 24-page report to the joint ministerial committee that oversees the bank and the International Monetary Fund, the bank's management said it would ask shareholders to approve a hybrid capital measure and a new portfolio guarantee platform that together could boost lending by over...

World Bank maps...

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday proposed steps that would boost its lending to developing countries by an additional $100 billion over a...

Economic Hardships: Nearly...

NEW DELHI: Over 12.5 million Pakistanis fell below the poverty line in the past one year and now nearly 40% of the country's...

Paris Agreement: Island...

UNITED NATIONS: Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the...

Germany passes law...

BERLIN: Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a bill to make saving energy compulsory in all economic sectors, a move...

Rishi Sunak: UK...

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he's delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that...

Climate takes center...

WASHINGTON: With the world on track to break the record for the hottest year in history, world leaders, business leaders, celebrities and activists...

India’s presidency at...

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed optimism that India’s presidency at the G20 will help lead to the kind...

Africa Climate Summit:...

NAIROBI: The first African Climate Summit is opening as heads of state and others assert a stronger voice on a global issue that...

Some wildfire evacuations...

VANCOUVER: The wildfire situation showed some improvement in British Columbia on Sunday, with more people being allowed to return home, but blazes continued...