 | Kerala salvages $250 million World Bank loan by agreeing to tap funds in smaller tranchesIn addition, the state government is now negotiating another $100 million from the World Bank. Moreover, the government has ensured funding of $100 million from the German development bank KfW. |
 | Indus Waters Treaty: World Bank expresses inability to appoint neutral expert or Court of ArbitrationThe last round of bank-facilitated and secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan were held in Washington in September 2015. |
 | Coronavirus: World Bank to give USD 750 million budget support to Indian small businessesThe USD 750 million support is in addition to the USD 2 billion funding that the World Bank has already announced for the social and health sector. |
 | World Bank to give USD 750 million to support 15 crore viable MSMEsWorld Bank Country Director in India Junaid Ahmad said this funding is under the multilateral lender's Development Policy Law, which is a direct budget support. |
| World Bank clears USD 500 million to improve quality of education system in six Indian statesThe number of children going to school increased, however, the learning outcomes of students across all age groups continue to remain below par. |
| Coronavirus: World Bank approves USD 500 million loan for Pakistan"Political risks are high because COVID-19 response adds uncertainty to the relations among the federating units," said the World Bank documents. |
| COVID-19 to push 60 million into poverty; USD 160 billion assistance to 100 countries: World BankOf the 100 countries, home to 70 per cent of the world's population, 39 are in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
 | World Bank approves USD 1 billion to support India's fight against COVID-19A USD 1 billion support was announced last month to support India's health sector. |
 | 20 per cent air pollution rise can spike COVID-19 cases, says World Bank studyAlso, Particulate Matter PM 2.5 is a highly significant predictor of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related hospital admissions. |
| Kerala govt may turn to World Bank for loanSimilarly, the PSUs in the chemical engineering sector suffered a total loss of `120 crore during the lockdown period. |
 | Indian economy will bounce back from lows inflicted by coronavirus: Gautam AdaniInternational agencies from the World Bank to IMF have projected that the Indian economy will grow at its slowest pace since the 1991 economic reforms. |
| Migrant workers returning home could spread coronavirus in sub-continent: World BankWorld Bank said that preventing domestic coronavirus transmission in the densely South Asia region, preventing domestic coronavirus transmission is an enormous challenge. |
 | World Bank puts FY21 India growth at 1.5-2.8 per cent, slowest since economic liberationIndia's economy is expected to grow 1.5 per cent to 2.8 per cent in the 2020-21 fiscal which started on April 1, the World Bank said in its South Asia Economic Focus report. |
 | COVID-19 to hit South Asia very hard, likely to wipe out gains made in poverty alleviation: World BankThe bank said that South Asian governments must ramp up action to curb the health emergency, protect their people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. |
| World Bank to roll out USD 160 billion emergency aid over 15 months, India to get USD 1 billionIn addition, the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, is providing $8 billion in financing to private companies to preserve jobs. |
