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Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

For Immediate Release February 27, 2019 New Delhi: In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Jam ...

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Between 2015-2018, India Paid Around Rs 400 Crore As Commitment Charges

Answering to a question in the parliament, Pon Radhakrishnan, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, revealed...

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ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, ...

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New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to ha...

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As Bhopal Is Recast As A Smart City, Its Poor Have A Question: Where’s The Room For Us?

Komal and her son Sagar live in a Bhopal slum. Photo: Reuters Madhya Pradesh’s capital is among the first 20 cities chos...

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Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three ...

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Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the...

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World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of...

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बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

कैंब्रिज के अर्थशास्त्री, हा-जून चांग का मानना है कि ‘अर्थशास्त्र का 95 प्रतिशत सिर्फ सामान्य समझ है, जिसे गणित और भारी-...

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Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a dis...

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March 2, 2019

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Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

For Immediate Release February 27, 2019 New Delhi: In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Jam v. IFC that international organizations like the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group do not enjoy absolute immunity. The Court’s decision marks a defining mom...

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February 24, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

Between 2015-2018, India Paid Around Rs 400 Crore As Commitment Charges

Answering to a question in the parliament, Pon Radhakrishnan, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, revealed that between the financial year 2015-2018, India paid Rs 396.775 crore as Commitment Charges to the lending agencies. Rs 396.775 crore, the amount paid for the non-utilisation of ...

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March 1, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, in 2018, had 112 active or proposed projects funded by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). These institutions included Asian Development Bank (ADB); Asian Infrastructure Inves...

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February 1, 2019

Joe Athialy

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to have a view beyond this selection, now that the dust of Jim Kim’s sudden resignation has settled down. That the process of this selection should be transparent and inclusive goes uns...

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July 14, 2021

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As Bhopal Is Recast As A Smart City, Its Poor Have A Question: Where’s The Room For Us?

Komal and her son Sagar live in a Bhopal slum. Photo: Reuters Madhya Pradesh’s capital is among the first 20 cities chosen for redevelopment under the Narendra Modi government’s Smart Cities Mission. The brochures sell a dream: new residences, services accessed through mobile phone apps, outdoor gym...

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January 22, 2019

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Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three more years to complete his tenure. Resignations at such a high level after bidding for a second term is unusual which prompts people to think what would have led to the act itself....

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January 17, 2019

Patrick Bond

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At the time, it was an entirely valid, realistic goal of the 50 Years is Enough! Campaign and especially the World Bank Bonds Boycott. Kim’s co-edited Dying for Growth (2000...

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January 11, 2019

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World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of the coveted title Jim Yong Kim resigned from the presidency of the World Bank on January 7, 2019. The world of development finance, multilateral institutions, and international fi...

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May 21, 2019

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बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

कैंब्रिज के अर्थशास्त्री, हा-जून चांग का मानना है कि ‘अर्थशास्त्र का 95 प्रतिशत सिर्फ सामान्य समझ है, जिसे गणित और भारी-भरकम शब्दावली का प्रयोग करके मुश्किल बनाया जाता है।’ इससे हम समझ सकते हैं कि लोग वित्त से जुड़े मामलों से दूर क्यों रहते हैं। सरकारें नयी परियोजनाओं, योजनाओं और कार्यक्रमों की घोषण...

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November 20, 2018

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Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a disastrous coal-fired power plant project that they said destroyed their livelihoods and damaged their health. Last week, their lawsuit made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. While the Wo...

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Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

Between 2015-2018, India Paid Around Rs 400 Crore As Commitment Charges

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

As Bhopal Is Recast As A Smart City, Its Poor Have A Question: Where’s The Room For Us?

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

Between 2015-2018, India Paid Around Rs 400 Crore As Commitment Charges

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

As Bhopal Is Recast As A Smart City, Its Poor Have A Question: Where’s The Room For Us?

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

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