Outlook: World Bank ‘Drops’ Chandrababu Naidu’s Ambitious Amaravati Project; Pulls Out $300 Million Outlook: World Bank Drops Amaravati Project: What It Means Down To Earth: World Bank pulls out of Amaravati construction project Mint: World Bank pulling out...
July 18, 2019: In a significant move, which will have repercussions at multiple levels, yesterday the World Bank has decided to pull out of the $300 million lending to the Amaravati Capital City project...
A new civil society note has questioned the operations of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, seeking...
The first budget of the newly re-elected government was placed on July 5, 2019, by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The budget failed to address the real problems of the economy like unemployment, agrarian...
As the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting kicks off on Friday, a coalition of NGOs will hold a protest to call on the multilateral financial institution to live up to its “lean,...
Activists from across the world are planning demonstrations against the bank over its fossil fuel investments The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is holding its first ever annual meeting outside of Asia on 12-13...
Professor CP Chandrasekhar Besides slowing growth and record unemployment, a major problem facing Indian policy makers is the fragility characterising the financial sector. With public sector banks still burdened with large non-performing assets (NPAs)...
With large infrastructure projects at the core of its investment support strategy, it is essential for the AIIB to ensure that their funds are directed to sustainable investments. In a country like India, where...
NAGPUR: Though not as green as the BJP’s pre-election manifesto, the Union budget presented on Friday promised ‘Green Mother Earth and blue skies’. The high point was the boost given to electric vehicles for...
Centre for Financial Accountability raised concerns over the future risk for government exchequer by pointing out the nexus of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and...
This monthly column tracking developments in the world of the international finance looks into the review of Equator Principles, ITUC’s critique on IMF Framework on Social Spending, and World Bank’s report on the Global...
Hailed as the Pioneer of Public-Private Partnerships in India, ILFS is supposedly an early example of Private sector role and commitment towards infrastructure development in India. Their Infrastructure Projects include Roads, Water, Power,...
Since the beginning of 2019 till last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already cut the repo rates twice by 25 basis points (0.25%) each time. However, both of these attempts have...
RBI ‘relaxes’ norms on BSBDA accounts: There are news reports mentioning that with the new notification RBI has eased norms for BSBD accounts and new facilities will be provided to Basic Saving Bank Deposit...
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