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January 23, 2020
Snippets from the World of International Finance
Government prepares  for more reforms to ensure India comes in the top 50 in ease of doing business rankings India currently occupies 63rd position in the rankings of the World Bank in doing business. Moving ahead 14 positions from 2018, it has been ranked among the top ten improvers in the last thr...
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December 8, 2019
Snippets from the World of International Finance
IFC’s Opportunistic $ 24.7 trillion Global Green Investment Plan Adding to the global narrative on low-carbon investments, World Bank Groups’ private lending arm International Finance Corporation’s recent report – Green Buildings: A Finance and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets – say...
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September 28, 2019
AIIB’s Opaque Policies Under the Garb of Green Investments
AIIB has come under severe criticism over its opaque policies with regards to Financial intermediary (FI) investments as well as its over-reliance on and delegation of power to the FI client. AIIB currently has 3 active FI projects out of 10 approved projects and one in the pipeline. Of the three, I...
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February 13, 2026
Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs
This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart cities mission in India, development of smart cities globally, the role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral agencies in promoting smart city projects in var...
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July 12, 2019
Protestors To Call on AIIB To End Fossil Fuel
The protest will take place on Place de l’Europe, just in front of the European Convention Centre in Kirchberg, the venue of the AIIB annual meeting, on 12 July 2019 at 11am Photo: Shutterstock As the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting kicks off on Friday, a coalition of NGO...
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