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Islamabad, June 5, 2025 — The World Bank has updated its international poverty lines as part of a routine global revision to reflect...
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ISLAMABAD, May 24, 2025—World Bank Managing Director for Operations, Mrs. Anna Bjerde, concluded a two-day visit to Pakistan yesterday. During her visit, she...
ISLAMABAD, April 29, 2025—The World Bank recently approved $108 million in additional financing to the Rural Accessibility Project ($78 million) and to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism...
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WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group’s Boards of Executive Directors today discussed the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Pakistan, which aims to support...
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ISLAMABAD:The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $535 million in financing for Pakistan to support two projects. The additional financing for the...
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Monday $1 billion in a second round of additional financing for the DASU Hydropower...
Qamar Bashir
R&D and publication of research papers are the lifeblood of a nation's prosperity. By fostering innovation, they fuel economic growth through new products,...
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by only 1.8 percent in the current fiscal year ending June 2024. According to World Bank’s...
Naveed Ahmad Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy recovered in Fiscal Year 2021, in part due to the government’s effective use of targeted lockdowns to manage the...
ISLAMABAD, April 6, 2021— Notwithstanding, the recent rise in COVID cases, Pakistan has been showing signs of a fragile economic recovery with a gradual...
