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India AI Gains Across Agriculture Healthcare: World Bank

AI is helping India tackle challenges from crop losses to TB screening, but automation could put some service-sector jobs at risk….reports Asian Lite News Desk India is emerging as a major testing

August 10, 2026

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Miliband To Lead UK At World Bank

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said international development was central to Britain’s foreign policy rather than an optional extra, reports Asian Lite News Desk Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has been appointed as the

July 28, 2026

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India Won’t Be the Next China, It Will Be The Next India: World Bank Economist

World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill says India has entered a period of peak development potential and is well placed to sustain strong growth for decades….reports Asian Lite News Desk India is

June 11, 2026

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World Bank Chief Looks to India for Jobs Blueprint

Banga pointed to India’s dairy cooperative movement as a compelling example of how organisation and technology can transform the livelihoods…reports Asian Lite News World Bank president Ajay Banga has placed job creation

April 10, 2026

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Journey towards Viksit Bharat

As India embarked on its fast-paced human centric developmental journey to become a developed country “Viksit Bharat @2047” by the time it completes the century of the independence, the past decade has

August 15, 2025

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World Bank lauds UAE efforts in global climate fight

She hailed the ongoing partnership with the UAE: “I am proud of our partnership with the UAE and the Global Climate Finance Centre which the World Bank Group co-founded at COP28…reports Asian

December 13, 2024

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World Bank: UAE a regional hub for trade, biz & travel

Roberta Gatti projected that the UAE’s GDP will grow by 3.4 percent in 2024, with continued fiscal and monetary surpluses in the medium term….reports Asian Lite News Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist of

November 19, 2024

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IMF, World Bank meets clouded by wars, slow growth

The IMF and World Bank annual meetings are scheduled to draw more than 10,000 people from finance ministries, central banks and civil society groups …reports Asian Lite News Global finance chiefs will gather

October 21, 2024

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Pak Finance Minister in Washington for crucial IMF, WB meets

The IMF and World Bank Group’s 2024 Annual Meetings will kick off on October 21 and wrap up on October 26 in Washington, DC….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb

October 21, 2024

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WB Greenlights $1.5B for India’s Clean Energy Push

With this financing, efforts will be made to enhance the market capability for green hydrogen. The emphasis will also be given to scaling up renewable energy and stimulating finance for low-carbon energy

July 1, 2024

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