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World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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External Review Finds Deeper Rot In World Bank 'Doing Business' Rankings
Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings to limit countries' efforts to "manipulate their scores."
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How Much Wealth Do You Need To Join The World's Richest 1%? Details Here
Joining the ranks of the richest 1% is never easy, but it's especially hard in Monaco. You need to be worth almost $8 million to make the cut in the Mediterranean principality, where residents typically don't pay income taxes, according to research on more than two-dozen locations by Knight Frank.
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Ease-Of-Doing-Business Index Updated: India Holds Its Place, China Drops
The World Bank corrected two recent reports ranking nations by ease of doing business, adjusting the scores for China and three other countries based on an internal audit following staffers' allegations of "undue pressure" by management to alter ratings.
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IMF Cuts India's Growth Forecast, Still Fastest Growing Economy: 10 Facts
India's growth forecast has been slashed by the International Monetary Fund or IMF for the financial year 2019-20, however the country still retains its rank as the world's fastest-growing major economy, tying with China. The IMF said the Indian economy is set to grow 6.1 per cent in 2019 and 7 per cent in 2020, stating that the downward revision f...
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"Want India To Break Into Top 50 Nations On Ease Of Doing Business": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set an ambitious target of India breaking into top 50 nations on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking and said efforts are on to nearly double the size of country's economy to USD 5 trillion.
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Jump In Ease Of Doing Business Rank Matter Of Pride For India: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday described India's jump in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking as a matter of pride for every Indian, and also took a dig at the Congress saying under its "economist" prime minister Manmohan Singh, the country had slipped to 142nd rank.
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Ranked At 115, India Rejects World Bank's Human Capital Index Report
The government on Thursday rejected the findings of the World Bank's Human Capital Index (HCI), which has placed the country at 115th position out of 157 countries on various parameters, such as survivability measured by under-five mortality rate.
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Prithviraj Chavan Questions Maharashtra's Low Rank In Ease Of Business
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday expressed concern that the state ranks 13th in the country in the ease of doing business survey by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
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India Needs 8% Growth, Reforms To Join Middle-Income Group: World Bank
Economy needs to grow 8% and higher a year for the next three decades to join the ranks of middle-income countries, says World Bank.
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Economic Survey Tells How To Improve Business Rating
Although India jumped to 100th rank in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Report 2018, the country continues to lag on the indicator on enforcing contracts, says Economic Survey.
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India To Be High Middle Income Economy In 30 Years: World Bank CEO
Days after India jumped 30 places in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking, its CEO Kristalina Georgieva today said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and reforms push by the government will catapult the country to high middle income economy by 2047.
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Those Who Were In World Bank Now Question Ranking: PM Narendra Modi Slams Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a swipe at the opposition Congress over its attack on the government after the country improved its ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business report, saying those who had worked with the World Bank previously too were raising doubts over India's ranking.
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India Jumps 30 Ranks in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' Report
India jumped into 100th place on the World Bank's ranking of countries by Ease of Doing Business for the first time in its report for 2018, up about 30 places, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors.
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India Jumps 30 Places In Ease of Business, PM Modi Says 'Historic': 10 Points
India has jumped a massive 30 places to 100 in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings this year, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants the country in the top 50 on the index, called the achievement "historic". India is closing the gap with China ...
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World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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External Review Finds Deeper Rot In World Bank 'Doing Business' Rankings
Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings to limit countries' efforts to "manipulate their scores."
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How Much Wealth Do You Need To Join The World's Richest 1%? Details Here
Joining the ranks of the richest 1% is never easy, but it's especially hard in Monaco. You need to be worth almost $8 million to make the cut in the Mediterranean principality, where residents typically don't pay income taxes, according to research on more than two-dozen locations by Knight Frank.
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Ease-Of-Doing-Business Index Updated: India Holds Its Place, China Drops
The World Bank corrected two recent reports ranking nations by ease of doing business, adjusting the scores for China and three other countries based on an internal audit following staffers' allegations of "undue pressure" by management to alter ratings.
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IMF Cuts India's Growth Forecast, Still Fastest Growing Economy: 10 Facts
India's growth forecast has been slashed by the International Monetary Fund or IMF for the financial year 2019-20, however the country still retains its rank as the world's fastest-growing major economy, tying with China. The IMF said the Indian economy is set to grow 6.1 per cent in 2019 and 7 per cent in 2020, stating that the downward revision f...
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"Want India To Break Into Top 50 Nations On Ease Of Doing Business": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set an ambitious target of India breaking into top 50 nations on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking and said efforts are on to nearly double the size of country's economy to USD 5 trillion.
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Jump In Ease Of Doing Business Rank Matter Of Pride For India: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday described India's jump in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking as a matter of pride for every Indian, and also took a dig at the Congress saying under its "economist" prime minister Manmohan Singh, the country had slipped to 142nd rank.
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Ranked At 115, India Rejects World Bank's Human Capital Index Report
The government on Thursday rejected the findings of the World Bank's Human Capital Index (HCI), which has placed the country at 115th position out of 157 countries on various parameters, such as survivability measured by under-five mortality rate.
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Prithviraj Chavan Questions Maharashtra's Low Rank In Ease Of Business
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday expressed concern that the state ranks 13th in the country in the ease of doing business survey by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
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India Needs 8% Growth, Reforms To Join Middle-Income Group: World Bank
Economy needs to grow 8% and higher a year for the next three decades to join the ranks of middle-income countries, says World Bank.
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Economic Survey Tells How To Improve Business Rating
Although India jumped to 100th rank in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Report 2018, the country continues to lag on the indicator on enforcing contracts, says Economic Survey.
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India To Be High Middle Income Economy In 30 Years: World Bank CEO
Days after India jumped 30 places in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking, its CEO Kristalina Georgieva today said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and reforms push by the government will catapult the country to high middle income economy by 2047.
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Those Who Were In World Bank Now Question Ranking: PM Narendra Modi Slams Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a swipe at the opposition Congress over its attack on the government after the country improved its ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business report, saying those who had worked with the World Bank previously too were raising doubts over India's ranking.
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India Jumps 30 Ranks in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' Report
India jumped into 100th place on the World Bank's ranking of countries by Ease of Doing Business for the first time in its report for 2018, up about 30 places, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors.
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India Jumps 30 Places In Ease of Business, PM Modi Says 'Historic': 10 Points
India has jumped a massive 30 places to 100 in the World Bank's ease of doing business rankings this year, driven by reforms in access to credit, power supplies and protection of minority investors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants the country in the top 50 on the index, called the achievement "historic". India is closing the gap with China ...
