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Forty percent Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line, says World Bank

World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation. more

New World Bank Survey offers a snapshot of living conditions in Afghanistan

The World Bank today released results of a household survey conducted in Afghanistan in the fall of 2021 to assess changes in basic living conditions in the early days of the interim Tali ...

World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education

The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underpriv ...

Debt relief milestone in Somalia, as World Bank, IMF, call for global payment suspension in light of COVID-19

New York : The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated the Horn of Africa nation on Wednesday for achieving the benchmark set by the World Bank and the International Monetary ...

UN chief applauds Bangladesh for ‘opening borders’ to Rohingya refugees in need

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Bangladesh for giving a safe haven to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from their homes i ...

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