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World Bank's Chief Economist Announces Resignation: Report
- Thursday February 6, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
World Bank chief economist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Wednesday announced she will be leaving the institution, according to a letter sent to colleagues and obtained by AFP.
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World Bank's Kristalina Georgieva To Be First IMF Chief From Emerging Economy
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was confirmed on Wednesday as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the first person from an emerging-market economy to head the world's crisis lender with its $1 trillion in resources.
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Robots Aren't Killing Off All Our Jobs Just Yet, Says World Bank
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- World News | Natalia Drozdiak, Bloomberg
The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank chief economist said, despite common gloomy predictions that humans are set to be replaced by machines.
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Slowing GDP Growth Cause For Concern: Ex- Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu
- Monday December 24, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Distress in some sectors of the economy has slowed India's GDP growth, the consequences of which could be "far reaching", former chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said on Monday.
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World Bank Defends Ease Of Doing Business Index, Says Rating Based On Hard Data
- Sunday January 14, 2018
- Business | Press Trust of India
World Bank's chief economist had raised doubts over 'doing business' rankings of certain countries.
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www.ndtv.com/business
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Downturn In GDP Growth Is A 'Hefty Price' Of Note Ban, Says Kaushik Basu
- Friday September 1, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
"I knew it (GDP) would go below 6% because demonetisation was a big negative shock to the economy," said the former chief economist of World Bank.
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www.ndtv.com/business
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Aadhaar Programme Wins World Bank Praise Amid 'Big Brother' Fears
- Thursday March 16, 2017
- Jeanette Rodrigues, Bloomberg
Research shows it’s best to develop one standardised system so people can carry their IDs wherever they go in the world, said Paul Romer, chief economist at the World Bank.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Aadhaar Saving Rs 6,700 Crore For Indian Government Annually: World Bank
- Thursday January 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hailing India's Aadhaar digital ID, the World Bank has said the initiative is estimated to be saving the government about Rs 6,700 crore (USD 1 billion) annually by curbing corruption as it underlined that digital technologies can promote inclusion, efficiency and innovation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Militancy Threatens Bangladesh's Economic Growth: Economist Kaushik Basu
- Monday December 14, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Political and religious militancy threaten to upset an economic growth record that could lift Bangladesh into the middle income country category in the next few years, according to World Bank's chief economist Kaushik Basu.
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www.ndtv.com
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Protests Could Hurt Hong Kong Economy: World Bank
- Monday October 6, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Protests in Hong Kong could hurt the city's economy as well as China's but the impact will depend on how long the "uncertainty" lasts, the World Bank's chief Asia economist said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former Portuguese Bank Head Arrested for Money Laundering
- Thursday July 24, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Ricardo Salgado, a Portuguese economist and Banker, who was forced to quit as head of stricken Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in May, was arrested today in connection with money laundering, the chief prosecutor's office told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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World Bank's Chief Economist Announces Resignation: Report
- Thursday February 6, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
World Bank chief economist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Wednesday announced she will be leaving the institution, according to a letter sent to colleagues and obtained by AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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World Bank's Kristalina Georgieva To Be First IMF Chief From Emerging Economy
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was confirmed on Wednesday as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the first person from an emerging-market economy to head the world's crisis lender with its $1 trillion in resources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Robots Aren't Killing Off All Our Jobs Just Yet, Says World Bank
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- World News | Natalia Drozdiak, Bloomberg
The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank chief economist said, despite common gloomy predictions that humans are set to be replaced by machines.
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www.ndtv.com
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Slowing GDP Growth Cause For Concern: Ex- Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu
- Monday December 24, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Distress in some sectors of the economy has slowed India's GDP growth, the consequences of which could be "far reaching", former chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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World Bank Defends Ease Of Doing Business Index, Says Rating Based On Hard Data
- Sunday January 14, 2018
- Business | Press Trust of India
World Bank's chief economist had raised doubts over 'doing business' rankings of certain countries.
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www.ndtv.com/business
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Downturn In GDP Growth Is A 'Hefty Price' Of Note Ban, Says Kaushik Basu
- Friday September 1, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
"I knew it (GDP) would go below 6% because demonetisation was a big negative shock to the economy," said the former chief economist of World Bank.
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www.ndtv.com/business
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Aadhaar Programme Wins World Bank Praise Amid 'Big Brother' Fears
- Thursday March 16, 2017
- Jeanette Rodrigues, Bloomberg
Research shows it’s best to develop one standardised system so people can carry their IDs wherever they go in the world, said Paul Romer, chief economist at the World Bank.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Aadhaar Saving Rs 6,700 Crore For Indian Government Annually: World Bank
- Thursday January 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hailing India's Aadhaar digital ID, the World Bank has said the initiative is estimated to be saving the government about Rs 6,700 crore (USD 1 billion) annually by curbing corruption as it underlined that digital technologies can promote inclusion, efficiency and innovation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Militancy Threatens Bangladesh's Economic Growth: Economist Kaushik Basu
- Monday December 14, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Political and religious militancy threaten to upset an economic growth record that could lift Bangladesh into the middle income country category in the next few years, according to World Bank's chief economist Kaushik Basu.
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www.ndtv.com
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Protests Could Hurt Hong Kong Economy: World Bank
- Monday October 6, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Protests in Hong Kong could hurt the city's economy as well as China's but the impact will depend on how long the "uncertainty" lasts, the World Bank's chief Asia economist said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former Portuguese Bank Head Arrested for Money Laundering
- Thursday July 24, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Ricardo Salgado, a Portuguese economist and Banker, who was forced to quit as head of stricken Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in May, was arrested today in connection with money laundering, the chief prosecutor's office told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com