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West Bengal receives a $125 million loan from India and the World Bank to boost access to social protection services

March 10, 2022 by iascurrent

The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal, and the World Bank have signed an IBRD loan agreement for $125 million to support initiatives in West Bengal to enable poor and vulnerable groups to … Read more

The head of the World Bank’s India operations has been promoted to Vice President

February 26, 2022 by iascurrent

Junaid Kamal Ahmad, the World Bank’s India Director, has been named Vice President of the international lending agency. Ahmad, who will lead the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) as Vice President of Operations, is only … Read more