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Pakistan Must Create 30 Million Jobs in a Decade to Avoid Instability: World Bank
05 Feb 2026 14:33 GMT
… and prevent instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga said.
Banga … deliver jobs could fuel “illegal migration or domestic instability”.
Pakistan is … Partnership Framework (CPF) with the World Bank, committing about $4 billion a …
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World Bank Chief Ajay Banga's emotional trip to his village in Pakistan
05 Feb 2026 13:06 GMT
… in Pakistan
New Delhi
World Bank President Ajay Pal Singh … a traumatic experience for the migrants both in India and … family had left behind.
World Bank President Ajay Pal Singh Banga … gurdwara built by his grandfather.
World Bank President Mr. Ajay Banga, …
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‘Classic case of Stockholm Syndrome’: Indian-origin World Bank President praises Pak, draws flak
05 Feb 2026 11:46 GMT
Indian-origin World Bank President Ajay Pal Singh … his family's migration from Pakistan to India during … of Stockholm Syndrome".
The World Bank chief further revealed that he … he travelled to Karachi only.
World Bank President Ajay Pal Singh Banga …
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Pakistan must create 30 million jobs over next decade, World Bank president says
05 Feb 2026 10:13 GMT
… risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga said … challenge,” he said.
World Bank chief, PM discuss economy … he said.
WB chief, Sindh CM discuss WB–financed projects
… monsoons.
KP CM, World Bank chief discuss cooperation in …
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Pakistan must create 30m jobs over next decade, says World Bank president
05 Feb 2026 10:12 GMT
… one-third of jobs needed: WB head.
"Most urgent … or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga said. … ) deal agreed with the World Bank last year, while also … and private financing from the World Bank Group, with roughly half …
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Nigeria, World Bank launch $500m DISREP for DisCos
04 Feb 2026 18:23 GMT
… , in collaboration with the World Bank, is set to inject … power theft and off-grid migration.
She added that Nigeria … Programme (DISREP) is a World Bank–supported intervention designed to improve … through a $500 million World Bank facility structured into two …
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World Bank: Kazakhstan’s GDP Growth to Reach 4.5% in 2026
03 Feb 2026 11:40 GMT
… the January edition of the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report … be further pressured by tighter migration policies,” reads the report. Risks … uncertainty,” said Indermit Gill, the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and …
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WB electoral roll row: Mamata Banerjee alleges wrongful voter deletions
04 Feb 2026 10:38 GMT
The Supreme Court heard an emotionally charged plea on West Bengal's electoral roll revision. CM Mamata Banerjee alleged wrongful deletions, while the ECI defended its process. The court noted tight timelines and will hear the matter again on Monday.
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SIR row: CM Banerjee urges SC to ‘save democracy’; alleges WB targeted, its people bulldozed
04 Feb 2026 09:50 GMT
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday vehemently urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to “save democracy”, alleging the state is being targeted and its people are …
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Mamata Banerjee approaches SC for WB polls based on 2025 rolls, flags disenfranchisement risk from SIR
02 Feb 2026 13:12 GMT
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a direction that the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state be conducted on the basis of the electoral rolls revised in …