Tag «Low-Income States»

India: The Current Downturn Presents an Opportunity to Push Ahead With Reforms to Accelerate Growth, Says World Bank

India: The Current Downturn Presents an Opportunity to Push Ahead With Reforms to Accelerate Growth, Says World Bank Expects GDP to expand 4.7% in 2014 and 6.2% in 2015; pace of poverty reduction faster, especially in low income states New Delhi, October 16, 2013 – Recent global market turmoil is unlikely to have major adverse …

World Bank Group Strategy for India Boosts Support for Low-Income States

First strategy with goals on reducing extreme poverty, raising shared prosperity New Delhi, April 12, 2013 – The new World Bank Group strategy for India shifts support significantly to low-income states, where most of the poor live, and is the institution’s first country strategy to set specific goals on reducing poverty and increasing prosperity. Discussed …