The World Bank (WB) has committed around $18 billion of financial assistance to India over the next three years. India and the other member of the emerging economies have demand larger say in the governance of the WB
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World Bank lends $216 mn for road projects
Road projects in Kerala received $216 million funding from the World Bank, which points out that of the 4,340 km highways in the state, around 70 percent are still single-lane with 54 percent in poor condition. Kerala government would use the fund for its Stage Transport Project II (KSTP II). The fund would enable upgradation of 363 km of strategically important state highways
World Bank chief welcomes idea of BRICS bank
World Bank President Jim Young Kim welcomed the idea of setting up a bank collectively by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa or BRICS countries in order to fund their infrastructure projects. He said every single BRICS country has an enormous infrastructure deficit that simply can't be met by a single institution, certainly not the World Bank in and of itself
BRICS to set up development bank for infra projects
At the recently concluded BRICS summit in Durban, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa decided to set up a development bank to finance infrastructure projects in these countries. But the countries have not decided the size of the proposed bank, leaving it to finance ministers to nego
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