The World Bank has revised Pakistan economic growth forecast upward to 3 percent for the current fiscal year, compared to its earlier estimate of 2.6 percent. It also lowered the poverty rate to 22.5 ...

Jamaica has been declared a 'disaster area' after Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc on the island leaving a trail of destruction before the storm slammed into Cuba.

Pakistan shares four main border points with Afghanistan. According to The Express Tribune, the border clashes in mid-October have resulted in the closure of major crossings and frozen these border ...

Pakistan is set to benefit from $250 million in new climate financing approved by the Green Climate Fund. The funding is part ...

The Green Climate Fund has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by ADB to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in ...

Programme to directly benefit about 13 million people including vulnerable populations in fragile mountain regions.

As part of the regional development outlook released on October 7, the World Bank had forecast Pakistan’s growth rate for the ...

While presenting the findings here at the World Bank's local office, Wieser said that higher growth and lower inflation ...

EDITORIAL: In spite of reported pressure by the influential private sector to reduce the discount rate with ...

As Pakistan battles a variety of external and internal challenges, long-term stability fundamentally depends on turning ...

The world treats defence as an existential priority – and rightly so, because lapses in readiness can trigger cascading crises.Climate change now carries the same gravity for ...

While no public statement is expected, the move reflects continuing strain in India–Turkey ties, which have remained tense ...