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 ...

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 ...

This double burden of physical destruction and use as relief hubs renders classrooms inaccessible for weeks or even months.

RIYADH: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the global north to forge meaningful partnerships with the ...

The storm, the strongest possible one on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will likely cause flash flooding and landslides in its ...