ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity
In December 2023, the Asian Development Bank made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity.
Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing
In this month’s infrastructure update, the national and international financial institutions such as the ADB, JICA, AIIB and BoB are looking to increase project and policy financing for infrastructure projects.
CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts.
Coveted IMF-WB Spring meetings conclude with a vow to fiddle; MC12 round the corner
We are posting these snippets at a time when the mega yearly rituals of the World Bank and IMF a.k.a the Annual General Meetings, have ended and the balance of payment crisis in Sri...
World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm
Snippets from the world of International Finance Amidst Russia’s revanchist war against Ukraine starting last week, there is lots of ink on the financial markets and the sequence will hit the global economy. The...
AIIB Reviewing Energy Strategy; ADB, its Safeguard Policies
A year ago, we welcomed 2021 with a sense of optimism that the international community will rise to the challenge of ensuring equal vaccine access to all countries, but then the second wave of...
ADB Approves 350 Million Loan to Strengthen India’s Urban Services
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide USD 350 million loan to improve access to urban services in India by accelerating policy actions and reforms to enhance service delivery and promote performance-based central fiscal...
Financing Inland Waterways in India
ndia has embarked on implementing large scale infrastructure projects across the country as part of the plan to develop world class infrastructure in the country and also as an important measure to boost the...
World Without World Bank Possible: Activists
Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their Past and Demanding Accountability Press Release | October 16, 2020 New Delhi: A key message reverberating in the week long protest...
Infrastructure Projects in India: The Landscape of Financiers
This mapping document looks at infrastructure sector in India, its basic concepts, estimates by the Government of India, the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank...
Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of TATA Mundra
Mundra, Gujarat January 13, 2020: TATA power has announced to the Union Ministry of Power that it may be forced to stop operating its imported coal-based Mundra ultra-mega power project after February, 2020. Experts...
Snippets from the World of International Finance
Government prepares for more reforms to ensure India comes in the top 50 in ease of doing business rankings India currently occupies 63rd position in the rankings of the World Bank in doing business....
Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs
This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart cities mission in India, development of smart cities globally, the role...
Briefing Note: MDBs Behind IL&FS: A Case of Bloodied Hands
Hailed as the Pioneer of Public-Private Partnerships in India, ILFS is supposedly an early example of Private sector role and commitment towards infrastructure development in India. Their Infrastructure Projects include Roads, Water, Power,...
ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018
As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, in 2018, had 112 active or proposed projects funded by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). These institutions...
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