South Asia

Siliguri: Indo-Nepal bus from Siliguri to Kathmandu flagged off by Bengal Transport minister Firhad Hakim. The Greenline bus service launches...

MANILA  — A green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia has the potential to create $172 billion in...

Washington  – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $350 million loan on June 29, 2022, to...

MALE – The Government of Maldives and the World Bank today signed two grant agreements totalling US$34 million (MVR524 million)...

New Delhi: At least three people were killed and eight injured in a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in southern Iran early...

MANILA — The Asian Development Bank has supported Thailand’s first social bond issued by a state-owned financial institution under the...

MANILA — Better business environments across Southeast Asia are critical to rejuvenating firms hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. This...

Kathmandu: THAI Smile Airways has commenced the flight operation for Kathmandu to Bangkok from July 1. There will now be...

WASHINGTON — The World Bank has appointed Martin Raiser, an economist and development expert with almost two decades of experience...

Kathmandu: Government officials, civil society representatives and international organizations today called for renewed momentum and swift action to advance the...