Public transport services are not traditionally designed keeping in mind women's safety and their specific travel needs, the World Bank said. This severely limits their access to work, education and life choices. India has amongst the lowest female labour force participation rates globally, at 22.8 per cent in 2019-20, according to the global lender.
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an organization that produces the Golden Globes, is set to jointly sponsor a series of events with the World Bank to promote the growth of educational entertainment programming.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 14 (ANI): Afghanistan International Bank on Sunday received the third batch of World Bank's USD 19.2 million cash assistance.
Hong Kong, November 12 (ANI): China has been using "immoral" and "unethical" tactics to influence the World Bank's Doing Business ranking in its bid to become the unambiguous hegemon by 2049.
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): The World Bank's decision to discontinue 'Doing Business Report' has irked Pakistan as it was confident that the country would make a leap in the next report to improve the current ranking of 108th, Dawn newspaper reported.