Japan pledges $5 million to help immunise 13 million Afghan children against Polio

Jul 11, 2025

Japan has provided USD 5 million through UNICEF to bolster polio eradication efforts and strengthen immunisation programs across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, according...

UNDP, World Bank sign deal for USD 20mn to support Afghanistan

Jul 16, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 : The United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) has signed a USD 20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to...

'Avatar 2' crosses INR 7,000 crores worldwide in 10 days!

Dec 26, 2022

James Cameron's long-awaited sequel has so far brought in USD 253.7 million domestically and USD 600 million overseas.

Airtel Africa posts 1.5 pc dip in half-yearly profit

Oct 27, 2022

Its revenue went up 12.9 per cent to USD 2,565 million, against USD 2,272 million in the corresponding half-yearly the previous year. Operating profit...

"India's social enterprises see rapid growth in investment": Union Minister Hardeep Puri

Sep 10, 2024

The Minister noted the increase in average deal size for social impact investments grew from USD 7.6 million (EUR 6.7 million) to USD 17.6...

Djibouti struggles to repay Chinese loan, suspends debt repayments

Dec 12, 2022

The World Bank has in its latest report on Djibouti, stated that in 2022, Djibouti's debt servicing costs tripled to USD 184 million from...