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Iran to Receive Corona Fund From World Bank

EghtesadOnline: Iran will receive $50 million from the World Bank to help the health sector cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a deputy health minister said.
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Publish Date:20/April/2020 | 13:12

Divided EU Taps Bulgaria's Georgieva as IMF Candidate

EghtesadOnline: EU ministers on Friday chose the Bulgarian number two of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc's candidate to become IMF chief, in a fractious vote that failed to heal bitter divisions between member states.
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Publish Date:04/August/2019 | 24:15

A Critical Overview of Economic Mechanisms

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s economy is on the brink of experiencing a crisis, if not already. What got us here? Farhad Nili, the representative of the Central Bank of Iran to the World Bank , believes that four main mechanisms, namely massive imbalances, people’s overexpectations, external pressures and the system of governance, have led the economy to its present state.
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Publish Date:10/September/2018 | 10:24

Iran Climbs 32 Places in WB’s 2018 Logistic Performance Index

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s world ranking in the Logistic Performance Index improved 32 places within two years as, with the score of 2.85, the country was positioned at 64th place out of a total of 160 countries reviewed by the World Bank in its latest 2018 report.
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Publish Date:31/July/2018 | 05:24

World Bank : Iran’s Growth to Stabilize Above 4 Percent

EghtesadOnline: As the impact of the previous year’s boost in oil production and exports dissipates, Iran's overall growth rate is expected to stabilize at around 4.2%, with a larger contribution from the non-oil sector.
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Publish Date:21/April/2018 | 13:19

WB Forecasts 4.3% Growth for Iran by 2020

EghtesadOnline: Growth in Iran, the second largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa region, is expected to reach 4.3% by 2020, with higher investment growth offset by lower oil production and limited access to finance, reads the World Bank ’s latest “Global Economic Prospects” report.
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Publish Date:15/January/2018 | 13:15

Iran Slips in WB’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking

EghtesadOnline: The World Bank ’s latest report on ease of doing business shows Iran ranks 124th among the 190 economies, indicating a four-notch slide in Iran’s regulatory improvement from last year.
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Publish Date:04/November/2017 | 06:48

World Bank Sees Uptrend in Iran’s GDP Growth to 2019

EghtesadOnline: The World Bank , in its latest “Iran’s Economic Outlook” report, sees stronger growth in 2018-19 as investment growth turns positive and accelerates along with more political and economic stability, following the reelection of President Hassan Rouhani for a second four-year term in May 2017.
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Publish Date:15/October/2017 | 11:33

WB Predicts Bigger Growth for Iran

EghtesadOnline: The World Bank forecasts that recent developments in Iran point to the fact that the country's non-oil sector and investments are likely to play a bigger role in the next few years, which will spur Iran's growth to an average of 4.1% in 2017–19.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 08:38

World Bank : Iran Made Cross-Border Trade Easier

EghtesadOnline: The Islamic Republic of Iran made exporting and importing easier by expanding the services offered by the national single window, said the World Bank in its Doing Business 2017 report for the Middle East and North Africa, acknowledging the fact that the country has taken strides to improve its status when it comes to "trading across borders".
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Publish Date:26/April/2017 | 06:50

WB: Iran's foreign debt down 64% in 2015

EghtesadOnline: The World Bank has in its latest report put Iran's foreign debt in 2015 at $6.322, down almost 64 percent compared to the figure in 2011, when sanctions were issued against Iran.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 18:20

World Bank : Iran gains access to $30B in frozen assets

EghtesadOnline: Iran has gained access to its $30 billion in frozen assets following the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) January 16, World Bank announced.
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Publish Date:31/July/2016 | 10:16