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Asia and Pacific Growth to Slow to 5.1%, Weighed Down by Middle East Conflict

Philippines, April 10 -- Economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to slow to 5.1% in both 2026 and 2027, from 5.4% last year, weighed down by the conflict in the Middle East and ... Read More


Sri Lanka's Recovery Remained Resilient in 2025, But the Middle East Conflict Clouds Outlook

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Sri Lanka's economic growth is expected to moderate to 4.0% in 2026 and climb to 4.2% in 2027, following two consecutive years of strong 5.0% growth.This forecast is based on an... Read More


ADB Launches $6 Billion Initiative and Institutional Support to Deepen ASEAN Capital Markets

Philippines, April 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced plans to mobilize up to $6 billion by 2030 and provide institutional support to capital market regulators in Southeast Asia to accel... Read More


EBRD aims to deploy €5 billion in economies affected by the Middle East conflict in 2026

United Kingdom, April 10 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a conflict response to support investee economies and clients affected by the war in the Middle Eas... Read More


World Bank Prices NOK 2 Billion Floating Rate Benchmark Bond

United States, April 10 -- The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 2 billion Norwegian krone-denominated floating rate Sustainable Developm... Read More


Portfolio of Guarantees Pushes MIGA's Total Issuance over $100 Billion

United States, April 10 -- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, has signed a framework agreement with AMEA Power, Ltd. to support a por... Read More


NTPC receives ESG rating of 74.3

India, April 10 -- NTPC has received an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating of '74.3' [Category: Leadership] from CARE ESG Ratings. Pillar wise weights and ESG scores of the Company are ... Read More


Oracle AI Database Raises the Bar for Availability and Security Across Mission-Critical Workloads

United States, April 10 -- Oracle announced a comprehensive series of enhancements to Oracle AI Database. These enhancements help customers achieve extreme availability and security for all database a... Read More


Oracle Brings New AI Agent-Driven Capabilities to its Industry-Leading Financial Crime and Compliance Portfolio

United States, April 10 -- Oracle continues to strengthen its financial crime and compliance portfolio with new AI capabilities that accelerate investigations, insights, and results. By securing right... Read More


Oracle Introduces Fusion Agentic Applications for Customer Experience

United States, April 10 -- Oracle announced Fusion Agentic Applications for customer experience (CX). The new agentic applications are powered by coordinated teams of specialized AI agents that are ou... Read More