New Delhi, December 04: World Bank President Robert Zoellick today called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed funding for the changing needs of the country.
“I had the opportunity this morning to speak to the Prime Minister (about) how fully committed I am in trying to get India more financial resources from the World Bank Group,” he told reporters here today.
At present, the multilateral lending agency is working on more than USD 22 billion of projects in the country, including USD 3.6 billion loan from its private sector arm IFC.
Zoellick said his four-day visit was to understand the priorities of the country and to “how we (World Bank) will adapt our support to try to meet India’s changing needs”.
–PTI