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Indian economy remains a ‘bright spot’, says IMF

Indian economy remains a ‘bright spot’, says IMF

🕔12:21, 31.Jan 2023

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) India’s economy has retained the crown of “a bright spot” in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook report released on Monday and it is slated to account for half of the global growth in 2023,

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Jaishankar arrives in Colombo, as India assures IMF of strong support to crisis-hit SL

Jaishankar arrives in Colombo, as India assures IMF of strong support to crisis-hit SL

🕔07:42, 20.Jan 2023

Colombo, Jan 20 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, arrived here on Thursday amid written assurance given to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of India’s strong support for Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process. During his two-day visit, Jaishankar will meet

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Credible economic institutions have unprecedented confidence in India: PM

Credible economic institutions have unprecedented confidence in India: PM

🕔16:43, 11.Jan 2023

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that institutions and credible voices that track the global economy have unprecedented confidence in India. Virtually addressing the Madhya Pradesh Global Investors’ Summit 2023 being held in Indore, Modi

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Third of global economy will be in recession this yr: IMF

Third of global economy will be in recession this yr: IMF

🕔10:22, 2.Jan 2023

Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that a third of the global economy will be in recession this year and 2023 will be “tougher” than 2022 as the US, EU and China will see

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SL passes budget for 2023 with major tax hikes and reforms

SL passes budget for 2023 with major tax hikes and reforms

🕔11:27, 9.Dec 2022

Colombo, Dec 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday passed the budget for 2023 with tax hikes and major reforms to please the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the current financial crisis. The budget, presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, was

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Sitharaman flags downside risks to economy at IMF meet

Sitharaman flags downside risks to economy at IMF meet

🕔16:09, 15.Oct 2022

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared concerns on key downside risks to the economy owing to slowdown in growth in major economies during a meeting at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C. While

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India a bright spot on otherwise dark horizon: IMF chief

India a bright spot on otherwise dark horizon: IMF chief

🕔07:19, 14.Oct 2022

Wahington, Oct 14 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said that India deserves to be called a bright spot “on this otherwise dark horizon because it has been a fast-growing economy, even during these difficult times,

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World could lose $4 tn in economic output between now and 2026: IMF

World could lose $4 tn in economic output between now and 2026: IMF

🕔17:36, 7.Oct 2022

Minneapolis, Oct 7 (IANS) The global economic outlook is darkening and the risks of recession are quickly rising as per the International Monetary Fund, which said it will once again lower its growth projections, CNN reported. “We estimate that countries accounting

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IMF chief says India ‘a bright spot’ in global economy

IMF chief says India ‘a bright spot’ in global economy

🕔07:14, 8.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said that despite global uncertainty and headwinds, India continues to be a bright spot in the global economy. She made the statement during her meeting with

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Ex-CEA K. Subramanian to be India’s Executive Director at IMF

Ex-CEA K. Subramanian to be India’s Executive Director at IMF

🕔07:22, 26.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian will be the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from November onwards. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), in an order issued on Thursday, said

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IMF slashes global growth forecast for the next 18 months

IMF slashes global growth forecast for the next 18 months

🕔05:14, 27.Jul 2022

London, July 27 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund has slashed its growth forecasts for the next 18 months after warning that the world’s three biggest economies are all stalling, The Guardian reported. In a downbeat update to its April World Economic

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World faces increasing risk of recession in next 12 months, IMF says

World faces increasing risk of recession in next 12 months, IMF says

🕔13:37, 14.Jul 2022

Washington, July 14 (IANS) The outlook for the global economy has “darkened significantly” in recent months, the head of the IMF has warned, and the world faces an increasing risk of recession in the next 12 months, The Guardian reported. The

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India offers additional $500 million after China’s muted response to Sri Lanka’s request

India offers additional $500 million after China’s muted response to Sri Lanka’s request

🕔17:03, 27.Apr 2022

“A friend in need is a friend indeed” is the saying as it goes. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million to help it to import fuel while it is in

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India’s forex reserves rises over $2 bn

India’s forex reserves rises over $2 bn

🕔07:30, 12.Feb 2022

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.198 billion during the week ended February 4. The Reserve Bank of India’s forex reserves increased to $631.953 billion from $629.755 billion reported for January 28. The country’s forex reserves comprises

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Gita Gopinath to replace Okamoto as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director

Gita Gopinath to replace Okamoto as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director

🕔07:46, 3.Dec 2021

Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that Gita Gopinath, currently chief economist of the IMF, is set to succeed Geoffrey Okamoto as the institution’s First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) early next year. “Especially given that the

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India’s foreign exchange reserves up by over $1.92 bn

India’s foreign exchange reserves up by over $1.92 bn

🕔07:35, 6.Nov 2021

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.919 billion during the week ended October 29. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) forex reserves rose to $642.019 billion from $640.100 billion reported for the week ended October 22. India’s

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IMF revises down Asia economy growth forecast to 6.5%

IMF revises down Asia economy growth forecast to 6.5%

🕔09:56, 21.Oct 2021

Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its 2021 economic growth forecast for Asia to 6.5 per cent, down by 1.1 percentage points from its April projection, according to a newly released regional economic outlook. “The

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FM attends Plenary Meeting of Int’l Monetary & Financial Committee

FM attends Plenary Meeting of Int’l Monetary & Financial Committee

🕔12:24, 15.Oct 2021

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in Washington D.C. The meeting on Thursday was attended by

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IMF keeps India’s 2021-22 GDP growth at 9.5%, retains top global spot

IMF keeps India’s 2021-22 GDP growth at 9.5%, retains top global spot

🕔18:56, 12.Oct 2021

United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) India will continue to be the world’s fastest growing major economy, clocking a growth rate of 9.5 per cent this fiscal year and 8.5 per cent in the next, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Afghan banking system close to collapse

Afghan banking system close to collapse

🕔08:23, 29.Sep 2021

New Delhi, Sep 29  Afghanistan’s banking system is close to collapse. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, said the country’s financial industry is in the grip of an “existential crisis” as customers panic,

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