Tag: Economy

Minister of Planning and Development on Friday said that 37 per cent of Pakistanis lost their jobs due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani's $10 billion entry into renewable energy could drive solar tariffs further to the ground and ignite bidding wars with fellow billionaire Gautam Adani, industry analysts say.

With a view to assist and maintain the financial system stability by minimizing the pressure on the exchange rate and preserving the foreign currency reserve position of the country

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100)1, increased to 5.2 per cent in June 2021 from 4.5 per cent in May 2021.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told officials that the impact on the people should be minimal

Why swap arrangements are a more democratic alternative to politicised IMF bailouts

Re-elected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has to cater to the “aspirational classes” which are now substantially with Modi

About 12% of global trade, around one million barrels of oil and roughly 8% of liquefied natural gas pass through the canal each day.

China is expected to lead the recovery of East Asian and Pacific economies this year, but many nations will record sub-par growth as they struggle to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, according to new World Bank forecasts released on Friday.

Bengaluru, March 23 (Reuters) - Indian shares edged up on Tuesday, supported by gains in beaten-down bank stocks, as sentiment was lifted by a pullback in U.S. 10-year bond yields. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.4% to 14,793.80 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.4% at 49,982.63, as of 0350 GMT. The Nifty bank index gained 0.8% ...