NEW DELHI, JULY 12 (IANS): Around 77 per cent business organisations have witnessed a drop in their revenue as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to a recent global survey.
As per a
NEW DELHI, JULY 9 (IANS): Mastercard on Thursday committed Rs 250 crore to help Indian small and business enterprises recover in view of the severe impact of the pandemic.
"Their dependence on
ROME, July 9 (Reuters): He is 83 and has lost most of his former support, but Italy's four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is manoeuvring to put his centre-right Forza Italia party back into governme
NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): Beverage major Coca-Cola's long-term investment plans in India remain intact despite coronavirus-induced economic turbulence, a key company executive said.
Accordingly
BEIRUT, July 7 (Reuters): One Lebanese woman asked for sugar, milk and soap in exchange for a child's dress. Another wanted canned goods in return for gym equipment.
A 65-year-old seamstre
NEW DELHI, JULY 1 (IANS): Gold hit an all-time high on Wednesday with futures trading at Rs 48,871 per 10 gm as the demand for the safe haven asset continued to soar with the Covid-19 global shocks and economic
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters): Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to shake Britain's economy out of its coronavirus-induced crisis on Tuesday, by fast-tracking infrastructure investment and slashing property
NEW DELHI, JUNE 28 (IANS): As the economy goes through a tough time amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday outlined steps taken recently for economic liberalisation under the Atma
BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters): The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, calling Beijing a threat and accus
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, JUNE 24 (IANS): Covid-19 battered India's economy is projected to contract by 4.5 per cent this fiscal, said the International Monetary Fund.
In the World Economic Outlook
NEW DELHI, JUNE 23 (IANS): The government on Tuesday released a report card on schemes launched during the Covid-19 period to revive the economy and economic activities.
Interventions by the govern
NEW DELHI, JUNE 22 (IANS): After downgrading India's outlook to negative from stable, Fitch Ratings on Monday revised the outlook on nine Indian banks to negative.
The outlook on the Long-Term
NEW DELHI, JUNE 16 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hinted that the opening of the economy will continue. However, he cautioned everyone to be mindful of wearing masks and maintaining hygiene and
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Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on June 15 said that the government took a considered decision to levy COVID-19 Cess following a preliminary assessment of th
NEW DELHI, JUNE 11 (IANS): India's auto sector continues to reel under the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, as vehicle registration during May plunged by 88.87 per cent on a YoY basis.
NEW DELHI, JUNE 10 (IANS): As per the latest IANS CVoter Economic Battery Wave survey, there has been a massive negative impact on income of households since the lockdown was implemented to fight the Covid-19 p
UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 9 (IANS): As India reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank projects the country's economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent in the current fiscal year, the worst performa
NEW DELHI, JUNE 2 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that his government will ensure more policy reforms to speed up economic growth and remove structural bottlenecks in the Indian economy.
NEW DELHI, MAY 31 (IANS): The sharp revision in quarterly GDP data has grabbed the eyeballs of economists and experts and the government has also received flak over it.
The debate still continues o
BERLIN, May 27 (Reuters): German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday welcomed the European Commission's plan for a 750 billion-euro ($824.55 billion) Recovery Fund and said he was confident membe