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EU mulls on USD 8 bn in macro-financial loans for Kyiv
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union's leadership is looking for a way to provide Ukraine with up to 8 billion euros (USD 8 billion) in macro-financial assistance, which was announced several months ago, and is holding technical talks on the issue with member state
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Nepal signs USD 140mn concessional loan pact with World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 30 (ANI): Nepal government and the World Bank have signed a concessional financing agreement for USD 100 million (equivalent to Rs 12.7 billion) for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID).
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HCL Jigsaw edition 3 announces India's Top Young Problem Solvers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi-NCR [India], August 30 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL, a USD 11.8 billion global conglomerate, today announced the winners of the third edition of HCL Jigsaw, India's premier critical reasoning platform. Crowned as 'India's Top Young Problem Solvers', the winners demonstrated exceptiona
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Gautam Adani now world's 3rd richest person, overtakes Louis Vuitton chief
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Business conglomerate Adani Group's chairman Gautam Adani is now the world's third-richest person after overtaking France's Bernard Arnault according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Biden to ask Congress for approval of USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes hundreds of missiles for fighter jets and anti-ship systems, according to media reports.
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IMF approves revival of Pakistan's EFF programme: Finance Minister Miftah
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved the revival of Pakistan's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, said the country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, adding that after this the country will receive the 7th and 8th tra
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Pakistan economy suffered USD 10bn loss due to floods, says FM Miftah Isma
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 29 (ANI): As Pakistan struggles to deal with the impact of the unprecedented floods, the country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said the flash floods have inflicted a loss of at least USD 10 billion on different sectors of its economy.
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Tirex bags the contract to supply EV chargers at Hindustan Petroleum Corpo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The present population of India is more than 1.3 billion and uses approximately 295 million vehicles on the road. The need to keep a social distance during this post-Covid era has increased the demand for personal vehicles in m
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Airtel divestment: Why Singtel is on a selling spree
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, August 29 (ANI): Last week, a day after reporting its first quarter 2022 financial results, Singtel announced on August 25 that it would sell a 3.3 per cent stake in India's Bharti Airtel Ltd to Bharti Telecom Ltd for an aggregate consideration of about USD 1.61 billion.
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Elon Musk's mother reveals she sleeps in garage when she visits her son in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk recently revealed that she sleeps in a garage while she pays a visit to her billionaire son in Texas, United States.
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Japan pledges USD 30 billion for Africa's development over next 3 years: P
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 28 (ANI): Japan will provide USD 30 billion for the development of African countries over the next three years, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday.
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Forex reserves slump by $6.68 billion to hit two year low
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dipped by $6.687 billion to $564.053 billion for the week ended August 19, the lowest level in more than two years, due to a sharp drop in foreign currency assets as the RBI continues to intervene in the
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