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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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China attempts to restart economic activity by exempting companies from lo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI): The Chinese authorities have initiated steps, in order to restore the supply chains and restart economic activity by exempting companies from strict lockdown restrictions, local media reported.
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Strict lockdown policy cut down China's GDP by half
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point.
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Economic activity remained resilient in 3rd COVID wave: Finance Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Overall economic activity remained resilient amid the third wave, stated Finance Ministry in its Monthly Economic Review (MER) report for January 22 released on Wednesday.
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Study experiments how economic activity resumes during pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A study was conducted to find if people increase economic activity when their neighbours participate in activities like going out to eat at a restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nascent signs of recovery visible in Bank credit growth: RBI
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], December 28 (ANI): The consolidated balance sheet of scheduled commercial banks expanded in size during 2020-21 despite the contraction in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 'Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2020-21' released by the R
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World Petroleum Congress starts in US Houston amid Omicron concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Petroleum Congress, the largest triennial gathering for the industry, kicked off Sunday in Houston, the largest city of south-central U.S. state Texas, amid the shadow of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the uncertainty of gl
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Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020 despite pandemic: WMO Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI): The UN weather agency on Monday said that the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2020 has reached a new record despite global lockdowns and a temporary suspension of economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From disruption to dialogue, from violence to peace, a change being witnes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], October 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday lauded the initiatives taken by the Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which he said had contributed to peace and harmony in the state
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As investment cycle revives, demand for engineering services outsourcing s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Maharashtra (Mumbai) [India], September 17 (ANI/PNN): With economic activity picking up and investment recycle reviving, demand for engineering services outsourcing is poised to rise.
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Expect real GDP growth of 7 to 8 pc in 2Q FY22: Motilal Oswal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 6 (ANI): Motilal Oswal Financial Services on Monday projected a real gross value added (GVA) growth of 7 to 8 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of current fiscal year versus 20.1 per cent growth in 1Q FY22.
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Infrastructure must for booming economic activity, says Gadkari
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Emphasising the importance of infrastructure for improving the revenue base of the government, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that well-developed infrastructure would play an important role in fulfilling
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