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UN assists more than 4.6 million people in Afghanistan amid reeling crisis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As reeling economic crisis continues to grip Afghanistan, more than 4.6 million people in the war-torn country have been provided assistance, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement.
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Experts draw lessons learned from Sri Lanka's economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Focusing on deep-rooted, long-term economic vulnerabilities that led to sovereign default in Sri Lanka - the first time in the country's history - Umesh Moramudali, a Lecturer at the University of Colombo and Researcher on Public Debt & Development, pondered why Sri Lanka had come to thi
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"I will do everything I can..." New UK PM Rishi Sunak promises Britain a h
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Newly elected UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on Wednesday night attended a Diwali reception at 10, Downing Street and pledged to provide Britain with a hopeful future.
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Afghans' lives have become "unbearably hard" due to rise in poverty: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops, the country has witnessed a surge in poverty, unemployment and extreme food insecurity. Moreover, the economic crisis wiped out jobs, salaries and livelihoods across Afghanistan.
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New UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to earn trust of Britons in his 1st speech at D
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, in his first speech at 10 Downing Street said that the UK is facing a "profound economic crisis" and he vowed to earn the trust of Britons
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Centre cancelled Rajiv Gandhi Foundation's FCRA licence to divert attentio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): After the Central government cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), Congress MP and General Secretary Incharge of Communications Jairam Ramesh on Sunday called it a move by the Centre to dive
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Amid reeling economic crisis, Afghan GDP likely to shrink further in 2022:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): While Afghanistan continues to remain under the grip of an economic and humanitarian crisis, the World Bank in its recent development update stated that the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to contract further in 2022.
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Pakistan PM appeals for 'additional funds' after floods
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): Battered by the unprecedented floods, cash-strapped Pakistan is looking for additional funds to rebuild the country after the natural disaster pushed its economy to the brink.
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Imran Khan reiterates importance of "immediate and transparent" elections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday reiterated that the only solution to the country's current political and economic crisis was "immediate and transparent" elections.
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Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses eco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 (ANI): Former Under Secretary General of the UN, Erik Solheim met with the former prime minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday in Colombo to discuss the economic crisis in the nation.
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Laos economic crisis intensifies amid Chinese debt
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], October 12 (ANI): The escalating debt crisis in Laos is pushing the country toward a meltdown and even experts believed that Vientiane is on the brink of loan default.
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