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Governments must also take concrete actions to level playing field for wom
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New York [US], March 9 (ANI): Noting that governments must take concrete actions to level the playing field for women, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund Gita Gopinath has said that in many regions of the world, a key obstacle to women's empowerment are outdated legal, reg
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We want leader like him: Rahul Gandhi hails K Kamaraj for implementing mid
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Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 28 (ANI): Recalling former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kumaraswami Kamaraj for his leadership quality, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that when it came to implementing the mid-day meal in state, the leader did not care about the economists' o
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IATA's Chief Economist Brian Pearce to retire in July
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Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that its Chief Economist Brian Pearce will retire from the organisation in July 2021.
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China continues to tighten its grip in Tibet, intensifies efforts to eradi
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Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): In the latest attempt to tighten its grip in Tibet, China is forcing the Tibetans to pay less attention to their religion and show more enthusiasm for president Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a report by The Economist.
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Nigerian economist Okonjo-Iweala elected as first woman, African to head W
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New York [US], February 16 (ANI): Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday elected as the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) seventh Director-General, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role.
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Late Pranab Mukherjee opened up Rashtrapati Bhavan to the people of India,
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Late President Pranab Mukherjee's latest book The Presidential Years: 2012-17 was launched at a virtual session of Kitaab by panelists British politician and economist, Lord Meghnad Desai, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, economist and former
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Leveraging digital technologies key to Asia's Covid-19 recovery: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], February 10 (ANI): Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific -- a trend which can contribute significantly to the region's sustainable recov
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Nitish Kumar expresses grief over passing away of economist Shaibal Gupta
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Patna (Bihar) [India], January 29 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his condolences on the death of economist Shaibal Gupta on Friday and said that his absence will always be felt.
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Netaji's love for India superseded everything else, says daughter Anita Bo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], January 23 (ANI): German economist and daughter of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Anita Bose Pfaff, on Saturday, extended greetings on the occasion of Parakram Diwas to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji saying that her father's love for the coun
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Challenging outlook for airlines despite vaccine progress: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 13 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects the industry to turn cash positive this year but not until the fourth quarter with the rollout of vaccines gradually giving governments the confidence to reopen markets.
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Economists stress importance of investing in public health, education in i
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New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with leading economists of the country on charting the economic agenda in the post-COVID world and highlighted government's commitment to developing world-class infrastructure and the economic potential set to be unl
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Biden might be risky for Chinese economy, likely to impose sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): As tensions between the US and China continue to worsen under the current President Donald Trump's administration due to Beijing's human rights violations and hiding vital information regarding COVID-19, a leading economist said that incoming Biden adminis
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