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US retail sales plunge to record 16.4 per cent in April
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): United States retail sales plummeted by 16.4 per cent in the month April, the steepest decline on record and a reflection of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the American economy.
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I welcome measures announced by FM, will help rural economy, our hardworki
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give a boost to the farm sector, saying that these steps will help rural economy, fishermen, animal husbandry and dairy sectors.
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Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future cris
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented if they can transform their ad hoc crisis response measures into comprehensive social pro
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COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 15 (ANI): The global economy could suffer between 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion dollars in losses -- equivalent to 6.4 to 9.7 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) -- as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new
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WTO chief announces he will step down on August 31
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Roberto Azevedo on Thursday resigned unexpectedly, amidst the coronavirus pandemic that has affected the world economy, and trade at an unprecedented level.
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West Bengal govt should allow 105 'Shramik special trains' daily: Piyush G
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government to allow 105 trains every day for migrant labourers, and not in 30 days.
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In a first since lockdown, senior ministers including Amit Shah meet at Na
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New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Senior ministers and BJP leaders met at party chief JP Nadda's residence on Thursday to discuss the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.
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Centre's economic package will help MSMEs, improve production and employme
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that the economic package announced by the Central government will help the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country and will improve production and employment.
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Self-reliant economy depends on whether farmers, working-class is self-suf
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call for building 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that a self-reliant economy will depend on whether farmers are self-reliant and working-class are self-su
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Centre announces Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free automatic loans for busin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free automatic loans for businesses, including MSMEs.
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Rs 20 lakh crore economic package will help make India 'strong and self-re
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Wednesday said the Rs 20 lakh crore special package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost the economy will make India "strong" and "self-reliant."
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Centre is again making false promises to 133 crore Indians: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over announcing Rs 20 lakh crore special economic package to boost the economy saying that the Centre is again making "false promises to 133 crore Indi
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