Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020 or early next year at the earliest, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO chief scientist, said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 9 (ANI): East Coast Railway (ECoR) expects to move at least one million tonnes of fly ash by rail between October 2020 and March 2021.
Tokyo [Japan], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in an interview with Japan's NHK broadcaster on Tuesday that he anticipates the United States will reach a cost-sharing deal with Japan on the presence of US troops in the country.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Private sector lender HDFC Bank said on Monday it will defend itself in the lawsuit filed by US-based Rosen Law Firm and expects its response to be due early next year.
Moscow [Russia], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia expects its diplomats to encounter no repetition of obstacles with getting visas to the United States when traveling to attend the 75th high-level week of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Pyotr Ilyichev, the head of the Department of Inte
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House expects to make a "fairly fast" decision on TikTok ahead of the November 12 deadline for the Chinese social media application to find a suitable US partner or be shut down, President Donald Trump told reporters.
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his administration expects to have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines for every American citizen by April 2021.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it expects weak property demand and a sluggish construction cycle to cause India's cement consumption to drop by more than 15 per cent in the current financial year as more than 65 per cent of domestic cement demand
Singapore, Sep 14 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings said on Monday it expects India's economy to contract by 9 per cent in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 as rising Covid-19 cases will keep private spending and investment lower for longer.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 8 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has sharply lowered its forecast for India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the current fiscal year (FY21) and expects it to contract by 10.5 per cent as compared to its earlier estimate of 5 per cent contraction.
Ottawa [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Ottawa expects Washington to abide by a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against US tariffs imposed on Canadian lumber products, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng said in a statement.
Singapore, Aug 21 (ANI): Fitch Ratings expects India's electricity demand to drop by 4 per cent during the financial year ending March 2021 given the expectations of only a gradual pick-up in economic activity since pandemic-related lockdowns were relaxed in June.