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India carving out opportunities from challenges amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is "carving out" opportunities from challenging situations as the world continues to face hikes in fuel prices and shortage of food grains amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Amid demand to reverse Imran Khan's relief package, Pak FM reaches US to h
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): With Pakistan's economy in the doldrums and amid demands from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reverse Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's relief package, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Friday reached Washington for talks with the financial ins
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IMF wants Pakistan to reverse Imran Khan's relief package
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants the country to revoke the subsidies extended by the Imran Khan government by increasing fuel prices and power tariffs, to revive its Extended Fund
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Sitharaman, US Secretary of Commerce discuss economic cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (local time) met US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation, in the bilateral and global contexts.
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Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain di
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain disruption, volatility in energy markets and investor uncertainty, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while taking part in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
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Imran Khan's helicopter commute costs Pakistan PKR 550 mln
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday revealed that the former premier Imran Khan's helicopter commute from his Bani Gala home to the PM secretariat cost the national exchequer 550 million Pakistani rupees in three years and eight months,
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Sitharaman meets CFLI vice chairman, discusses her vision of developing GI
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Mary Schapiro, vice chairman of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) on Tuesday (local time) and spoke about her vision of developing GIFT City, India's First Operational Smart City.
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India among countries to have fulfilled most Paris commitments, says Sitha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said India is one of the six countries to have fulfilled most of the commitments made at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015 and remains committed to fulfilling its renewable energy targets.
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Sitharaman meets South African Finance Minister, discusses enhancing bilat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday in Washington DC and discussed enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries.
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India to remain one of fastest-growing economies: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said India's economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 has been "distinct and pronounced" and the country will continue to be one of the fastest-growing economies in this decade.
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IMF chief hails India's help to Sri Lanka in dealing with its worst econom
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Kristalina Georgieva, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, on Monday (local time) appreciated India's help to Sri Lanka in tackling its economic crises while assuring Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the financial institution would
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to embark on US visit tonight
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be travelling to the US on an official visit beginning April 18 to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the G20 Finance Ministers meeting and the Central Bank G
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