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Pakistan govt employees announce sit-in as fuel, electricity tariffs spike
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): The Pakistani government employees are set to hold a sit-in outside the country's Finance Ministry from Monday, demanding a raise in their salaries owing to the unprecedented increase in the fuel and electricity tariffs.
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Sri Lanka relaxes import restrictions amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka has relaxed import restrictions on 369 items in March and April this year, the country's Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
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India's fiscal deficit at 6.71 per cent in 2021-22, lower than budget esti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): India's fiscal deficit for the year ended March 2022 stood at Rs 15,86,537 crore, or 6.71 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), lower than 6.9 per cent projected by the Finance Ministry in the revised budget estimate, the government data sho
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DRI seizes 52 kg cocaine worth over Rs 500 crore under 'Operation Namkeen'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 52 kg of cocaine, estimated to be valued at over Rs 500 crore in the international illicit market, from an import consignment received from Iran, the Union Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
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Negotiation is on to import cheaper oil from Russia: Finance Ministry sour
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): India is in discussion and exploring the possibilities to buy cheaper oil from Russia using the Rupee-Rouble mechanism, Finance Ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine gets 600-million-euro financial aid from EU
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros (634 million U.S. dollars) of the European Union's (EU's) emergency macro-financial assistance program, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said Friday.
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Sri Lanka in talks with AIIB for USD 100 million emergency funding
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering granting USD 100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the country's finance ministry said on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Finance Ministry forecasts gloomy economy amid rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Owing to a combination of internal and external challenges of unpredictable tenure in Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance on Friday forecasted tough days ahead -- including rising inflation, expanding current account deficit, higher fiscal deficit and d
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Centre has not sought feedback from states on raising GST on 143 items, cl
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Regarding reports in a section of the media that feedback has been sought from States on raising GST rates on 143 items, the Finance Ministry on Monday clarified that no feedback from States has been sought on the GST rates for any specific items and the re
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Afghan Ministry of Finance shuts border markets to stop illegal imports
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghaistan], April 25 (ANI): The Afghan Ministry of Finance has shut down all markets in border areas to prevent the illegal import of commodities into the country, local media reported.
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IMF, India pledge to support Sri Lanka in economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and India will support Sri Lanka in the economic crisis that has gripped the country, Sri Lankan Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Finance Ministry in search of DEA Secretary as Ajay Seth falls ill
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry is reportedly looking for a new secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) as Ajay Seth, the 1987-batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer who currently holds this charge, has been detected with a serious illness.
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