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India's retail inflation at 7 pc in August; here's what experts have to sa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India's retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent the previous month due to a sharp rise in food prices, as per the government data released on Monday.
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Retail inflation rises to 7 per cent in August on high food prices
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): India's retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent in the previous month due to a sharp rise in food prices, as per the government data released on Monday.
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IMF warns of protests across Pakistan amid high food, fuel prices
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is teetering amid record-high inflation and soaring food prices along with high petrol prices can trigger protests across the country, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday.
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Amid food, medicine price inflation, Sri Lanka raises water tariffs
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): Amid the existing economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Water Supply announced to increase the water tariffs with effect from September 1, a gazette notice from the Ministry stated.
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Sri Lanka among 10 countries with highest food price inflation: World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation of 42.3 pc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose sharply in the previous week climbing to a record 42.3 per cent year-on-year basis in August.
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US slams China's 'absence' amid global food crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): The United States aid chief has criticized China for not doing enough in a food crisis amid the Ukraine war that has led to a surge in global food prices and threatened global food security.
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Declining crude prices, spread of monsoon good signs for easing of inflati
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The latest decline in global crude oil prices and a firm spread of monsoon in the country are good signs for easing of inflation and may help in cooling domestic food prices, said the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry Sanjiv Bajaj.
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India's wholesale inflation eases marginally in June
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's wholesale inflation gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) came in at 15.18 per cent in June, official data showed on Thursday. June's wholesale inflation is marginally lower than the 15.88 per cent reported during the previous month.
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Turkish Lira slumps, inflation at 70 pc: Erdogan's govt in dire straits
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 13 (ANI): The latest lira slump, combined with soaring global energy and food prices, inflation now at 70 per cent and rising has placed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in dire straits.
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Sri Lanka's crisis should be warning to us all: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): With the war in Ukraine dragging on, countries already under pressure from the knock-off effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical fin
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans face food insecurity due to record inflation: U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.
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