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Singapore unveils extra $33.4 billion funds to shield economy from coronav
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore[Singapore], Mar 26 (Sputnik/ANI) - Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Thursday an additional stimulus package worth $33.4 billion to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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FM Sitharaman eases business rules to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a series of relaxations for statutory and regulatory compliance matters on Tuesday and said the government will soon announce an economic package to absorb the negative impact of the coronavirus epidemic.
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Coronavirus leads to 30 per cent drop in online travel bookings, 9 percent
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Razorpay, the leading full-stack financial solutions company, today shared insights about the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak on digital payments in India. The insights are based on transactions held on the company's platfor
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CSA suspends all forms of cricket due to coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], Mar 17 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday suspended all forms of cricket for the next 60 days to minimise the impact of the coronavirus.
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to near zero to support US economy ami
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve has announced it would cut its target interest rate to near zero as part of the emergency action to support the US economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NBFI challenges can intensify from Yes Bank restructuring: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Mar 12 (ANI): Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) will likely face renewed pressure on funding and liquidity following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) takeover of Yes Bank this month, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Secretary-level meeting to be held tomorrow over coronavirus impact on tra
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that a secretary-level meeting of different departments of ministries will be conducted over trade issues raised by different sectors in light of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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2019 worst year for global air freight demand since 2009: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 5 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets on Wednesday showing that demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) fell by 3.3 per cent compared to 2018 while capacity (AFTK) rose by 2
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WHO needs USD 61.5 mn to respond to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that it needed USD 61.5 million to address the near-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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