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UK government freezes BBC licence fee for two years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The BBC licence fee will be frozen for the next two years and will rise in line with inflation for the four years after that, according to British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.
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EU Commissioner says high inflation drivers to remain strong until second
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): European Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday that factors contributing to high inflation in the European Union will diminish, but not earlier than in the second half of the year.
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Imran Khan's party issues show-cause notice to one of its members for crit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 18 (ANI): Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to one of its members of the National Assembly (MNA) Noor Alam Khan and ordered him to explain why he criticised the incumbent government.
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Oppn slams Pak PM Imran Khan, says 'increase in power, petrol prices an 'e
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition party has slammed Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government and said the rise in power tariff and petrol prices is the "economic murder" of the people, local media reported on Monday.
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Imran Khan govt committing economic murder of poor people, says Shahbaz as
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): The Imran Khan Government is committing economic murder of the poor people in the country, said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shahbaz Sharif as people are facing difficulties with rising inflation. The passage of the mini-budget has also spre
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Pak opposition parties flay Imran Khan govt over passing of Finance (Suppl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition parties rebuked the PTI government over the passing of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 also known as 'mini-budget' and the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fun
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Non-export industries to continue to face gas cuts in Pakistan's Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): The non-export industries in Pakistan's Sindh will continue to face gas supply cut for now, as the top court of the province awaits arguments from the gas company, local media reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan to face full-fledged financial crisis by end of fiscal year
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): A full-fledged crisis will be knocking at the doors of Pakistan's struggling economy by end of the current fiscal year if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program does not revive by the end of January or early February this year, said a recent rep
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WPI inflation falls marginally to 13.56 per cent in December
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): India's wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation declined marginally to 13.56 per cent in December 2021 from 14.23 per cent recorded in the previous month, the government data showed on Friday.
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Inflation in Argentina jumps 50.9 pc in 2021 becoming highest figure in La
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Inflation in Argentina in 2021 spiralled up 50.9 per cent, becoming one of the highest figures in Latin America, according to the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina.
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Teachers in Iran protest against new pay scales as inflation bites
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 14 (ANI): Hundreds of teachers rallied in cities across Iran on Thursday to protest against changes to their pay and pensions that come just as soaring prices have compounded their problems.
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US inflation reaches highest level in four decades as consumer prices jump
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): US inflation reaches the highest level in four decades as consumer prices jump 7 per cent in 2021 as the consumer price index jumped 7 per cent last year, the fastest pace since 1981.
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