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Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba's term gets extended for one year
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service to 1982-batch IAS officer Rajiv Gauba as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one year beyond August 30, 2021.
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Equity indices slip amid global losses, autos and financials drag
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): Equity frontline indices suffered losses amid weak global trends on Wednesday with auto and banking stocks bearing the brunt of a huge selloff.
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IMF revises India's growth projection to 9.5 pc for FY22
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday has scaled down India's growth to 9.5 per cent for the current financial year from 12.5 per cent estimated earlier in April.
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Access to vaccines widens the gap between rich and poor countries
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK] July 27 (ANI/FENA): Economic prospects between rich and poor countries have had an even bigger gap due to different approaches to the COVID-19 vaccine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.
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IMF calls for urgent action to address worsening 'two-track' recovery amid
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): As Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors are set to gather later this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for urgent action to address a worsening "two-track" recovery.
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Pakistan Oppn party accuses federal government ally of endorsing 'fake' ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has held a protest against inflation and unemployment in Pakistan and accused the Imran Khan-led government ally -- Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) of being “part of mafia.”
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Famine-like situation may arise in Pakistan due to scarcity of water, warn
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Experts have warned that famine-like situation may arise in Pakistan due to the scarcity of water across the country if the issue is not resolved timely, Geo News reported on Sunday.
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Ground water level in Pakistan's Balochistan drops to alarming levels
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water crisis in Pakistan, Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai pointed out that the ground water level in Balochistan has dropped to alarming levels, especially in the provincial capital Quetta.
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Rising world food prices causing concerns among people: IMF
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Global food prices have rallied to multi-year highs, triggered by Covid-19 pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and soaring transport costs, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Chinese loans to other countries are predatory, opaque in nature: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 21 (ANI): Chinese loans have surpassed lending by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund combined together. It has become the largest global overseas creditor accounting for close to 65 per cent of the world's official bilateral debt with outstanding forei
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Quitting IMF programme not possible now: Pakistan Finance Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that it is not possible for Pakistan to come out of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, as he agreed to review the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) powers of arresting taxpayers in consultation
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Imran Khan-led govt unlikely to implement IMF conditions in budget: Ex Pak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Former finance minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, Aisha Ghous Pasha has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme will likely be suspended because the Imran Khan-led federal government might be unable to implement major conditions of t
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