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World Bank cuts global growth estimate for 2023 over recession risks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report, global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, and disruptions caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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India's gas consumption target faces risks over price volatility: Fitch Ra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Demand for natural gas from price-sensitive industrial and power sectors may be limited in times of rising prices, as they switch to cheaper alternate fuels, Fitch Ratings said in a report on Tuesday.
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Researchers give insights into pathology of new type of dementia, LATE
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
LATE, also known as limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, is a recently identified type of dementia that impairs social, cognitive, and memory abilities. LATE is a separate condition with its own risks and causes, albeit it sometimes coexists with Alzheimer's disease or AD.
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South Asian region contributes 15% to global growth, led by India and Bang
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Governor was speaking at a conference, organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Friday. He was talking along the lines of the South Asian region's macroeconomic challenges and policy priorities. The governor also said, "The priority for South Asian region, including Indi
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Hong Kong plans to regulate crowdfunding
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The regulations recently released for public comment would mandate that individuals and organizations submit plans to a new department for review before soliciting donations, to ensure no funds go toward activities that could pose national security risks.
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US regulator charges creator of CoinDeal Crypto Scheme, seven others over
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The US financial markets regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the creator of CoinDeal Crypto Scheme, and seven others for their involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme, where they raised more than USD 45 million from sales of unregistered securities to tens of
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Joint venture of Infosys, Temasek signs deal with StarHub to enable IT tra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Through this engagement, the statement from Infosys said Infosys Compaz would boost the quality, performance, availability, responsiveness, and cost-efficiency of StarHub's foundational technology platform, while improving customer satisfaction and minimising cyber risks. Infosys has not asc
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Banks should be careful of risks emanating from crypto, warn US regulators
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The dramatic collapse of the trading platform FTX in 2022 seemed to have added worries among the regulators. Cryptocurrency involves risks and volatility but the market has attracted traders and investors looking to make quick profits.
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Not Women, men take more financial risks after positive fortune-telling!
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In three new studies, men who were presented with a positive versus a neutral or negative fortune telling outcome were subsequently more inclined to take financial risks; this link was significantly less pronounced for women. Xiaoyue Tan of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and
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Global spillovers, financial market, general risks increased, while macroe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The survey also showed respondents' confidence in the Indian financial system further improved with 93.6 per cent of them remaining fairly or highly confident of the stability of the Indian financial system. The 23rd round of the RBI's Systemic Risk Survey was conducted in November 2022 to s
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US House bans TikTok on all House-managed devices over 'security risks'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Citing "number of security risks," US House staffers have been banned from downloading TikTok on House devices.
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Cybersecurity could emerge as the biggest challenge in 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI/Mediawire): Security risks for businesses have risen dramatically as companies go agile and expand hybrid working, prompting remodeling of their data security systems.
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