Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with World Bank President David Malpass in Washington on Friday and discussed several key economic issues including India's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is "carving out" opportunities from challenging situations as the world continues to face hikes in fuel prices and shortage of food grains amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
New York [US], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices settled down on Friday, falling 5% over the week, as potentially lower Chinese energy consumption from the lockdown of its Shanghai financial hub overshadowed supply tightness from Russian sanctions that kept the market up for weeks.
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): EU companies may open an account in Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas using a new payment scheme devised by Moscow without running afoul of the bloc's sanctions against Moscow, the European Commission said on Friday.
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23 (ANI): The ongoing war in Ukraine has led to a humanitarian disaster with over 5 million people fleeing the country apart from civilian deaths and military casualties for both Ukraine and Russia. Devastating pictures of destruction and death have come out of Ukrai
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Noting that India has a historic relationship with Moscow which everyone understands and respects, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had intervened several times with the Russian President Vladimir Putin during
Moscow [India], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet to decide on whether he will attend the G20 Summit in the Indonesian province of Bali in November, his spokesperson said on Friday.
Geneva [Switzerland], April 22 (ANI): According to the latest report by UN Migration Agency, over 7.7 million, 17 per cent of the country's population, have been internally displaced since the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Berlin [Germany], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will allocate additional 37 million euros (over USD 40 million) for the reconstruction of Ukraine: to build housing and restore the power grid, German Economic Development Minister Svenja Schulze said.
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Organization of American States has voted 25 to 0 to suspend Russia's status as permanent observer at the organization, St. Lucia's Ambassador to the OAS Elizabeth Darius-Clarke announced after the vote.
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is currently not in discussions with Russia about the prospect of lifting Western sanctions imposed on Moscow, US Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh said on Thursday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again lauded India's foreign policy over importing oil from Russia, saying that "New Delhi's decision is for the betterment of its people."