Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 11 (ANI): Maharashtra is set to become the first state in India to have a trillion-dollar economy, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, said while presenting the state's Budget for 2022-23.
Tokyo [Japan], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan will extend USD 100 million in humanitarian aid to help Ukrainians in their motherland and neighbouring countries, the government said on Friday.
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate has passed a massive bill to fund the government and provide new Ukraine-related aid, media reports said on Friday.
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): European Union recently pledged a USD 170 billion aid package to African countries with the aim to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa, a media report said.
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): Kanye West is celebrating that his 'Donda 2' album will not be eligible for the Billboard 200 album chart, since it is not available unless through the purchase of one of his USD 200-plus Stem Player devices.
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (local time) announced nearly USD 53 million in new humanitarian assistance to support civilians affected in Ukraine by Russia's invasion.
Canberra [Australia], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian government is going to allocate 38 billion Australian dollars (over USD 27 billion) to boost the national defence and increase the number of military employees by some 18,000 until 2040, media reported.
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The International Monetary Funds has approved USD 1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, the fund said in a statement.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): Bengaluru headquartered fintech platform Money View has raised USD 75 million in their series D funding from Tiger Global, Winter Capital, Evolvence India, Accel along with other investors including South Park Commons, Trusted Insight
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will discuss on Wednesday the emergency financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of USD 1.4 billion, the IMF said.
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): American rapper and songwriter Travis Scott has pledged USD 5 million in community-focused initiatives through his newly launched Project Heal.
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI): The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) on Wednesday said it is imposing a USD 10,000 limit on foreign cash withdrawals from foreign currency accounts by clients until September 9.