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Commodity prices to drop through 2026 amid stabilising supply and demand s
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The commodity prices in the international markets will decrease by 5 percent in 2025 and 2 percent in 2026, following a 3 percent decline this year, reaching their lowest levels since 2020, the World Bank Group said in its October edition of Commodity Market Outlook.
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Pakistan: 5 dead, 15 injured after bus plunges into ditch in Jacobabad
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a fatal accident on Saturday, five people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger coach plunged into ditch in Thull area of Jacobabad, reported ARY News.
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OPEC Fund enhances global partnerships with substantial financing commitme
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At the 2024 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings, the OPEC Fund for International Development announced nearly half a billion dollars in financing commitments to partner countries, aligning with global development goals in energy, climate resilience, and socio-economic advancement.
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Nirmala Sitharaman seeks enhanced support from international financial ins
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"FM @nsitharaman especially focused on enhanced support from international financial institutions, especially through increased lending capacity of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) as vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals." the ministry said in the post.
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"New house will be built," Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced compensatio
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday announced compensations of Rs 1.2 Lakhs and promised a new house to the victims of completely collapsed housed due to rain.
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Emerging economies must get equitable voice in global financial governance
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted the need for reforms in the international financial system to address challenges faced by emerging economies and to adapt to the evolving global economic landscape.
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Nirmala Sitharaman urges for affordable, cheaper World Bank lending for mi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for more affordable and cheaper lending from World Bank during her the annual meeting of the organization.
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Nirmala Sitharaman highlights Global South's contributions to foundations
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sitharaman urged the World Bank to promote a two-way exchange of innovations, drawing from the transformative experiences of the Global South in areas like digital inclusion and sustainable energy.
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Job creation, redefining skills most pressing issue globally amid rapid te
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that job creation is the most critical issue worldwide, particularly given the persistent economic challenges and rapid technological advancements that are reshaping the labor market.
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UAE signs two agreements with IMF to support Poverty Reduction and Sustain
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The signing took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the IMF in Washington DC where the UAE is participating until October 26.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman engages with bank-fund staff India club members at W
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ministry of Finance posted on X, "Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs @nsitharaman interacted with the members and family of Bank-Fund Staff India club working in @WorldBank and @IMFNews in Washington DC, today."
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman advocates for debt restructuring and resilient infra
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ministry of finance posted on X, "Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs @nsitharaman participated in the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable #GSDR on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF #AnnualMeetings2024, in Washington DC, today. In her intervention, FM @nsitharaman congratu
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