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International Debt Report (IDR) 2024

In 2023, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) faced unprecedented external debt levels, total reaching US$8.8 trillion. Servicing this...

📅 December 6, 2024

US Legal Debt Ceiling

As the United States faces a mounting national debt, discussions surrounding the debt ceiling have become increasingly common....

📅 May 1, 2023

Status Paper on Government Debt released

On May 22, 2020, the Ministry of Finance released Status Paper on Government Debt 2018-19. According to the...

📅 May 23, 2020

UNCTAD cancels 1 trillion USD debts owed by developing countries

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that it is to cancel over 1...

📅 April 24, 2020

India attends Development Committee Meeting of IMF-World Bank

On April 17, 2020, India attended the Development Committee meeting of World Bank-International Monetary Fund. India was represented...

📅 April 18, 2020

15th Finance Commission to set up panel to examine fiscal and debt situation of Centre and States

The Fifteenth Finance Commission is to set up a panel soon, which will examine the fiscal and debt...

📅 March 21, 2020

What is Counter Cyclical Fiscal Policy of GoI?

The Government of India has adopted “Counter Cyclical Fiscal Policy” in order to decrease the Economic Slow Down...

📅 February 26, 2020

Cabinet approves amendment of Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020

The Union Cabinet approved the amendment of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020, so that it also covers...

📅 February 13, 2020

Cabinet Approval: Capital Infusion in three public sector Units OICL, UIICL and NICL

On February 12, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved on capital infusion in three Public Sector Units namely United...

📅 February 13, 2020

ArcelorMittal’s takeover of Essar cleared by apex court

On 15 Nov, the three judge bench of the Supreme Court has accepted world’s largest steelmaker, Arcelor Mittal’s...

📅 November 16, 2019

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