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IMF: Recession due to COVID-19 to be worse than 2009

On March 24, 2020, the International Monetary Fund announced that the recession to be caused due to Corona...

📅 March 24, 2020

In-Person G7 Summit Cancelled; To be held through Video-Conferencing

The US President Donald Trump has cancelled an in-person G7 Summit and is to conduct the summit through...

📅 March 23, 2020

ADB announces $6.5 billion package for member countries to tackle COVID-19

Manila-based Asian Development Bank recently announced an initial package of $6.5 billion (equivalent to ₹48,230 crore) to cater...

📅 March 21, 2020

S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.2% for 2020

S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for the year 2020. The rating...

📅 March 19, 2020

UNCTAD: India among 15 countries economically affected due to Corona Virus

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development recently released a report on the effect of COVID-19 on...

📅 March 16, 2020

Corona Virus: US Federal Reserve reduces interest rate to 0%

On February 16, 2020, the United States Reserve Bank announced that the key interest rates are to be...

📅 March 16, 2020

G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held in Riyadh

The Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from G20 nations was recently organised in Riyadh from...

📅 February 26, 2020

Economist Intelligence Unit lowers 2020 growth forecast to 2.2%

The Economist Intelligence Unit has lowered its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.2%, from its earlier estimate...

📅 February 13, 2020

US unemployment falls to a 50-year low

The US Labor Department reports that the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% from 3.7%. The main reason behind...

📅 October 5, 2019

Moody predicts the status of the Global Economies

One of the world’s leading financial conglomerates, the Moody corporation’s wing, the Moody’s Investor Services has released its...

📅 August 23, 2019

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