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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 by the Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman. Highlights India participated in the 101st meeting of the development committee that was held through video conference. The experts that attended the meet discussed response to COVID-19 emergency and COVID-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Debt • developing countries • IMF • India-IMF • india-world bank • International Development Association • nirmala sitaraman • World Bank
India to attend BRICS meeting on COVID-19
India is to attend BRICS foreign ministers meet by the end of April 2020. The members will discuss economic fallout due to the spread of COVID-19. Highlights The foreign ministers meet of the BRICS grouping is to be conducted through video link. It is essential to conduct more of such meeting as the global economic ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Asia Pacific Group • BRICS • China-US • COVID-19 • G20 • IMF • Indo-Pacific • International Monetary Fund • video conference
Action Covid-19 Team launched in India: First of its kind in the world
The Action COVID Team was launched by top fund mangers of private sector and blue-chip venture capital firm. Significance The Team gained its popularity lately as Rs 1 crore was bagged by the Mylab from the fund set up by the team. Mylab is the first Indian firm to get permission to make and sell ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Funds • G20 • IMF • Make in India • Union Minister for Commerce and Industries
G20 Video Summit on Corona Virus
The Saudi Arabian King Salman is to chair the G20 summit on Corona Virus through a video conference. The Summit is to be held on March 26, 2020. The summit becomes significant as several international organizations are to participate in the summit. India is a member of G20. International Organizations Several worldwide international organizations are ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: ASEAN • Corona virus • COVID-19 • G20 • IMF • International Groupings • WHO • WTO
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 Virus is to be worse than the 2009. IMF has specifically warned the G20 nations that the current economic outlook is towards negative. The G20 nations are to hold a virtual summit in a week to come ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: 2008 financial crisis • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Economic growth • Global Economy • IMF • Investments