World leaders kick off G7 talks with economy, terrorism and refugees in focus
Obama arrived in Japan after spending several days in Vietnam, where he urged the communist authorities to embrace human rights and abandon authoritarianism.
May 26, 2016, 02:53 AM IST
Christine Lagarde says negotiating 'in good faith' with Greece on debt
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that her team was continuing to negotiate with Greece "in good faith" over its debt issues.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
India remains bright spot in global economy: Christine Lagarde
With strong growth and rising real income, India remains a bright spot in the global economy, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.
Apr 05, 2016, 14:19 PM IST
Gold snaps two-day losing streak as Asian shares slide
Gold jumped 1 percent on Tuesday following a two-day decline, as Asian stocks slid on weak oil prices and mixed views on the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.
Apr 05, 2016, 09:45 AM IST
Achieving double digit growth in current global environment extremely difficult: FM Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that in the current global environment, achieving double digit growth is extremely difficult.
Mar 17, 2016, 10:58 AM IST
Economic growth improving in India: Jaitley
The economic growth rate is expected to increase to 7.6 percent in 2015-16, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Tuesday.
Mar 08, 2016, 20:28 PM IST
Indian economy has held its ground firmly amidst global crisis: FM Arun Jaitley
Presenting the Union Budget 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said global economy was in serious crisis but India has managed to held its ground firmly.
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UK's exit from EU would be a "shock" to global economy: G20
The global economy will suffer a "shock" if Britain leaves the EU, finance ministers and central bankers from the world's biggest economies including India have warned, boosting Prime Minister David Cameron's strong stand against leaving the bloc.
Feb 28, 2016, 18:00 PM IST
'Difficult job ahead, no magic wand to push growth'
The government will have to go through a "very difficult process" of pushing reforms and projects to propel India to a high-growth path as it will not happen through some magic wand, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said today.
Feb 27, 2016, 16:06 PM IST
IMF chief Christine Lagarde sees 'tepid' growth for world economy
The world economy is going through a "tepid" recovery, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday, adding that growth in advanced economies should be higher.
Feb 23, 2016, 19:11 PM IST
Rupee dips 23 paise to fresh 30-month low against USD
The rupee weakened by 23 paise to trade at fresh 30-month low at 68.69 against the American currency in early trade today as the dollar firmed up overseas.
Feb 22, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD - Desperately seeking signs of inflation
Now that markets have delivered their verdict on inflation - it`s not picking up any time soon - economic data due next week will show whether price pressures are rising meaningfully or falling back in some of the world`s major economies.
Feb 14, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
India only economy not affected by global economic crisis: PM Narendra Modi
India is the only economy which has not been affected by the global economic crisis which has hit the world, primarily due to the policies being implemented by the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday.
Feb 14, 2016, 17:35 PM IST
India has fortress like balance sheet: Sinha on market jitters
Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha also asked investors to take a long term view on equities, without getting swayed by short term volatilities, saying that he himself has been investing in stocks for 30 years.
Feb 11, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Global economic turmoil hitting Indian markets: Government
The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 23,938.32 points, provisionally closed at 23,758.90 points (3.30 p.m.) -- down 262.08 points or 1.09 percent from the previous day`s close at 24,020.98 points.
Feb 10, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
Global turmoil battering market, govt taking measures: Finance Ministry
Finance Ministry on Wednesday attributed the fall is domestic equities to turmoil in global economy and said the government is taking measures to address the challenges.
Feb 10, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
Gold price rises to near 7.5-month high on safe-haven demand
Global equity markets have been hit by worries over the health of the euro zone banking sector, with a very loose monetary policy seen crimping bank profits and consequently their ability to repay debt.
Feb 10, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
India's economy on much higher, stabler footing: FM Jaitley
Amid global uncertainty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is important for India to emerge out of the crisis stronger as it is on a much higher and stabler footing than other nations.
Feb 03, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
Fed hints at economic worries as it keeps rate unchanged
In the first monetary policy meeting after its historic rate increase in December, the US central bank showed slightly less confidence than a month ago about the trajectory of inflation and growth even as it noted strengthening in the jobs and housing sectors.
Jan 28, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
'India projected to be world's fastest growing economy'
Describing India as a "bright spot" in the backdrop of gloomy economic outlook globally, a senior Singaporean minister has said the country was projected to be the world's fasted growing economy and Singapore's close economic cooperation with it would be mutually beneficial.
Jan 27, 2016, 12:13 PM IST
