International organisations

IMF keeps global growth rate at 3.2% for 2024 and 2025

03 Nov 2024

Global economic growth is expected to remain around 3.2 per cent in 2024 and 2025 with some minor uptick in some advanced economies

Guinea-Bissau becomes first African country to use blockchain for fiscal transparency

03 Oct 2024

Guinea-Bissau, a tiny West African nation, has made a big leap in the use of financial technology by successfully launching a blockchain platform for wage bill management

IPEF announces action plan to ensure global supply chain resilience

24 Sep 2024

The Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF) for Prosperity has announced the setting up of separate teams for implementing action plans to ensure resilient supply chains for semiconductors

IMF, ADB project 7% GDP growth for India

19 Jul 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth outlook for India for the current year to 7 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.8 per cent

IMF projects India’s GDP growth at 6.3% in FY24-25

21 Dec 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s real GDP to grow at 6.3 per cent in the current financial year (2023-24) and the next fiscal year (2024-25), supported by macroeconomic and financial stability.

India remains on top with $125 bn inward remittances

20 Dec 2023

India continues to be the largest recipient of overseas remittances, with inward flow of $125 billion in 2023, a 12.3 per cent surge

India meets climate action targets 7 years ahead of time; sets goals higher

19 Dec 2023

India has surpassed the UN mandated targets of reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent and bringing 40 per cent of all installed electricity generation capacity under non-fossil fuel sources by 2030

Plea for action as COP 28 talks hit the oil hurdle

10 Dec 2023

OPEC’s biggest producer Saudi Arabia and the biggest non-Opec producer Russia and other oil exporters want climate talks to focus on emissions and not on what causes them

WHO, Ayush ministry collaborate to promote traditional medicine

18 Nov 2023

India's ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have entered into a `Traditional and Complementary Medicine 'Project Collaboration Agreement'

International Air Transport Association

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries