World economy
Silicon Valley Bank, sixteenth-largest US bank, collapses
11 Mar 2023
The run on the bank followed a letter sent by Silicon Valley Bank chief executive officer Greg Becker to shareholders stating that the bank had suffered a $1.8 billion loss on the sale of US treasuries and mortgage-backed securities and also outlined a plan to raise $2.25 billion to shore up capital
India, well placed to lead G20 towards `One Earth, One Family, One Future’
06 Mar 2023
“In a world facing multiple challenges and rising geopolitical tensions, India’s G20 presidency is critical — and beautifully captured in the theme: One Earth, One Family, One Future,” the IMF MD said in a blog post
US using Indian refiners for record purchase of gasoline and diesel of Russian origin: report
06 Feb 2023
US using Indian refiners for record purchase of gasoline and diesel of Russian origin: report
06 Feb 2023
India seeks unity of Global South to grow past a ‘frozen’ United Nations
16 Jan 2023
As many as 125 countries, which included 29 countries from Latin America and Caribbean, 47 countries from Africa, seven from Europe, 31 from Asia and 11 from Oceania, participated in the summit, while China and Pakistan were absent
Rising debt could undermine South Asia’s growth: RBI governor
10 Jan 2023
Multiple external shocks in the form of Covid related global supply chain disruptions, food and energy crisis following the war in Ukraine, and financial market volatility arising from the aggressive monetary policy tightening have exerted sustained price pressures in the South Asian economies, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das told a meeting of the International Monetary Fund
Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s first Indian origin Prime Minister
25 Oct 2022
Sunak must ensure that his team is focused on overcoming a tumultuous economic crisis even as his government fixes the mistakes made by his predecessors
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth dies at 96
14 Sep 2022
Her eldest son Charles, 73, automatically becomes king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other nations, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand
US economy contracted in second quarter by 0.6%
31 Aug 2022
China launches a second module to its space station
25 Jul 2022
China will launch a third module, named Mengtian, in October this year, completing the T-shaped space station
Facing the Heat of Climate Change
21 Jul 2022
Temperatures will cease rising only if humans stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, and any failure to tackle climate change would see heat extremes escalate even more dangerously, say experts
Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy as country plunges into chaos
11 Jul 2022
Sri Lanka is currently in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to save the economy, but the IMF said more work was required to repair Sri Lanka’s runaway fiscal deficit before any agreement is worked out
Boris Johnson resigns as British prime minister
08 Jul 2022
At least 32 British lawmakers, including Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, left Johnson’s government in less than 24 hours, saying the Tory leader no longer has their confidence
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