As Pakistan struck a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on the final review, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday shared that his government is planning ...
Five Chinese engineers killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
Five Chinese nationals died in a northwest Pakistan convoy explosion by a suicide bomber. Balochistan Liberation Army attacked PNS Siddique airbase, causing one soldier's death. Pakistani forces ...
India’s current account deficit dips to $10.5 bn in October-December: RBI
India's current account deficit declined to USD 10.5 billion ... Services exports grew by 5.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis on the back of rising exports of software, business and travel services.
Disney had big plans in India — here’s why it’s pulling back
India, which boasts a population of more than 1.4 billion, has become a media hotspot with projected TV and streaming-related revenue growth of 11% in 2024. That compares with much more muted growth ...
India current account gap narrows to 1.2% of GDP in Q3 FY24 – cenbank
MUMBAI, March 26 (Reuters) - India's current account deficit (CAD ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to ...
Raghuram Rajan says India making a big mistake believing ‘hype’ about its growth
The biggest challenge a new government must grapple with after the elections is improving the education and skills of the workforce, Rajan said ...
Syrian students’ futures hostage to brokers and state employee bribes
It took a week of negotiating this month for Nour Issa (a pseudonym) to convince a government employee at Aleppo University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities to lower the bribe he charged for issuing ...
Black Sea Disruptions, Oil Prices Threaten Kazakhstan’s Growth
The World Bank predicts stable economic growth for Kazakhstan in the next few years, but stresses the need for reforms to improve long-term prosperity.
Sri Lanka shares end higher after central bank lowers interest rates
BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Tuesday, after the central bank lowered interest rates. The country’s central bank lowered interest rates by 50 basis points in an unexpected move on ...
Sri Lanka’s central bank slashes interest rates by 0.5% in bid to spur post-crisis growth
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced the Standing Deposit Facility Rate to 8.50% and the Standing Lending Facility Rate to 9.50% ...