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Numbers prove there is an economic slowdown: P Chidambaram
Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday targeted the Modi government over the estimated GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, saying the numbers prove there is “a slowdown”. In a series of tweets, the former Union Finance Minister asked how will the government create “promised two crore jobs” in 2017-18 in a slowdown and …
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January 6, 2018 -
US will have a fantastic year ahead: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the US will have a “fantastic year” ahead as he touted the economic success during his first year in office. The remarks came as the president walked into the New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, with first lady Melania Trump. The president said the country is …
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January 1, 2018 -
Turkish President to visit Greece on December 7-8
Turkey President Tayyip Recep Erdogan will visit Greece on December 7-8, the first by a Turkish head of state in 65 years, following an invitation by his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Erdogan will meet with Pavlopoulos and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, while he will also visit the northeast border province of Thrace, which hosts …
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December 3, 2017 -
Tillerson slams Russia’s ‘malicious tactics’ against US
Russia has often employed “malicious” tactics against the US and Europe to “drive them apart” and undermine their political and economic successes, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. In a major foreign policy speech on US relations with Europe under Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy, Tillerson pledged that sanctions against Russia will remain in …
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November 29, 2017 -
Zimbabwe after Mugabe, what next?
So the old monster has gone. Now Zimbabwe can be rich again. It’s all too easy to get pessimistic, even to despair, over Zimbabwe. It is perfectly possible that Mugabe’s successor may just turn out to be as corrupt, vain and misguided as Mugabe was, though probably not as smart or as driven by the …
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November 25, 2017 -
‘US to keep up economic, diplomatic pressure on North Korea’
US Vice President Mike Pence has said that Washington will keep up economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Pence made the remarks on Friday during a visit to an Air Force base in North Dakota, home to both B-52 bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles, Xinhua news …
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October 28, 2017 -
CIS countries to strengthen economic, security cooperation
Leaders of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS) have signed a series of deals to expand economic and security cooperation within the Russia-led organisation. The agreements were reached during a summit of CIS leaders on Wednesday, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Russia’s southern resort city of Sochi, Xinhua news agency reported. According to …
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October 12, 2017 -
British economic growth forecast calls for bank rate rise
The British economic growth rate is estimated at a slight increase in comparison with the second quarter, which will bolster the argument for the central bank the Bank of England (BOE) to raise the bank rate, a leading economic think-tank has said. The British economic growth is estimated to expand 0.4 per cent in the …
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October 12, 2017 -
Indian macroeconomic debate in dismal state: CEA
Macroeconomic debate in India is in a dismal state, resulting in the lack of contrarian views to official policy, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian said on Tuesday. "The state of macroeconomic commentary in India is disconcerting because independent experts refuse to speak the truth, and we end up getting only the one official view," …
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May 16, 2017