Economy
- World
Malaysians mark Eid-ul-Fitr as economy recovers
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Muslims marked the Eid-ul-Fitr festival on Saturday as the country sees economic recovery, instilling a more positive vibe in the country following years of disruptions and uncertainty. With a…
- India
India an emerging space economy: Jitendra Singh
Shillong: India is one of the very few countries that have built end-to-end capability in space technologies, Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Addressing the precursor event…
- Technology
Global IT spending continues to decline for 5th consecutive month
New Delhi: The global IT spending will continue to slow down by 4.4 per cent to $3.25 trillion for the fifth consecutive month, as technology investments continue to show the impact of…
- Featured News
Economy and diplomacy: The writer defends Jaishankar’s ‘Common Sense’ statement on China
Ishrat Aziz India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in an interview a few days ago: “Look they (China) are a bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller…
- Middle East
Saudi economy grows 8.7% in 2022: Report
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7 per cent in 2022, the highest among G20 countries, according to a report issued by the General Authority for Statistics. The…
- India
Tharoor slams Jaishankar for China ‘bigger economy’ remark
Raipur: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday criticised External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the latter’s recent remark during an interview that “China is a bigger economy” while defending India’s policy on…
- World
Sri Lanka’s only solution to economic crisis is turning to IMF, says Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday emphasised that seeking the IMF bailout package was the only option available to the debt-ridden country to overcome the ongoing economic crisis. “When a…
- Middle East
India, Iraq explore ways to diversify trade from oil to non-oil sectors
New Delhi: India and Iraq on Monday discussed ways to further increase and diversify trade from oil to non-oil sectors, while stressing the importance of expanding economic partnership and technology engagement. The…
- India
GOBARdhan scheme to promote circular economy with investment of Rs 10,000 cr: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said 500 new waste-to-wealth plants under GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) scheme will be established to promote a circular economy. These will include…
- Bangalore
Will be pro-people Union Budget, that will support growth of economy: Karnataka CM Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Union Budget 2023 will be a “pro-people” budget that will support the growth of the economy Talking to reporters, CM Bommai…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Islamabad: As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favor, saying that the country was the only country…
- Business
Microsoft, Qcells colab to curb carbon emissions, power clean energy economy
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has partnered with global solar leader Qcells to curb carbon emissions and power the clean energy economy. The “strategic alliance” aims to enable…