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Pranab: We have 'Very powerful, strong PM'

Pranab: We have 'Very powerful, strong PM'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Pranab said he had clarified this issue in no uncertain terms with US Treasury Secretary who had brought up this issue during bilateral talks.

Has the US monetary authority lost the plot?

Has the US monetary authority lost the plot?

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

The belief that the Fed knows something that lesser mortals don't is common.

Is India planning to take a loan from IMF?

Is India planning to take a loan from IMF?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

A rapidly deteriorating balance of payments may warrant that but the political climate is too risky

IMF chief Lagarde meets Pranab; discusses Euro zone crisis

IMF chief Lagarde meets Pranab; discusses Euro zone crisis

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Lagarde said that she had elaborate discussions on the general economic situation.

Financial sector audit by IMF, World Bank

Financial sector audit by IMF, World Bank

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

"India did a self-assessment (by the Committee on Financial Sector Assessment, or CFSA) of its financial sector in 2009. This has given us the confidence to get our financial sector evaluated by international financial institutions like IMF and the World Bank. We have voluntarily sought a full-fledged Financial Sector Assessment Programme," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said at the second International Finance Conference at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Trump blames China for COVID-19, terms it 'Kung flu'

Trump blames China for COVID-19, terms it 'Kung flu'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

Trump has repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and accused Beijing of suppressing the details of the contagion.

'Imran is the common enemy of US, China, Saudis'

'Imran is the common enemy of US, China, Saudis'

Rediff.com15 May 2023

'Nobody wants him to gain power.' 'But saying that all these players together conspired against Imran Khan and had him arrested would be in the realm of conjecture but possibilities cannot be ruled out.'

Brexit: IMF warns of repercussions for global economy

Brexit: IMF warns of repercussions for global economy

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

The IMF has encouraged both the UK and the EU to work collaboratively towards a smooth transition.

Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when held

Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when held

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

Strauss-Kahn, 62, allegedly forced the maid at the Sofitel hotel in Manhattan to perform oral sex.

India expected to see 7% growth next fiscal: CEA

India expected to see 7% growth next fiscal: CEA

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian on Wednesday said India is expected to hit a growth rate of 6.5-7 per cent in 2022-23 and accelerate further to 8 per cent in the subsequent years on the back of reforms undertaken by the government. He also said the government is expected to meet the fiscal deficit target of 6.8 per cent in the current fiscal despite pressure on revenue collections.

India will become world's third largest economy by 2027-28: Panagariya

India will become world's third largest economy by 2027-28: Panagariya

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

Eminent economist Arvind Panagariya has said India is on the cusp of returning to a high growth trajectory and voiced confidence that the country will become the world's third-largest economy by 2027-28. Currently, India is the fifth largest economy "so it's another five years.We are already in (the year) 2023. "So 2027-28, India should be the third-largest economy," Panagariya, Columbia University Professor and former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, told PTI in an interview in New York.

India's GDP to shrink by 1.25%: IMF

India's GDP to shrink by 1.25%: IMF

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

India's economic growth is likely to shrink by 1.25 per cent to 7.9 per cent this fiscal, mainly on account of tight monetary conditions and continued pressure on inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. The IMF report also warned that investment would be more affected than consumption on account of the tight monetary conditions and fall in global economy following US sub-prime crisis. Compared to China, India has little fiscal space to keep up the growth.

Fiscal cliff: IMF welcomes US Congress steps

Fiscal cliff: IMF welcomes US Congress steps

Rediff.com3 Jan 2013

International Monetary Fund has said more remains to be done to put the US public finances back on sustainable path.

IMF chief arrested for sexually assaulting maid

IMF chief arrested for sexually assaulting maid

Rediff.com15 May 2011

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, widely expected to run for the French Presidency next year, has been arrested in New York over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. Strauss-Kahn, 62, managing director of the Washington-based IMF since 2007, was taken off an Air France plane's first-class cabin at the John F Kennedy International Airport and apprehended by detectives. "He is being arrested for a criminal sex act, attempted rape," they said.

I am independent, don't fear being fired: Rajan

I am independent, don't fear being fired: Rajan

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Raghuram Rajan says he's not beholden to the Finance Ministry nor does he go around with the fear of being fired.

'Cheaper, faster, safer': India, Singapore launch real-time payments link

'Cheaper, faster, safer': India, Singapore launch real-time payments link

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

In the first such collaboration for India, the country's flagship payments platform, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and Singapore's PayNow payment system have launched a real-time cross-border payment linkage system. The linkage, which was launched by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday, was kicked off by a live cross-border transaction between Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das and Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon, using mobile phones.

Forex reserves at record high of $393.612 billion

Forex reserves at record high of $393.612 billion

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

Gold reserves remained unchanged at $19.943 billion.

Modi's Dilemma: China and Pakistan

Modi's Dilemma: China and Pakistan

Rediff.com8 May 2023

Mr Modi might have questions to ask himself on the most formidable strategic challenge before India that he inherited from the United Progressive Alliance: The triangulation between China and Pakistan. The failure to break out of it, or even loosen it a bit, is something to reflect on, notes Shekhar Gupta.

Unravelling the Greek tragedy

Unravelling the Greek tragedy

Rediff.com21 May 2012

A debt overhang can last generations.

World's 30 economic superpowers

World's 30 economic superpowers

Rediff.com11 Apr 2013

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut down its 2013 forecast for global economic growth to 3.9 per cent from the 4.1 per cent, trimming projections for most advanced and emerging economies.

India needs interest rate hikes: IMF

India needs interest rate hikes: IMF

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

A day after the Reserve Bank kept key interest rates unchanged, the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said further interest rate increases are needed in India with monetary conditions still accommodative and credit expanding strongly.

Why Vikram Pandit was forced to quit Citigroup

Why Vikram Pandit was forced to quit Citigroup

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

When Pandit was in Japan last week, meeting International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials, Michael E O'Neill, the new chairman of Citigroup since April, was applying the final touches of his masterplan to remove Pandit.

EU leaders to meet on rescue package for Greece

EU leaders to meet on rescue package for Greece

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

European Union leaders are expected to clear the way for releasing 31.5 billion euro ($41 billion) in urgently-needed financial assistance for debt-stricken Greece at their two-day summit which opens in Brussels today.

Germany rules out possibility of Greece's EU exit

Germany rules out possibility of Greece's EU exit

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had assured the Greek leaders her continued support for the country to remain in the euro zone when she last Wednesday made her first visit to Athens in nearly three years.

Markets slump on global cues

Markets slump on global cues

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

Economic worries, selling in banks weigh.

IMF cuts India's growth forecast to 4.9%

IMF cuts India's growth forecast to 4.9%

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

The International Monetary Fund has lowered India's economic growth forecast by 1 per cent to 5-6 per cent for 2012-13.

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

The government may be staring at a modest slippage in fiscal deficit for 2022-23 (FY23), with the Ministry of Finance seeking parliamentary approval for additional spending through a second and final tranche of supplementary demands for grants. On Monday, as the Budget session of Parliament resumed, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought Parliament approval for additional gross spending of Rs 2.7 trillion in FY23 (which ends on March 31). While net cash outgo is pegged at Rs 1.48 trillion, the rest will be matched by savings or enhanced receipts, the finance ministry said.

Fuel subsidy only benefitting the rich: IMF official

Fuel subsidy only benefitting the rich: IMF official

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

It will take 1/10th of the current expenditure on subsidy to benefit the bottom 40 per cent of the population, according to Laura Papi, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund.

Eco Survey: Government likely to hit fiscal deficit target of 5.3%

Eco Survey: Government likely to hit fiscal deficit target of 5.3%

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

FM's top adviser Raghuram Rajan had earlier said that the target was tough to meet.

Rupee remains least disruptive: RBI's Das

Rupee remains least disruptive: RBI's Das

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said in the wake of appreciating US dollar, the movement of rupee has remained least disruptive as compared to its peers, and the size of foreign exchange reserve is comfortable. On a financial year basis (from April to October 2022), the rupee has appreciated by 3.2 per cent in real terms, even as several major currencies have depreciated, he said while announcing the latest set of bi-monthly monetary policy. "The story of the rupee has been one of India's resilience and stability," the Governor said while pointing out that the appreciation of the US dollar this year, which precipitated large-scale depreciation of all major global currencies including the Indian rupee, has drawn wide attention.

Why is the IMF bullish on India's growth story

Why is the IMF bullish on India's growth story

Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

Indian economy is expected to grow at decade low of 4.9 per cent in 2013-14.

Ex-Lanka Prez gets govt bungalow, special security on return

Ex-Lanka Prez gets govt bungalow, special security on return

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

The ex-president returned to Sri Lanka on a Singapore Airlines flight.

IMF downgrades India's growth projections

IMF downgrades India's growth projections

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Revising its economic outlook, International Monetary Fund (IMF) today marginally brought down India's growth rate projections to 5.6 per cent for this fiscal and 6.3 per cent for the next financial year.

Raghuram Rajan on the next generation of reforms in India

Raghuram Rajan on the next generation of reforms in India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

Given that the public is no longer willing to tolerate lack of transparency, politicians will see they have no alternative but to change, feels Raghuram Rajan, economic advisor to the prime minister. Interestingly, Professor Rajan made this hard-hitting speech at an event to release a book in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's honour.

FM to lead business delegation to US

FM to lead business delegation to US

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

He will pitch for American investment in Indian business opportunities.

No reason to deny bank licence to qualified cos: FM

No reason to deny bank licence to qualified cos: FM

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

Many including IMP oppose allowing industrial houses to set up banks.

Global economic recovery 'weakening', warns IMF

Global economic recovery 'weakening', warns IMF

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

The IMF said in its latest report that the global economy is likely to grow at a slower rate than previously forecast over the next two years.

India can affect world prices: RBI governor

India can affect world prices: RBI governor

Rediff.com27 Apr 2010

Subbarao said in terms of the risk to growth inflation outlook, the first would depend on global recovery and if it fails, could have an impact for India.

Less than 8% growth will hurt India badly: Economist

Less than 8% growth will hurt India badly: Economist

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

Potential growth in India is 8 to 8.5 per cent, says Kalpana Kochhar, World Bank's Chief Economist for South Asia.

Pak books Hafiz Saeed for terror financing

Pak books Hafiz Saeed for terror financing

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

As per the charges, these proscribed outfits were operating under the guise of charities and were involved in funnelling funds to terror suspects.