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    IMF approves disbursement of $500 million tranche to Pakistan

    25 Mar 2021

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it approved a $500 million disbursement to Pakistan for budget support after the IMF Executive Board completed delayed reviews of Pakistan’s $6 billion loan programme.

    Lebanon sinking into an abysmal abyss

    28 Mar 2021

    Lebanon’s plight is not just piteous but shocking, to say the least. The reported wrangling among the politicians has dealt a body blow to the economy, with the currency losing a disastrous 90 per cent of its value and inflation spiralling sky-high.

    Asian stocks up as Biden signs $1.9tr stimulus fund

    12 Mar 2021

    Asian shares pushed higher on Friday after US President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law, and as a retreat in bond yields overnight eased global concerns about rising inflation.

    India’s retail inflation increases in February on growing prices

    12 Mar 2021

    With growing food and fuel prices, India’s retail inflation increased in February as the Consumer Price Index rose to 5.03 per cent against 4.06 per cent in January.

    Rising trade deficit to dampen rupee’s prospects across India

    17 Jan 2021

    Rising trade deficit along with chances of a populist budget might dampen rupee’s prospects during the coming week. Nevertheless, persistent interest of Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India’s equity market will arrest any sharp depreciation moves.

    Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eases in January

    11 Feb 2021

    Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 4.3% in January from 5.4% in December, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said.

    India’s wholesale price inflation up 2.03 per cent during January

    15 Feb 2021

    India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices (WPI) sequentially rose to 2.03 per cent in January from a rise of 1.22 per cent in December.

    UK inflation rises in January as consumers pay more for food

    17 Feb 2021

    British inflation edged up in January as locked-down consumers paid more for food and sellers of furniture and other household goods offered smaller-than-usual New Year discounts to people seeking to spruce up their homes.

    World stock markets nosedive as bond yields, commodities surge

    22 Feb 2021

    World shares sank on Monday as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising real yields made equity valuations look more stretched in comparison.

    India’s central bank holds key interest rates as inflation rises

    06 Aug 2020

    India’s central bank (CB) kept key interest rates on hold on Thursday as it sought to contain a rise in retail inflation, though it vowed to keep policy sufficiently loose to help revive growth in the coronavirus battered economy.

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