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  North Korea to unveil new economic plans in January party meeting

  World | August 20, 2020 8:41 IST

  North Korea will hold a rare ruling party congress in January where leader Kim Jong Un will announce a new five-year plan to develop the country’s dismal economy ravaged by U.S.-led sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic, state media said Thursday.

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  Japan’s economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by coronavirus pandemic

  World | August 17, 2020 11:05 IST

  Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.

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  Narayan Murthy's 3-point formula to revive economy

  Business | August 12, 2020 12:31 IST

  Infosys co-founder NR Narayan Murthy has made three big suggestions as a way forward for the economy hit by coronavirus pandemic. Murthy says GDP numbers are really worrisome and has come up with a three-point formula.

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  Active job seekers confident about career progression as economy reboots: Survey

  July 28, 2020 14:13 IST

  Indian professionals are increasingly becoming optimistic as businesses slowly reopened last month and resulted in better hiring prospects across varied industries such as e-commerce, IT services, insurance and gaming, a survey said on Tuesday.

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  Back-to-back meetings, complete monitoring: How PM Modi is keeping a close eye on major issues

  News | July 23, 2020 23:41 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been keeping a close eye on all major issues concerning the nation. Back-to-back meetings are being held.

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  Govt open to announcing more measures to boost growth, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  Business | July 21, 2020 20:32 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday promised more policy interventions to revive the economy, and emphasised that green shoots are visible and the agriculture sector is driving growth. 

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  Agriculture holds the key, pandemic an opportunity for India: Economists at World Economic Forum

  Business | July 17, 2020 13:05 IST

  Chief Economists at the World Economic Forum on Thursday talked about the global economic outlook in the time of coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to result in the largest contraction in global per capita income since 1870.

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  China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic

  World | July 16, 2020 10:20 IST

  China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened.

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  Scientists suggest strategies for safe-reopening of economy post lockdown

  World | July 13, 2020 16:43 IST

  Scientists have recommended three strategies, including a cycle of lockdown and relaxation, for the safe reopening of economies in low and middle-income countries after months of strict social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  China loses WTO dispute over market economy status

  India | June 21, 2020 19:45 IST

  In a landmark development, China has lost a dispute to the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a market economy status, as the former allowed the dispute to lapse.

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  India will turn COVID-19 crisis into opportunity: PM Modi

  News | June 18, 2020 13:28 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining on June 18 via video conference in New Delhi. "India will turn this COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity. It has taught India to be self-reliant.

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  Indian economy to grow at 9.5% in next fiscal: Fitch Ratings

  Business | June 10, 2020 14:52 IST

  After a contraction in the current financial year, India's economy is forecast to bounce back with a sharp growth rate of 9.5 per cent next year provided it avoids further deterioration in financial sector health, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.

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  French economy to contract over 10 per cent in 2020

  Business | June 09, 2020 21:10 IST

  France's economy is on course to shrink over 10 per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the central bank said on Tuesday.

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  Unlock 1.0: Gym owners protest in Ludhiana

  News | June 04, 2020 20:40 IST

  Phased unlocking began on June 1 to bring back economic growth and certain relaxations were announced amid COVID-19 outbreak, however, opening of gyms remains prohibited.

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  Pandemic an opportunity, time to create more jobs in villages: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

  May 31, 2020 21:17 IST

  PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat on Sunday said the coronavirus crisis will be taken as an opportunity in the country. Addressing the nation through his monthly radio programme, PM Modi said that the government will work towards making villages self-reliant by creating more jobs for the migrants, focus on Make in India products.

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  One year of Modi govt 2.0 full of historic achievements: Amit Shah

  India | May 30, 2020 12:07 IST

  On the completion of one year of Modi government 2.0, Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the people of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it has been full of historic achievements.

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  Hard to estimate the exact damage of coronavirus to the Indian economy right now: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Business | May 29, 2020 20:17 IST

  Union Finance Minister said on Friday that it was hard as of now to gauge the extent of the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic to the Indian economy

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  Crushing the coronavirus uncertainty will be the big 'unlock' for economies: Report

  Business | May 29, 2020 8:41 IST

  Crushing the coronavirus uncertainty will be the big 'unlock' for economies around the world and to safeguard lives and livelihoods, restoring confidence is a must, according to a report by McKinsey & Co.

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  Coronavirus fallout: Boeing announces massive layoffs, cuts 12000 jobs

  May 28, 2020 10:21 IST

  Boeing has announced that they were going to be notifying employees that they're making their first layoff since the covid virus hit and lay off over 67-hundred people. They also said that 55- hundred have taken buyouts. So they're eliminating more than 12,000 jobs.

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  Group of Ministers meet on current economic situation today

  Business | May 23, 2020 16:17 IST

  A meeting of a Group of Ministers will take place at the residence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at 5 p.m. on Saturday. This is the second such meeting of the ministers in six days. The last one was held on May 18.