Economy - Asian News from UK

IMF cuts India’s GDP forecast to 9% for FY22

India and Japan are the only major economies to have their growth projections raised from that made in October last…reports Arul Louis India’s economy is projected to grow by 9 per cent

January 25, 2022

Business·Economy·India News

IBM sells Watson health assets for $1 billion

IBM currently has a market value of $108 billion, way behind its Cloud-computing rivals like Amazon and Microsoft…reports Asian Lite News IBM has announced to sell healthcare data and analytics assets from

January 25, 2022

Business·Economy

Survey shows demand for regulatory focus on cryptocurrency

Besides, more than 75 per cent of the respondents feel that the Budget should focus on green energy, Data Privacy Bill and public credit registry initiatives…reports Asian Lite News A pre-Budget expectations

January 25, 2022

Business·Economy·India News

World Economic Forum reschedules annual meeting for May

Topics on the agenda will include the pandemic recovery, tackling climate change, building a better future for work, accelerating stakeholder capitalism, and harnessing the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, reports Asian

January 22, 2022

Economy·World

Budget to focus on fiscal consolidation while pushing private capex

The disruptions from the pandemic have weighed heavily on India’s fiscal metrics, with the central government’s fiscal deficit rising to an all-time high of 9.2 per cent of GDP in FY21…reports Asian

January 19, 2022

Business·Economy·India News

UN allocates $6mn in support of crisis-hit people in Lebanon

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Lebanon said that has allocated $6 million for supporting the most vulnerable people affected by the ongoing crisis in the country…reports

January 18, 2022

Arab News·Economy·News

Unemployment in Israel declines to lowest since March 2020

The number of unemployed people in Israel declined to about 262,100 at the end of 2021, registering an unemployment rate of 6 per cent, the lowest since March 2020, according to figures

January 18, 2022

Arab News·Economy·News

India gifted world bouquet of hope: Modi

“In this bouquet, we Indians have an unwavering trust in our Democracy, we have the technology to empower the 21st century with the temperament and talent of Indians,” said Modi…reports Asian Lite

January 17, 2022

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Pakistan is sinking

Pakistan is currently marred with financial challenges as the country’s trade deficit is surging high….reports Asian Lite News A full-fledged crisis will be knocking at the doors of Pakistan’s struggling economy by

January 14, 2022

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India’s recovery on a solid path, says UN report

The UN’s annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report estimated the growth rate of India’s GDP at 9 per cent last year and forecast it to moderate to 6.7 per cent this

January 14, 2022

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