EconomyFeaturedIMF is assisting countries mired in debt crisisInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 10, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 10, 2020 The programme that freezes payments on IMF debt from poor countries is expected to be extended through 2021... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedKenya seeks IMF loan worth $2.3 bn to stabilise rising debtInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 8, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 8, 2020 The country’s fiscal deficit will increase to 8.3% of GDP in the fiscal year to June 2021 from 7.4% in the current fiscal year... Read more
EconomyFeaturedGolden visa extension will support UAE’s economic recoveryPritam BordoloiNovember 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 25, 2020 Recently, the UAE approved the issue of a 10-year golden visa to professionals from various sectors... Read more
EconomyFeaturedArgentina to request IMF for an extended fund facilityInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 12, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 12, 2020 This will allow the country to develop a host of economic reforms and delay repayment of loan worth $44 billion... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUAE’s revised economic outlook to contract by 6.6% in 2020: IMFPritam BordoloiOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020 economy will recover by 1.3 percent next year... Read more
LogisticsIFC invests $70 mn in Vietnam-based Indo Trans LogisticsPritam BordoloiAugust 11, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiAugust 11, 2020 This is IFC’s first investment in Vietnam’s logistics sector... Read more
EconomyFeaturedGulf economies contracting in 2020 to recover in 2021Pritam BordoloiJuly 21, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJuly 21, 2020 Analysts see a deep economic contraction in the hydrocarbon-producing region this year... Read more
EconomyFeaturedDubai’s GDP declines 3.5% in first quarter year-on-yearPritam BordoloiJuly 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJuly 1, 2020 Real estate activity registered a growth of 3.7% in Q1 2020... Read more
EconomyFeaturedNigeria anticipated to hit its worst recession in four decades: World BankInternational Finance Business DeskJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020 The IMF and the World Bank anticipate the Nigerian economy to slip into recession impacting its lenders at a large scale... Read more
EconomyMagazineIs recession 2020 pointing to another Great Depression?WebAdminJune 5, 2020June 9, 2020 by WebAdminJune 5, 2020June 9, 2020 The global economy is facing the gravest threat seen in the last two centuries because of the protracted pandemic... Read more