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Economy

14 April, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown to shrink global economy by 3% in 2020, warns IMF

The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will ......

Finance

13 April, 2020

India's GDP growth may slump to 1.5% in FY21, warns World Bank

India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due ......

General

09 April, 2020

Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the globe

The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1.47 million globally and the death ......

Finance

09 April, 2020

Coronavirus has ‘drastically altered' India's growth outlook: RBI

The outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, the central bank said in its ......

General

07 April, 2020

Small businesses struggle to pay wages amid coronavirus lockdown

Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved Indian small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages this month, say industrialists ......

General

03 April, 2020

Coronavirus cases exceed 1 million, wreaking world havoc

Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed ......

Finance

27 March, 2020

Three-month EMI holiday for home, car loans and other highlights from RBI policy

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday took steps to combat the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ......

General

25 March, 2020

From flowers to incense, India's temple economy hit by coronavirus

Indian shopkeeper Purab Gathani should be gearing up for his busiest time of year selling incense for the spring festival ......

Economy

20 March, 2020

Global economy already in recession on coronavirus crisis: Poll

The global economy is already in a recession as the hit to economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic has become ......

Economy

20 January, 2020

IMF sharply cuts India growth forecast, upgrades China outlook

The International Monetary Fund on Monday trimmed back its 2020 global growth forecasts due to sharper-than-expected slowdowns in India and ......