The Bangladesh government has decided to formally go back on its existing loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reached during the time of the former Awami League administration, …
Economy
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India and the United States signaled fresh “momentum” in their expanding strategic partnership, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing confidence that the two sides would conclude a bilateral …
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It is easy to say things when the concerned party or person is not around, especially negatives. Which is exactly what happened when President Xi Jinping of China hosted his …
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to undertake a three-day visit to China, starting May 23, Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced, Pakistani media Dawn …
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At a time when Indian-origin families in the US, Australia, Canada and West Asia are increasingly looking beyond conventional engineering and medical careers, design education from India has emerged as …
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EmpowerHer Business Festival Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readThe Global Economic Foundation hosted the “EmpowerHer Business Festival” on May 17 in Chantilly, Virginia, drawing more than 700 participants and highlighting the growing presence of women entrepreneurs in Northern …
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G7 Finance Ministers Warn on Debt and Bond Market Turmoil Amid Iran Conflict
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readFinance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G7 nations have gathered in France on Monday for the two-day deliberations over rising public debt, volatile bond markets and the global …
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Opinion: A Lot of Fanfare But Few Details
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 7 minutes readAny major summit has its expectations, especially so for one taking place after nearly nine years. And for all those expecting “big, fat hugs” or a host playing up to …
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BRICS Rift Over Iran War Forces India to Settle for Chair’s Statement
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readDeepening divisions within the expanded BRICS bloc over the US-Israeli war on Iran overshadowed the grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, forcing India to abandon hopes of a unified …
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Trump Invites Xi to White House on September 24, Calls Ties ‘Most Consequential’
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readProjecting the high-stakes talks with China’s President Xi Jinping as “positive,” President Donald Trump said on May 14 that the Washington–Beijing relationship is “one of the most consequential in world …