Yen trims gains against dollar after Japan's intervention in marketsJapan's currency, the yen, saw a slight dip against the dollar on Friday. However, it is set for its strongest weekly rise in over two mont...
01 May, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
India should vigorously pursue G20 agenda: Commonwealth Gen-SecyCommonwealth General-Secretary Patricia Scotland has urged India to prioritize gender parity and inclusive approaches in its pursuit of the...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
India can help the Commonwealth scale up its trade, says Commonwealth Secy General"India's dynamism and innovation offer a large scope of opportunities for collaboration with the other 55 countries in our family. Furtherm...
16 Aug, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
Countries need to focus on fiscal forbearance amid pandemic, says NK Singh“In the context of the pandemic, we need to focus not on fiscal rectitude but on fiscal forbearance. Fiscal norms designed for normal times...
08 Oct, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement operational: Arun JaitleyJaitley and his BRICS counterparts are here to attend the annual fall meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
08 Oct, 2016, 12.18 AM IST
Arun Jaitley discusses Panama papers leak with Commonwealth Finance MinistersJaitley had last week stated that the Indian government is taking steps to deal with the names that have appeared in the Panama Papers.
07 Oct, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement operational: Arun JaitleyCRA, established in 2015 by BRICS member nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a framework for the provision of support...
07 Oct, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Commonwealth wants legally-binding & durable deal at COP21It said such an outcome, joined and implemented by all parties, should put the global community on track towards low-emission and climate-r...
29 Nov, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
India joins UK, Australia to help poor nations combat climate changeJoining a select group of countries, India said it will provide $2.5 mn for the vulnerable nations in the Commonwealth to help them introdu...
29 Nov, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Commonwealth wants ambitious, legally-binding deal in ParisThe Commonwealth referred to the "disproportionate" burden on least-developed countries and small island states in tackling climate change.
29 Nov, 2015, 05.24 AM IST
India pledges $ 2.5 million aid for small Commonwealth nationsCommonwealth has decided to set up the trade finance facility to help the poor nations introduce clean energy and bring down green-house ga...
29 Nov, 2015, 01.19 AM IST
Commonwealth leaders agree to set up climate change hubCommonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma said the leaders have also decided to set up a new mechanism to help poor countries manage d...
28 Nov, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
Commonwealth finance ministers meeting: Arun Jaitley bats for automatic exchange of information to tackle black moneyJaitley welcomed the efforts of OECD in areas of BEPS project and automatic exchange of information which have important implications for C...
09 Oct, 2015, 02.26 AM IST
Commonwealth Finance ministers to meet on October 7 in PeruThe meeting will take place in Peruvian Capital Lima, ahead of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings.
05 Oct, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
Commonwealth finance ministers to focus on global tax reforms co-operationDelegates will discuss the need for developing countries to be more active in global negotiations to prevent international tax avoidance an...
05 Oct, 2015, 04.56 PM IST
India asks Commonwealth to share best practices in healthcare"Commonwealth can make contribution by way of sharing best practices in critical areas essential to augment the health system capacity," J ...
17 May, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
- Commonwealth warns of devastating impact of global warming
Global-warming and its devastating environmental effects were to top the agenda of a two-day meeting of finance ministers from more than 50...
15 Oct, 2007, 09.30 AM IST