Global Markets | Resilience Tested: Asian economies balance buffers against rising oil shockAsian economies are scrambling to manage an energy shock caused by the Iran war, with soaring oil prices and supply disruptions hitting the...
05 May, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
Why European Union's wartime loan is vital lifeline for cash-strapped UkraineUkraine has secured a vital 90 billion euro European Union loan. This funding will sustain its wartime efforts. The loan arrives at a criti...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Financial resilience must include India’s credit-invisible workforceIndia's strong digital finance infrastructure faces a challenge. Many informal workers lack financial resilience due to volatile incomes an...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Russian oil export revenue hit lowest level since invading Ukraine: IEARussia is the world's third largest oil producer and income from fossil fuels is vital for its state finances, under pressure from meagre e...
12 Dec, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
IMF, Ukraine reach staff-level agreement on $8.2 billion, four-year programThe International Monetary Fund has agreed to a new four-year, 8.2 billion dollar program for Ukraine. This funding aims to stabilize Ukrai...
27 Nov, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
Ukraine resists EU conditions on loan backed by frozen Russian assetsUkraine aims to regain comprehensive oversight of a suggested $163 billion loan sourced from frozen Russian assets. The nation intends to p...
22 Oct, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
Trump's halt on military aid will hurt Ukraine's defences. But it may not be fatalThe US has been Ukraine's main military supporter since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022. The Trump administration's suspension o...
05 Mar, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Ukraine needs $524 billion to recover, rebuild after three years of war, World Bank saysThe estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after the Russian invasion has reached $524 billion, nearly three times its expected 2024 e...
25 Feb, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
Russia tries to unfreeze gold reserves for climate funds at COP28Russia said on Saturday it was looking into whether its frozen gold reserves, taken after Russia invaded Ukraine, could be used to fund the...
09 Dec, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Global trade finance gap at record $2.5 trillion, says ADBAs per the survey respondents, they fought various constraints last year. Further, the Russia-Ukraine war also hit their trade finance port...
05 Sep, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
EU proposes 50 bn-euro package to support Ukraine"This financial reserve will allow us really to calibrate our financial support according to the evolution of the situation on the ground,"...
20 Jun, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
Germany aims to buy 18 Leopard 2 tanks for 545 mln euros -sourceGermany has supplied 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine since the Russian invasion last year and has said it intends to plug the gap with new ta...
12 May, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Govt describes criticism of its G20 Finance Minister chair statement as misplaced & politically biased“We have noted some politically biased and motivated comments on the G20 Finance Ministers’ Chair’s Summary and Outcome Document. The fact ...
28 Feb, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
G7 increases economic aid to Ukraine to USD 39 billion"We urge the IMF and Ukraine to deliver a credible, ambitious, fully financed and appropriately conditioned IMF programme by the end of Mar...
23 Feb, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
US to send munitions, Humvees to Ukraine in $725 million aid package: OfficialsThe package, that could come as soon as Friday, is the first aid package since Russia's barrage of rocket attacks on civilian population ce...
14 Oct, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
In Kyiv, Blinken and Austin announce aid, diplomatic surgeIn the highest-level American visit to the capital since Russia invaded in late February, top envoy Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Ll...
25 Apr, 2022, 09.19 AM IST
Ukraine economy could shrink by a third due to Russia invasion, IMF report saysThe report said Ukraine has an external financing gap of $4.8 billion, but its financing needs were expected to grow and it would require s...
14 Mar, 2022, 09.56 PM IST