Maldives may be heading for debt default akin to Sri LankaMaldives faces potential debt default similar to Sri Lanka, with critical foreign reserves depletion and a substantial debt burden. The gov...
14 Mar, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
Dollar-starved Maldives notifies new foreign currency rulesMaldives has introduced new rules requiring all foreign currency earnings from the tourism sector to be deposited in local banks. The regul...
20 Oct, 2024, 01.34 PM IST
PM Modi, Maldives President Muizzu seek to strengthen bilateral ties with $400 million supportPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu aim to enhance bilateral ties, with India providing significant financia...
07 Oct, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
When lame Dhaka democracy winsThe fate of economic and political reforms required in opposition-mukt Bangladesh now gets tricky. It undermines efforts to sustain the cou...
08 Jan, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
India-Pak faceoff over terrorism hogs limelight at Shanghai Co-op meetingJaishankar told reporters after a meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Goa: "They (Pakistan) are commit...
06 May, 2023, 06.37 AM IST
Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from DubaiDuring his visit to Dubai, Rajapaksa visited the exotic animal farm called "Fame Park," according to news portal newsfirst.lk. Rajapaksa, 7...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
As more Indians head overseas, forex outflows doubleIndia's reserve cover remains strong, at about 9 months of imports, in September. This is higher than during the "taper tantrum" in 2013, w...
22 Oct, 2022, 05.02 AM IST
Falling rupee: What it means for your investment portfolio, study abroad and foreign holiday plansAfter touching 80 to a US dollar, the rupee has pulled back for now, but further fall in value going forward is almost certain.
08 Aug, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
View: Tough days ahead for India?The economic impact of the various crises is expected to begin manifesting themselves soon, if governments of those countries fail to addre...
18 Apr, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
News from the Island isn't very good for many Indian entitiesThe listed Sapphire Foods, which operates quick service restaurant brands KFC and Pizza Hut in the sub-continent including India and Sri La...
15 Apr, 2022, 12.55 AM IST
SAARC nations unveil emergency stimulus packages to tackle COVID-19 economic falloutIndia - the biggest in the 8-member SAARC grouping - responded by unveiling a Rs 1.7 lakh crore ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan, pro...
26 Apr, 2020, 12.12 PM IST
Sensex, Nifty50 slip into negative territory as Suresh Prabhu starts Rail Budget speechThe fall in the index was led by losses in HDFC, ITC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, and NTPC. The Nifty50 was trading above its crucial support level...
25 Feb, 2016, 02.54 PM IST