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Policy after COVID-19

Globally, economic policy could soon be in uncharted territory

Foreign exchange reserves a cushion for India against virus impact: RBI guv

He stressed that a swap line was critical from the point of view of preserving global financial stability

There will be limited sectoral impact on industries from Coronavirus: Das

The comments from Das come days after the RBI assuaged markets that it will do all it can to minimise the coronavirus impact.

Coronavirus: IMF makes available $50 bn to help emerging market countries

Of this, 10 billion dollars is available at zero interest for the poorest members through the rapid credit facility

IMF, World Bank switch to virtual spring meetings due to coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak is plunging the world economy into its worst downturn since the global financial crisis more than 10 years ago, OECD said

Market Ahead, March 3: All you need to know before the Opening Bell

Today is the second day for SBI Card's IPO. Despite the volatility in the market, the Rs 10,350-crore initial public offering of SBI Cards and Payment Services was off to a good a start on Monday

Ready to address economic challenges of coronavirus: IMF, World Bank

The IMF said it had an array of facilities and instruments in its tool kit to help countries respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus.

India will be one of top 3 global economies by 2025, says Anurag Thakur

Thakur said various financial institutions, including IMF and RBI, have projected that India will once again attain fast growth

Forex reserves touch record $467.12 bn on value increase of gold holdings

The forex kitty had zoomed by $3 billion to $476.092 billion in the previous reporting week

Coronavirus puts global recovery at risk: IMF's Kristalina Georgieva to G20

"The projected recovery... is fragile," IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said at the meeting in the Saudi capital

Coronavirus to shave 10 bps from global growth: IMF's Kristalina Georgieva

China has said it could still meet its economic growth target for 2020 despite the epidemic

Look back in anger: Why aren't economists setting down roots in India now?

The economic refugees of earlier years have been replaced by well-placed people leaving (or staying away from) India's unattractive political economy, writes T N Ninan

Forex reserves touch lifetime high on rise in foreign currency assets

In the previous week, the foreign exchange reserves had increased by $ 1.701 billion to $ 473 billion

Coronavirus may damage global growth in 2020: IMF's Kristalina Georgieva

'However, a sharp & rapid economic rebound could follow'

Automation likely to kill 9% jobs in India, says IMF's David Lipton

Globally, he said, 14 per cent of workforce or 375 million workers could lose jobs to automation

India's economic environment weak, needs urgent and ambitious reforms: IMF

he IMF in January lowered India's economic growth estimate for the current fiscal to 4.8 per cent

IMF sees resilient Chinese economy in mid to long-term despite coronavirus

International Monetary Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said the Fund welcomed China's efforts to contain the spread of the virus

Gulf Arab states may lose their financial wealth in the next 15 years: IMF

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - whose net financial wealth the IMF estimates at $2 trillion - accounts for over one fifth of global oil supply

Indian economy faced abrupt slowdown in 2019; it's not in recession: IMF MD

Kristalina Georgieva said India had undertaken some important reforms that over the longer term would be beneficial for the country, but they do have some short-term impact

IMF sees medium-term risks to global economy; more easing not the answer

The IMF said that global growth would have been 0.5 percentage point lower without last year's actions