India, Russia sign Kudankulam project funding protocol (Second Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) India and Russia Tuesday signed a protocol for Russian funding for units III and IV at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu, ... Read more...
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IMF warns Russia over credit bubble
April 20th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Russia it faces the risks of a "credit bubble swelling up" due to the rapid growth in consumer ... Read more...
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Brazil not to take further steps to depreciate Real
March 24th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) The Brazilian government does not plan to further push down the exchange rate of the Brazilian Real against the US dollar, a senior finance ... Read more...
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G20 finance ministers meet in Mexico
February 25th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 25 (IANS) The finance ministers of the Group of 20 countries and central bank governors met here Friday, aiming to promote economic stability.At the opening ceremony, Mexico's ... Read more...
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`Italy is in recession’
February 16th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 16 (IANS/AKI) It's official, Italy, the euro zone's third-richest economy, is in recession. The value of the country's economy during the fourth quarter shrank by 0.7 percent from ... Read more...
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Italy’s industrial production rose in November
January 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy's industrial production in November managed to rise even though the eurozone's third biggest economy implemented cost-cutting measures amid an economic crisis and probable recession.Output gained ... Read more...
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Brazilian economy was flat in third quarter
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Nov 23 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's economy appears to have stalled in the third quarter, the country's deputy finance minister said Tuesday, while predicting a return to growth in the final ... Read more...
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Medvedev holds talks with Kim Jong-il
August 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in a closed military town in the south Siberian region of Buryatia.
Kim, ... Read more...
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Russia to raise retirement age to 65
July 27th, 2011 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will have to gradually raise the retirement age to 65 years, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov has said.The issue of increasing the retirement age, ... Read more...
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Prime Minister, Vice President condoles passing away of former Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat
January 2nd, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the passing away of veteran Congressman and former Lok Sabha Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat.In his condolence message to Naveen ... Read more...
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Veteran Congress leader Bali Ram Bhagat is dead, PM saddened (Lead)
January 2nd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Veteran politician and Congress leader Bali Ram Bhagat, who also served as the Lok Sabha speaker, died Sunday in a hospital here. He was 89.His death ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka passes laws to legalise gambling, betting
November 10th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 10 (DAP) Sri Lanka's parliament Wednesday passed legislation to legalise betting and gambling, saying the move would help to attract tourists following the end of the decades-long civil war on ... Read more...
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55 percent Italians want Berlusconi to go
July 21st, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 21 (IANS/AKI) The popularity of the beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has fallen to its lowest level since he was elected for a third term in April 2008.
A majority ... Read more...
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Polish President among 87 killed in Russian plane crash
April 10th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Smolensk (Russia), Apr 10, (ANI): Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died here on Saturday when a plane carrying 87 passengers from Warsaw crashed while approaching Smolensk airport in Russia.The Polish ... Read more...
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Russia lends $300 mn to Sri Lanka for arms
February 9th, 2010 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia will provide a loan of $300 million to Sri Lanka to help the island nation procure military equipment and technology to strengthen its armed forces.
Russia has ... Read more...
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IMF to talk to Sri Lanka on $1.9 bn loan
March 22nd, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 22 (IANS) An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is to hold talks with Sri Lanka Sunday and finalise its request for a $1.9 billion standby loan to prop up the ... Read more...
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Russia plans $5 bn rescue plan for defence industry
December 8th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (RIA Novosti) The Russian government has drafted a rescue package of 150 billion rubles ($5.4 billion) for the country's defence industry amid the ongoing global financial crisis, a Russian ... Read more...
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Prachanda fails to dam disputes, cabinet expansion put off
August 29th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Dogged by dispute from its very birth, the Maoist-led government of Nepal Friday failed to expand Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's mini cabinet with feuds now erupting ... Read more...
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DPM Surapong says Deputy Finance Minister submitted resignation letter to PM
July 30th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee discloses that Deputy Finance Minister Ranongrak Suwanchawee (ระนองรักษ์ สุวรรณฉวี) has submitted her resignation letter to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.However, the deputy premier says he ... Read more...
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