Mahua Venkatesh

<p> <strong>Much to the relief of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved disbursement of $1 billion as part of its $6 billion loan programme under …

<p> <strong>As China rolls out frantic measures to clean up bad debts in its local governments and their financing arms known as local government financing vehicles (LGFVs), non performing assets …

<p> <strong>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carved out a Rs 39,45 lakh crore Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23 but all eyes are on Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. India’s vaccination …

<p> <em><strong>As India thrives to touch the $5 trillion economy, will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fourth crucial budget amid the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic catapult growth and employment generation? Gopal …

<p> <strong>The thrust for the government will be on economic growth and recovery with an aim to touch the $5 trillion economy mark—that is Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s message through …

<p> <strong>Discontent has risen among the people in Pakistan as the Imran Khan government, which is looking for a financial assistance package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), passed the …

<p> <strong>Amid the steady depreciation of the Turkish currency, lira –the worst performing currency in 2021, prices have been galloping. After the consumer price inflation surged to 36.08 per cent …

<p> <strong>Trouble is brewing for the Chinese in Zimbabwe. With Beijing being one of the primary investors in the country, Chinese influence has been rapidly rising leading to discontent among …

<p> <strong>Amid Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s euphoric assertion and chest thumping that his country’s economy was performing better than several others in the region especially India, Lahore based think …

<p> <strong>Sharp spike in prices in Nepal is hurting its common citizens. What is worse is that many believe that prices will further rise in the coming months especially with …

<p> At a time when more and more countries are announcing the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions, China’s approach of adhering to zero-tolerance has surprised a large section of its …

<p> <strong>Cash-starved Pakistan, in an attempt to mollify “all weather ally” China, has finally agreed to pay $ 11.6 million as compensation to the 36 Chinese nationals, who were killed …

<p> <strong>Amid intense scrutiny and fast deteriorating economic situation, Sri Lanka averted a default repaying $500 million international sovereign bond (ISB) that matured on January 18. But the island nation, …

<p> <strong>India is looking to delineate politics and economy as much as possible. Sample this. Notwithstanding the border tension with China, bilateral trade between the two countries crossed a record …

<p> <strong>For China, this year will be a crucial test unlike the beginning of 2021, when the country was almost out of the Covid 19 crisis supported by visible tailwinds …

<p> <strong>Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in China’s troubled real estate sector could gain momentum in the next few months. </strong><strong>Beijing has already eased policies related to M&A. Last month, guidelines were …

<p> <strong>The political unrest in the natural resource rich Kazakhstan could have a direct bearing on China, though the situation has been somewhat brought under control. China has large investments …

<p> <strong>Consecutive droughts and the Covid 19 pandemic have intensified food shortage in East African countries– home to lakhs of people of Indian origin. About 100,000 people of Indian descent …

<p> <strong>Kenya and China have just signed six trade agreements and have even proposed to form a joint working group to carve out ways to reduce trade imbalances. China's Foreign …

<p> <strong>The deepening of the ongoing political turmoil in Kazakhstan has left several countries including China worried. The unrest has not only pushed global oil prices northward but fears of …

<p> <strong>Will Sri Lanka restructure its albatross-like external debt? After the country’s foreign exchange reserves dipped to $1.6 billion in November, it improved to $3.1 billion in December. But is …