New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Policymakers and businesses in Asia must remain agile and financially strong as the world faces more frequent and unpredictable shocks, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday.Speaking at a conference in Bangkok, Georgieva said the global economy is entering a period of constant uncertainty where countries need to be ready for new challenges that can emerge at any time.She stressed that governments should focus on str…
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New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) From the strict one-child policy to curb population, China is now pushing women to bear more children to boost the dwindling demographics, said a media report.The Myanmar-based MeKong News reported that over the past four decades, the state, not women, has been dictating the country’s birth policies. While the one-child policy, introduced in 1979, was justified as an urgent brake on population growth, the country is now forcing women towards more children as it stares a…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The debate over Bangladesh achieving a trillion‑dollar economy by 2034 has moved from party manifestos into national conversation and online trolling, even as some economists have claimed the target may perhaps be achievable, said a media report published Wednesday. Under the right mix of policy, investment and institutional reform, Bangladesh could reach a much larger economy within a decade, but only if growth, revenue mobilisation and structural change accelerate sh…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Even while maintaining a stable yet modest growth rate averaging about 6 per cent per annum, India would become a US$26 trillion economy by 2047-48, with a per capita income exceeding $15,000, which is nearly six times the current value, according to an Ernst and Young (EY) report. The report highlights that there are a few key enablers of growth that uniquely strengthen India’s position in the global economy over the next decade and beyond, as it is most likely to ove…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India’s long-term structural growth story remains intact, supported by favourable demographics, rising digital adoption, increasing financialisation of household savings and continued reform momentum, according to a new report.The government’s ongoing policy initiatives will help reset the trajectory of corporate earnings over the medium term. Additionally, any resolution of the tariff stalemate with the US could act as an important external catalyst for markets, sai…