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G20 Leaders On How To Promote Growth, Reduce Inequalities

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G20 leaders recognised the critical role of private enterprises in accelerating growth (File) New Delhi: Concerned over cascading crises and challenges facing the global economy, the G20 leaders on Saturday underlined the need for well-calibrated monetary, fiscal, financial, and structural policies to promote growth, reduce inequalities, and maintain macroeconomic and financial stability. The G20 leaders…

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G-20 Summit 2023 | Resuming Black Sea grain trade will cool global food inflation: Finance Minister Sitharaman

September 9, 2023 admin

Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under U.N.’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul, Turkey. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The G-20 leaders’ recommendation to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) to help the movement of grains, food, and fertilisers from Russia and Ukraine…

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On the Finance Track, G-20 to push forward on crypto regulation, MDB reforms next month

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference at the G-20 Summit, in New Delhi, on September 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Paving the way for a co-ordinated global approach to regulating cryptocurrencies, strengthening multilateral development banks’ lending capacity and replicating the use of digital public infrastructure like the India Stack to expand…

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“Slower” Western Supplies Threatening Counteroffensive: Zelensky

September 9, 2023 admin

“The longer it takes, the more people suffer,” said Zelensky. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that “slower” arms shipments from Western countries were threatening his counteroffensive, calling for more powerful and long-range weapons to push back Russian forces. Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in June after stockpiling Western weapons, but has made…

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West Indies vs India 2023: ICC Rates Pitches For Both Tests As ‘Average’

September 9, 2023 admin

Yashasvi Jaiswal in action for Indian cricket team© AFP The International Cricket Council has come up with an “average” rating for the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, which hosted the opening Test between West India and India in July. Jeff Crowe, the match referee for the Test, had initially given a “below average”…

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Spouses Of G20 Leaders Treated to Special Lunch, Street Food

September 9, 2023 admin

Some of the spouses also went to an exhibition organised at the National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi: Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit here were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at…

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R Praggnanandhaa Finishes Third, Alexander Grischuk Takes Open Blitz Title

September 9, 2023 admin

World Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa was the best Indian with an overall third place finish, while world champion Alexander Grischuk reigned supreme to clinch the Open Blitz title of the Tata Steel Chess India 2023, on Saturday. Unbeaten in four games, Praggnanandhaa was in the lead but he suffered defeats against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (13th round),…

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Romania Says Found New Fragments Of Russian Drone On Its Territory

September 9, 2023 admin

The military has secured the area and the fragments will be analyzed, said defence ministry. (File) Buscharest, Romania: New fragments of a drone similar to those used by the Russian military were found on Romanian soil, the defence ministry said on Saturday, and President Klaus Iohannis said this indicated an unacceptable breach of Romania’s air…

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In ‘Delhi Declaration’, Commitments On Coal, Fossil Fuel Subsidies

September 9, 2023 admin

The declaration also spoke of providing targeted support for the “poorest and the most vulnerable”. New Delhi: The G20 countries on Saturday committed to expediting efforts to phase down unabated coal power in line with national circumstances and upholding their 2009 promise made in Pittsburgh to eliminate and rationalise inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. According to…

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