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India proposes to host G20 summit ahead of schedule
July 18, 2016
India’s turn to host the G20 summit is scheduled for 2019 but the country is now proposing to take up the presidency of the meet in 2018 as it would be having its general election polls in 2019.
Read MoreAir pollution the root cause of 1.6 million yearly premature deaths in India
June 28, 2016
A recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report on energy and air pollution, ‘World energy outlook’ (WEO), estimated that air pollution causes 6.5 million premature deaths across the world in a year, with India alone being the contributor of 1.6 million premature deaths, al...
Read MoreBritish voters choose to exit the European Union
June 24, 2016
After a tight and rough race, British voters have chosen to exit the European Union, in the “Brexit” referendum organised on June 23. It triggered a wave of uncertainty and volatility on the world markets, including Indian ones. The Sensex and the Indian rupee fell sharply. I...
Read More“Brexit” or “Bremain”? Will Britain stay in the European Union?
June 18, 2016
The Brexit votes will be conducted in the United Kingdom on June 23, where the citizens, including a nearly 3 million diaspora population of Indian origin residing in the UK, will voice their opinion whether the country should 'Remain' or 'Exit' Europe. This tight race will also ...
Read MoreMaurice Levy
May 25, 2016
World Economy: No Deep Crisis Yet The situation in the world economy though not very positive, is not something we all were not aware about. However, we are being a bit cautious to enter Iran as that was a completely closed market until now, says Levy. How important is the...
Read MoreIndia-EU summit
March 23, 2016
As part of a three-nations tour from March 30, 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Brussels to attend the 13th India-EU summit. Minister Narendra Modi will visit Brussels on March 30, 2016, to attend the 13th India-EU summit, which last took place in 2012. The te...
Read MoreEmerging markets
February 26, 2016
India has just taken up the presidency of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) group. It has become the strongest economic performer of this heterogeneous ensemble, with the highest growth and the most readable investment context among these five countries. Sinc...
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