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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicEconomic

Topic: economic

‘Heightened political risks, lower growth’. Why Moody’s has downgraded Bangladesh’s economic outlook

Moody's, which downgraded country's rating from B1 to B2, also notes that ‘nascent reemergence of community-based tensions’, risk of further deterioration in law & order may dampen growth.

India, Qatar strengthen economic ties in Joint Meeting

Bilateral trade and investment cooperation top the agenda.

India and New Zealand to strengthen economic ties, explore collaboration in key sectors

During the meeting, both countries expressed their intent to deepen existing bilateral relations and expand trade and people-to-people contact.

Nobel prize for economics goes to Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig for research on financial crises

Former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, along with Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig, join luminaries such as Paul Krugman and Milton Friedman, previous winners of the prize.

Do sanctions work? Lessons from Russia, Iran and US ‘War on Terror’

MNCs are pulling out of Russia, taking their services and jobs with them. People are seeing their livelihoods eroded. But do these measures work?

PM Modi meets leading American CEOs, highlights economic opportunities in India

Modi held one-on-one meetings with the CEOs of Qualcomm, Adobe, First Solar, General Atomics & Blackstone in the US. He will also hold his first in-person meeting with Joe Biden.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.