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Topic: Finance Minister

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir fires finance minister, 7th replacement since 2020

Kiir did not specify any reason for firing Dr. Marial Dongrin Ater. He also said Athian Ding Athian would take up the position, which he previously held between 2020 and 2021.

Nirmala Sitharaman was asked what keeps her up at night—‘I sleep well, actually’

What are India's top 3 economic priorities? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

SubscriberWrites: A letter to the Finance Minister

The Indian middle class carries a heavy tax burden, funding over 50% of direct taxes. Tax relief is needed to ease financial strain, boost demand, and ensure a fairer tax system.

Manmohan Singh, 1932-2024: From Cambridge to spearheading 1991 reforms to India’s 1st Sikh PM

India’s 14th Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh passed away at AIIMS, Delhi, Thursday at age 92. During his tenure, India emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

FM Sitharaman stresses govt’s manufacturing focus at a time when ‘some economists’ advise otherwise

Speaking at a CII summit, Nirmala Sitharaman says 99% of phones sold in India are made in the country and that 60% import substitution has been achieved in the telecom sector.Speaking at a CII summit, Nirmala Sitharaman says 99% of phones sold in India are made in the country and that 60% import substitution has been achieved in the telecom sector.

Why Manmohan Singh was late to his swearing-in ceremony in 1991

In ‘India’s Finance Ministers: Volume 2’, AK Bhattacharya looks at how the 12 finance ministers in the period between 1977 to 1998 took the country from a closed, agrarian economy to a liberal one.

Cricketers ‘fight’ sleepless nights over wrestlers’ stir & NCP workers on Sharad Pawar’s exit

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail resigns, senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar to take over

The resignation came after it was formally decided in the party meeting that the country needs a new finance minister and Nawaz Sharif nominated Dar for the 'tough' job.

Sri Lanka’s new finance minister quits after one day in office as economic crisis worsens

Ali Sabry's departure is in keeping with the trend of govt officials distancing themselves from the powerful Rajapaksa family in face of growing public anger over surge in inflation.

India has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as currency: Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament

Sitharaman said the Modi govt doesn't collect data on Bitcoin transactions. Centre plans to introduce cryptocurrency bill that seeks to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.