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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicGlobal Economy

Topic: Global Economy

COVID-19 leads to ‘paranoia’, ‘gloomy’ economy & questions for governments

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Abheek Barua, M.K. Narayanan, Syed Ata Hasnain & many others.

Oil crash sends new shock through world economy already crippled by coronavirus

The oil crash imposes another body blow for credit markets, thanks to the energy industry’s outsize share of US high-yield securities.

IMF sees ‘more dire’ global economic possibilities due to coronavirus

IMF has offered $50 billion to help countries deal with coronavirus outbreak, including $10 billion at zero interest for the poorest nations.

Coronavirus has put globalized economy at risk, says OECD chief economist

The deeper links between economies that have come with globalization mean that the virus impact is unprecedented.

A global economic shock needs a global solution

The G-7 and the G-20 can play an important role in getting to a better outcome both for individual countries & the collective.

The good, the bad and the ugly of the coronavirus response

The question countries are facing is not about the willingness to act but about the effectiveness of actions against a virus that has caused a sudden stop to the global economy.

The direction of global economic policy depends on what China does next

The Communist Party’s Politburo has urged the nation to meet its economic targets this year which could shake the govt's reluctance to fire up large-scale stimulus.

Why the new strain of coronavirus is damaging the economy much more

The Wuhan outbreak could directly affect fewer people as compared to past pandemics, but still pack an intense punch in an interconnected global economy.

This is how coronavirus is infecting the global economy

The global hit from the new coronavirus outbreak could be three to four times larger than the $40 billion blow from the SARS outbreak of 2003.

What we learned in Davos about climate, economics and Trump

Global economic expansion may be on firm ground, but it faces risk of trade tensions and future environmental challenges.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.