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Friday, August 1, 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

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.