IMF warns Trump's tax bill could add $4 trillion to US deficit, contradicting debt reduction goals. Details on economic risks and global impacts.
1 min read4 Jul 2025Initiatives being launched at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla represent only the beginning. Many pragmatic ideas exist that must be pursued if we are to put global development back on track.
4 min read2 Jul 2025India's petroleum product exports to Europe have doubled over the past three years, driven by discounted Russian oil imports, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said. He emphasized the importance of Russia, Venezuela and Iran for global energy security.
2 min read22 Jun 2025Though benign inflation and a manageable current account deficit have provided a buffer against global headwinds, economists said sustaining momentum will require deeper demand-side support and a sharper pickup in private capital spending.
5 min read17 Jun 2025The IMF paper flags a deteriorating development outlook, reassesses the feasibility of the SDGs, and outlines measures to accelerate progress amid mounting financial and economic pressures.
2 min read6 Jun 2025As New Delhi sends delegations abroad to make India’s point, post Operation Sindoor, the country’s challenge of diplomacy is to take charge of the story globally. In geopolitics, as in military strategy, the side that frames the question often controls the answer.
5 min read20 May 2025The International Monetary Fund’s tough conditions for its loan to Islamabad are unlikely to work without strict vigilance over the use of all its funds. Even then, can Pakistan’s economy really be rescued?
2 min read20 May 2025The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed 11 new conditions on Pakistan in exchange for the billion-dollar bailout programme. The bailout plan will immediately disburse nearly $1 billion, as per the official data.
3 min read18 May 2025ISB's executive board has formed a committee to review the role of Subramanian, a professor of finance at the business school. This comes after the government cut short his term as India's executive director at IMF.
2 min read15 May 2025For too long has the International Monetary Fund (IMF) been dominated by a handful of rich countries. But a multilateral institution whose decisions reflect outdated economic realities can’t serve the interests of its members well. An upcoming review offers the Fund a chance to restructure itself.
4 min read13 May 2025The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared