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How growth markets are redefining the global economy
Pro-Government
The National News
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For decades, development has been measured almost exclusively through gross domestic product and other macroeconomic indicators. Using these metrics, the world economy delivered rising growth rates, expanding infrastructure and global integration....
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Nashik: India’s Economy Transformed Under PM Modi, Says Deepak Karanjikar
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Free Press Journal
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Nashik: India’s Economy Transformed Under PM Modi, Says Deepak Karanjikar | X|@WAVESummitIndia Nashik: "During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, the Indian economy has undergone a transformation. The Direct Benefit Transfer scheme under...
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Uttar Pradesh News: Kanpur Exporters Secure ₹650 Crore Orders At UP International Trade Show
Kanpur Exporters Secure ₹650 Crore Orders At UP International Trade Show | File Photo Kanpur: Kanpur’s business community has received a major boost at the UP International Trade Show (UPITS), organized in Noida from September 25 to 29. The event...
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Amid Nepal’s destruction and loss, question remains: What happens next?
Since the abolition of the monarchy, Nepal’s democratic processes have continually faced significant frustrations—primarily driven by human error, which remains the core issue. The real challenge is rooted in a political culture where everyone’s...
Owner: Naresh Shrestha
The 36th Jubilee Fair Trade Marketplace has a new coordinator to organize the event
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The Fig Tree
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Jubilee Marketplace has a new coordinator Suzie Smith helps coordinate fair-trade marketplace. Photo courtesy of Suzie Smith For 36 years, the Jubilee Fair Trade Marketplace, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Spokane, has been an...
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Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed on Friday and Saturday, October 3-4? City-wise list
Bank Holiday in India 2025: Various cities of India have declared bank holidays this week in commemoration of Durga Puja, Navratri, and Gandhi Jayanti. They are determined in accordance with the RBI calendar 2025, which is designated under the...
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CFOs say RBI Indian Rupee lending to Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka has limited impact on India Inc but is a step forward
India Inc’s finance chiefs have broadly welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s latest push to internationalise the rupee, allowing authorised dealer (AD) banks to lend in Indian rupees (INR) to residents in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. While most...
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Nepal’s Uprising: Can Democracy Survive the Next Test?
This September, a youth-led uprising toppled the Nepali government. The movement erupted with a ferocity not seen since 2006, when nationwide protests forced King Gyanendra from power and set Nepal on the path to becoming a federal democratic...
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RBI Expands Rupee Trade to Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan
India’s central bank has taken fresh steps to expand the international role of the rupee, allowing trade and lending in the currency with Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that authorized dealer banks in India...
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RBI’s Move To Bolster Rupee Trade Aims To Reduce Dominance Of US Dollar
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank’s (RBI) measures to promote the internationalisation of the rupee, announced on Wednesday, are aimed at reducing the dominance of the US dollar in India’s global trade and boosting the position of the Indian currency....
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Inside the Raute community: How Nepal’s nomads celebrate Dashain
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República
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SURKHET, Oct 2: For many, the idea of Dashain conjures images of bustling markets, vibrant decorations, and family gatherings. But in the heart of Surkhet, Nepal’s only nomadic tribe—the Raute—celebrate the festival in a way that is entirely their...
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SEMO’s Nepal Community Reacts to the Anti-Corruption Protests That Collapsed Their Government
https://www.southeastarrow.com/news/semos-nepal-community-reacts-to-the-anti-corruption-protests-that-collapsed-their-government-8e35bde3 In the country of Nepal, protests broke out in the capital city of Kathmandu and other major cities on Thurs,...
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India's central bank proposes to boost international usage of rupee
Center-left
Yahoo News
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's central bank on Wednesday proposed steps to boost the Indian rupee’s , global use, including allowing local banks to lend in rupees to businesses in neighboring countries and setting official reference exchange rates for...
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Nepal festivities ring hollow for families mourning dead protesters
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Amid the lights, kite-flying and gatherings to celebrate Nepal’s 15-day festival of Dashain this year, the homes of families such as the Chaulagains are shrouded in grief for their son, killed in the country’s worst civil...
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Helpful, but won’t guarantee deferment, say economists
The United Nations (UN) will support an assessment of Bangladesh's readiness to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status, which economists say would be helpful for, but not guarantee, a deferment of the transition. The review is expected...
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Nepal confidence soars ahead of T20 World Cup Qualifier
Pro-Government
The National News
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Given all his experience, Stuart Law really should know better. The 56-year-old coach has been involved in professional cricket for 37 years. That has included an illustrious playing career in Australia and the UK, then a coaching one that has...
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India–EFTA free trade pact to take effect from October 1
KATHMANDU: The India–European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) will come into force on October 1, 2025, marking India’s first free trade agreement with four developed European nations — Switzerland,...
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Everywhere Insiders 15: Nepal Unrest, WHO Updates, Egypt Crackdown, Niger Delta
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...
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India and Japan: Why the perfect economic alliance is still underperforming on FDI
As countries go, Japan and India are studies in contrast. Japan is a small, modern, developed country. It is safe and clean, largely homogenous in language and ethnicity, with a population that is known to be orderly and civic minded. India, on...
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After Nepal, why have Gen-Z protests broken out in Morocco?
Morocco has been shaken by a wave of youth-led protests that have spread across the country since last week on September 27. The demonstrations, organised primarily online by a network calling itself GenZ 212, began as calls for improvements in...
Owner: Mukesh Ambani