Last year, India reportedly batted for ‘stringent monitoring’ of any emergency funds provided by the IMF to Pakistan, emphasising that such funds should not be redeployed towards defence bills or repayment of loans from other countries.
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After monthslong negotiations between Yellow’s management and the Teamsters union broke down, the company shut its operations late last month, and said Sunday that it was seeking bankruptcy protection so it could wind down its business in an “orderly” way.
Pakistan has less than a month's worth of foreign exchange reserves and is awaiting a bailout package of $1.1 billion from the IMF that has been delayed since November over issues related to fiscal policy adjustments.
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Upon receiving the funds from the IMF, the monetary authority can buy foreign exchange and provide the government an equivalent amount of rupees to spend, Weerasinghe told Bloomberg on Tuesday.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits up to $250,000, but many of the companies and wealthy people who used the bank — known for its relationships with technology startups and venture capital — had more than that amount in their account.
Under the rescue plan, 8 financial entities, led by SBI, had infused Rs 10,000 crore in Yes Bank. They were mandated to hold the shares for three years. As that lock-in nears its end, Yes Bank faces selling pressure.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has announced a list of austerity measures amid the economic crisis. The measures include cutting allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers. The belt-tightening comes as Pakistan thrashes out a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure funds worth $1 billion. Watch the video to find out what services and luxuries that are now restricted for Pakistan’s government officials.
The two could not reach a deal last week and a visiting IMF delegation departed Islamabad after 10 days of talks, but said negotiations would continue. Pakistan is in dire need of funds as it battles a wrenching economic crisis.
The island nation defaulted on its $51 billion foreign debt in April and is seeking help from the International Monetary Fund after months of food, fuel and medicine shortages
Its shares sank 28% on Monday, taking the company’s market value to 4.14 billion euros.
In a statement on Monday, the German carrier quoted Lufthansa Chairman Karl-Ludwig Kley saying it had been “a very difficult decision.”
Thursday's voting took place under safety protocols that considerably dragged out proceedings. Lawmakers came to the House in alphabetical order in small groups and were told to stand in line, 6 feet (1.8 m) apart, before entering the chamber.
The industry is staring at zero revenue in the short term and 50% reduction in the long term, says NRAI
The bailout package for Yes Bank stops short of being a full-fledged one. While that protects SBI to an extent, Yes Bank's eventual fate are tied to new investors hopping on board
The SBI chief added that he was sure some solutions would emerge
The government has rolled up its sleeves and decided fund a revival scheme for the real estate sector
It’s time for the government to cut its losses
Naresh Goyal has no option but to agree to cede majority control to woo the likes of Etihad.
With the NDA government set to present its third budget next month, the Prime Minister's Office has sought a detailed performance report from flag carrier Air India, which is surviving on a Rs 30,000 crore bailout package from the exchequer.
The government today said it has already infused funds to the tune of Rs 23,993 crore in the national flag carrier Air India from 2011-12 till November this year.
According to the changes in the scheme, states which will be signing on anew will be allowed to convert 75 percent of their debt at one go in this fiscal year itself. They wouldn't have to stagger it.
The International Monetary Fund said today that the fiscal projections underpinning Greece's proposals for moving ahead in its bailout program are not realistic.
Ministers, junior ministers and other senior staff will also see a 15-percent salary cut, the agency said. Tsipras's government and its creditors are reportedly close to finalising the terms of a third bailout agreement for the debt-hit country.