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Paul Romer appointed new World Bank chief economist
19 Jul 2016
Paul Romer, professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business, will take over as as the World Bank’s chief economist, replacing Kaushik Basu whose term ends in September
Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in latest poll
18 Jul 2016
With both the Republican and Democratic party conventions due this week, Hillary Clinton maintains her lead over Republican Donald Trump, though the email controversy has made a dent in her popularity
RBI chief Rajan slams critics, says inflation still high
18 Jul 2016
Taking on his critics, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Sunday challenged them to show how inflation is ''very low" and cited CPI-based inflation surging for the fourth straight month in June to 5.77 per cent to defend his policies
Always pressure on RBI for rate cuts, suggests Subbarao
15 Jul 2016
In a book that reveals the often stormy relations between him and the government, former RBI governor D Subbarao portrays himself as one not afraid to stand up to pressure on policy rate cuts and other issues
UK surprise: PM May makes Boris Johnson foreign minister
14 Jul 2016
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May surprised everyone by naming key Brexiteer Boris Johnson as foreign secretary, while also unceremoniously sacking Chancellor George Osborne and replacing him with Philip Hammond
Bernie Sanders finally comes out in support of Clinton
13 Jul 2016
Bernie Sanders' endorsement, five weeks after Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, brought the most prominent holdout in the party's liberal wing into her camp
Last woman standing: Theresa May to be UK’s next PM
12 Jul 2016
Theresa May is set to take over from David Cameron as prime minister after her only rival Adrea Leadsom pulled out, which means that all the key Brexit campaigners are now out of frontline politics
Pakistan’s ‘Father Teresa’ Abdul Sattar Edhi dead
12 Jul 2016
Although offered generously, Abdul Sattar Edhi never accepted financial assistance from any government in the world or donor agencies like UN, US AID or the World Bank
Capt Radhika Menon is first woman to receive IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
11 Jul 2016
The first woman to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, Captain Radhika Menon is also the first woman captain in the Indian Merchant Navy
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
11 Jul 2016
Aditya Puri, chief executive and managing director of India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, has been named the best banking CEO in Asia
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
11 Jul 2016
Aditya Puri, chief executive and managing director of India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, has been named the best banking CEO in Asia
Goldman Sachs hires former EC president Barroso as non-executive chairman
09 Jul 2016
Goldman Sachs and other US investment banks are seen to the especially vulnerable to Brexit as they had relied on the EU's "passporting" regime that allowed them to offer services across the bloc with most of the staff and operations based in the UK