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The socialist government has also considered goat breeding as a way to replace beef, given the higher costs of production. (Photo: Pixabay)

Life

Venezuela to promote eating rabbit meat amidst economic crisis

Head of government food program, Freddy Bernal says Venezuelans would have to get over their love of rabbits for the...

14 Sep 2017 6:05 AM GMT

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

World

Will approach both friendly countries, IMF: Pak PM

Khan said he will present a roadmap before the nation listing steps the government will take to stabilise the economy.

11 Oct 2018 9:39 AM GMT

Misaligned economic policies, including large fiscal deficits, loose monetary policy, and defence of an overvalued exchange rate, fuelled consumption and short-term growth in recent years, but steadily eroded macroeconomic buffers, increased external and public debt, and depleted international reserves, IMF said. (Photo: ANI)

World

IMF blames Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, PLM-N for Pakistan's economic...

IMF made these remarks in its staff report on USD 6 billion bailouts to Pakistan approved by its executive board earlier...

11 July 2019 8:57 AM GMT

Opinion

Use crisis as an opportunity to restart reforms, lessen winners-losers...

If the Prime Minister is not interested in listening to his own advisers, then they cannot be blamed.

19 Sep 2019 8:20 PM GMT

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the AICC general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh (East)

India

Priyanka Gandhi targets govt over slowdown

The Congress has already demanded a white paper on the prevailing economic situation in the country.

5 Sep 2019 8:24 PM GMT

The boy said that Pakistan cannot solve the Kashmir issue unless it is able to match Indias economic strength in order to be taken seriously globally. (Photo: Twitter | video screengrab)

World

Watch: Pak boy's prescription for PM Imran Khan to fix economy instead...

The world will never advocate for Pakistan at the cost of affecting their relationship with India,' the boy said.

3 Sep 2019 11:18 AM GMT

Hundreds of Austalians queue up outside an Australian welfare centre in Meblourne. AFP Photo

World

Australians queue up for help as unemployment fears grow

Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned the coronavirus pandemic would cause an economic crisis akin to the Great...

23 March 2020 6:06 AM GMT

A man adjusts a mask in front an electronic stock board showing Japans Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo. (AP)

World

As pandemic rages, Japan's suicide hotline rings non-stop

Health workers worry the current crisis will reverse Japan's downward trend in suicide rate

29 May 2020 5:12 AM GMT

Global equities have received a boost this week as governments around the world gradually loosened their coronavirus lockdown restrictions. (AFP Photo)

Business

Asia shares rise on hopes of rapid economic recovery

Global equities have received a boost this week as governments around the world gradually loosened their coronavirus...

21 May 2020 3:25 AM GMT

Business

Asian equities rally stalls on lingering economic uncertainty

The World Bank warned the crisis could leave about 60 million in extreme poverty

20 May 2020 3:38 AM GMT

$Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is \hopelessly inadequate\. (PTI Photo)$ India

Chidambaram slams Centre, says stimulus package hopelessly inadequate

The party sought a revised and comprehensive package of 10 per cent of the GDP

18 May 2020 8:59 AM GMT

Coronavirus deals U.S. job losses of 20.5 million. (AFP Photo)

Business

US economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs, historic unemployment...

Though millions of Americans continue to file claims for unemployment benefits, April could mark the trough in job...

10 May 2020 3:32 AM GMT