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The Reserve Bank on Friday signed a special currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka that will allow the latter to draw up to USD 1.1 billion.
Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 22:28
India Monday achieved a milestone with the signing of a motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh enabling seamless transit of passenger, cargo and vehicles with the first stage of the USD-8 billion road connectivity project set to begin in October.
Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 14:29
Pakistan on Monday said India should strive to achieve higher growth rates as its economic rise will help the entire SAARC region.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 17:44
Enthused over the allocation of Rs 1,300 crore in the Union Budget, Export-Import Bank of India is now planning to raise an additional Rs 13,000 crore in the next fiscal, a top official said today.
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:17
South Asian countries today called for greater involvement of private sector players for enhancing the regional integration of SAARC and increasing trade and investments in the region.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 03:36
Pakistan's Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan is visiting India Jan 16-18 for a SAARC business event and would meet Commerce Minister Anand Sharma for bilateral talks.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 03:28
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 00:18
Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, despite sharing social and cultural affinities, have not done enough to prosper as a regional bloc.
Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:14
The Pakistan government is working on a "zero conflict policy" to address all outstanding issues with countries like India and Afghanistan and to improve trade and political ties, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday.
Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 12:56
An investment bank to manage the USD 1.3 trillion wealth of South Asian diaspora can help supplement the efforts of SAARC, says an expert.
Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 00:09
Foreign direct investment in India has increased by about 35 percent to USD 13.6 billion during the first half of 2013 with merger and acquisitions accounting for the bulk of inflows, says an UNCTAD report.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:26
Using mobile and GPS technologies, a SAARC body is trying to develop a digital system to track missing children at the regional level and combat cross-border trafficking.
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