G20 must step up growth efforts: IMF's Lagarde

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 20:44

The world`s biggest economies must step up reform efforts to boost growth in line with targets they set last year using a mix of accommodative monetary policy, fiscal policy and structural reforms, the head of the International Monetary Fund said.

G20 vows to boost fragile growth, nudges China on currency

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 20:32

G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs on Saturday pledged to act decisively to shore up stuttering global growth and to refrain from unsettling currency moves after China`s controversial devaluation last month.

G20 says global growth 'short of expectations'

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 19:54

The G20 group of top world economies on Saturday said that global economic expansion was slower than had been expected but expressed confidence that a recovery would gain momentum.

Global safety nets to check currency, market volatility needed: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 17:41

Jaitley also sought a well-designed and quickly-triggered safety nets under IMF like strengthening of liquidity arrangements via multilateral swap arrangements between member countries.

G20 seeks to lift market mood despite China alarm

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 14:49

Ministers and central bank chiefs from the world`s top 20 economies sought Saturday to bolster market confidence in the global economy, despite mounting alarm about the fallout from China`s slowdown.

FM Jaitley promises ease of doing biz, tax reforms

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 18:31

The Finance Minister said India has benefited significantly from the decline in global oil prices.

Turkish riot police clash with demonstrators

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 00:53

Turkish riot police blasted opposition protesters with water cannons, tear gas and plastic bullets in Istanbul on Monday in scenes reminiscent of the summer`s mass anti-government demonstrations.

Tens of thousands at anti-Erdogan protest amid vast graft probe

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:26

Tens of thousands of Turkish demonstrators took to streets in capital Ankara in protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s government, which has been rocked by a vast corruption probe.

Turkey fires police chiefs in 16 provinces: Media

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 14:04

The Turkish government fired 16 provincial police chiefs as it deepened its purge of law enforcement amid a corruption scandal that has ensnared key allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reported Wednesday.

Iran rejects US suggestion of Syrian peace talks role

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 00:52

Iran on Monday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a US suggestion that it could be involved "from the sidelines" as not respecting its dignity.

41 injured in Turkey`s 50-car pile up

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 00:13

As many as 41 people suffered injuries when 50 cars rammed into each other due to thick fog near Turkey`s Diyarbakir province Monday morning, Xinhua reported.

15 more police officers sacked in Turkey

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 01:46

Fifteen more police chiefs were removed from their posts at Turkish National Police department in Ankara, adding to a series of removals within the police system following a graft probe that started Dec 17, media reported on Friday.