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Debt debate: On the IMF’s latest India consultation details, Finance Ministry’s response

Despite the Finance Ministry’s views, in the broader picture, IMF staff’s perceptions of India’s fiscal position have actually improved over the past year

The Hindu · Dec 25, 2023

Outlook 2024: With no apparent hurdles on horizon, road seems clear for stock investors

Cumulatively, the past 12 months have been stellar for investors who parked their money in Indian stocks. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 25, 2023

Morning Digest | France grounded aircraft with 303 Indians: Indian Embassy; Ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram to head Congress Manifesto Committee for 2024 Lok Sabha election, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 23, 2023

The Hindu · Dec 23, 2023

Why the American technological war against China could backfire

The technological war waged by the United States against China has the potential to backfire, supercharging China’s creation of an independent computer chip industry that would directly compete with American manufacturers.

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2023

Milei Begins Shock Therapy in Argentina

The self-described anarcho-capitalist president devalued the peso, halved government ministries, and announced a series of spending cuts.

Reason · Dec 15, 2023

Friday briefing: What we learned from Vladimir Putin’s surreal televised press conference

In today’s newsletter: The Russian leader touched on his country’s economy, his political future – and the small matter of his war on Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

Argentina Slashes Subsidies And Devalues Peso By 50% As Milei's Austerity Plan Takes Shape

The new president of Argentina has begun a process of "shock therapy" in a bid to save the country from economic collapse.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023

Argentina Devalues Local Currency By 50%, Cuts Energy, Transportation Subsidies To Revive Economy

Luis Caputo said the country was going to see "worse than before" for a couple of months, adding that all the new government projects were halted as there was "no more money."

Latin Times · Dec 13, 2023

Argentina’s new government devalues peso by more than 50%

Package of spending cuts introduced in attempt to tackle country’s worst economic crisis in decades

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

Sri Lanka will get the second tranche of a much-need bailout package from the IMF

The International Monetary Fund executive board has approved the release of the second tranche of a bailout package to help Sri Lanka recover from the worst economic crisis in its history

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023