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April 16, 2026 4:49 PM

India, Austria sign key agreements during Chancellor Christian Stocker’s visit

India and Austria on Thursday signed multiple agreements and announcements aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation across defence, trade, technology, education and culture. The outcomes followed wide-ranging bilateral talks held between Prime Minis...

April 16, 2026 2:42 PM

India, Austria to deepen ties in defence, technology: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a major push to strengthen India-Austria ties across key sectors, including defence, semiconductors and quantum technology, during a joint press statement with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker i...

April 16, 2026 8:52 AM

India resilient despite global shocks, says IMF chief

India’s economy is expected to remain resilient even as global growth slows amid war-driven disruptions, with strong fundamentals helping it outperform most economies, the International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has s...

April 15, 2026 4:56 PM

India’s exports rise 4.22% to $860.09 billion in FY26; imports grow faster, widening trade deficit

India’s exports grew by 4.22 per cent to USD 860.09 billion in the financial year 2025–26, while imports rose at a faster pace of 6.47 per cent to around USD 970 billion, resulting in a widening of the overall trade deficit, according to data sha...

April 13, 2026 10:39 AM

Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetings

Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion o...

April 10, 2026 10:01 AM

Stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests Iran ceasefire

Asian stocks ticked up early on Friday but gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of this week’s U.S.-Iran ceasefire and remained wary of fragile hopes for Israel-Lebanon peace talks. Investors were nervous as Iran cited Israel’s...

April 6, 2026 9:24 AM

Asia markets brace for Trump’s promised assault on Iranian infrastructure

Oil prices rose, bonds fell and stocks were mixed at the start of trading in Asia on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed "hell" if Tehran does not meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's repeated threats to destroy civilian...

April 4, 2026 1:21 PM

Italy’s Meloni visits Gulf to secure energy supplies amid Iran tensions

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni travelled to Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of an unannounced two day visit to the Gulf that will also include Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The trip comes amid rising regional tensions and growing concerns...

March 30, 2026 1:43 PM

Aluminium prices surge after Iran-linked strikes hit gulf smelters

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange jumped six percent on Monday, nearing four-year highs after Iranian-linked strikes damaged key Gulf production facilities over the weekend, raising fears of supply disruptions from one of the world’s mo...

March 30, 2026 12:33 PM

Piyush Goyal flags concerns over industrial fishing subsidies at WTO, backs small fishers

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday highlighted that the global challenge of overcapacity and overfishing is primarily driven by heavily subsidised industrial fleets, and not by small-scale fishermen in India and other develop...