Covid surge in India worrisome , threatens growth prospects: IMF Wednesday, April 14, 2021 IWK Bureau
The new wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping parts of India is worrisome and threatens the 12.5 per cent growth projection, an International Monetary Fund expert for the region said on Tuesday.
Jonathan Otry, the Deputy Director of the IMF s Asia Pacific Department, said that the current surge in infections presents a worrisome downside risk revisions for India which has seen a more sizeable upward revision to 12 and a half per cent on account of continued normalisation of its economy and a more growth-friendly fiscal policy .
In projections made before the current spike in Covid-19 cases and released last week, the IMF had raised its estimate of India s gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 1 per cent from the January projection to the historically high rate of 12.5 per cent the highest in the world for large economies during this fiscal year. The g
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Lankan Envoy presents Credentials to Armenian President Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Armenia Prof. M.D. Lamawansa presented his Letter of Credence to Armenian President Armen Sarkissian during a restricted ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan on February 23, the Embassy stated in a press release.
The ceremony was concluded with a discussion on the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Armenia. Special emphasis was drawn to the areas of trade, education, and health. Prior to the ceremony, the Ambassador also held a discussion with Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian regarding the government’s policies in bilateral trade, focusing on methods to diversify direct investments opportunities. the statement read.
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20 January 2021
Ms Lindsay Skoll CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna in succession to Mr Leigh Turner CMG who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Skoll will take up her appointment during September 2021.
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