Atmanirbhar Package 3.0: How would the stimulus impact the Indian economy
By Sudhakar Shanbhag The third tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week, has…
Money splash for WA brand-new property buyers as Government reveals its own stimulus package
The West Australian Government has unveiled a $125 million stimulus package for the state's home building sector, providing cash grants…
Lufthansa, German government agree on $9.8 billion rescue package: sources
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government and the management of flagship carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), which has been hit hard by…
Next U.S. coronavirus rescue package not too far off, McConnell says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting…
A matter of relief: On economic stimulus bundle
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It’s a 3.22-lakh-crore bundle, says Congress
The actual quantum of the Aatmanirbhar stimulus package announced by the government is not ₹20 lakh crore or 10% of…
Covid-19: Information of Rs 20 lakh crore relief plan
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday shared the breakup of the Rs 20 lakh crore relief package while…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces last tranche of stimulus package: Highlights
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday addressed the media to announce the last tranche of Rs 20 lakh…
One for the poor: On Centre’s corona bundle
More than 50 days since a nationwide lockdown was announced by the Union government, it is clear that what was…
Liquidity lifeline: On Nirmala’s MSME package
From an overall perspective, the first tranche of announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan…
Nirmala Sitharaman leans on banks, institutions to fund package
NEW DELHI: The first package in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan unveiled by FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday seems to have…
Congress leaders take a dig at Modi’s announcement of 20-lakh-crore bundle
P. Chidambaram. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu “No Action, Messaging Only (NAMO),” says former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh…
Nirmala Sitharaman on government’s Rs 20 lakh crore economic package: Key points
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils mega economic stimulus package (File photo: ANI)NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday unveiled…
Coronavirus | Congress to wait for fine print of ₹20 lakh crore financial package
Moments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a financial package along with the extension of lockdown in a new form…
Karnataka announces 1,610 crore COVID-19 lockdown relief plan
Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced a ₹1,610-crore relief package to help affected people in various sectors including…
Lockdown distress: Karnataka federal government reveals Rs 1,610 crore plan
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,610 crore relief package for the benefit of those in distress…
PM Modi meets FM Sitharaman for second economic stimulus package
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a series of meetings with key ministers, including home minister Amit…
U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus expense in newest relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small…
Corona bond: On Eurozone COVID-19 rescue package
Deliberations on the €540-billion emergency rescue package that Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed on Thursday underscore the difficult road ahead to…
$1.1 billion Medicare, psychological health, domestic violence plan on its way
Posted March 28, 2020 22:31:15 Mental health, domestic violence, Medicare and emergency food services will receive a $1.1 billion injection…
Factbox: What’s in the $2.2 trillion U.S. coronavirus rescue package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved an unprecedented $2.2 trillion stimulus package to alleviate the…
Standing with the clingy: On coronavirus lockdown package
The relief package is a good start, but more might need to be done sooner than later The ₹1,70,000-crore relief…
Cash transfers, free foodgrains for poor in Rs 1.7 lakh crore corona package
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package focused on emergency cash transfers into bank…
What remains in the $2 trillion US Senate coronavirus rescue plan
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt…
Coronavirus: All you need to know about government’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a comprehensive Rs 1.7 lakh crore package to deal with…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals 1.70 lakh crore bundle for poor
Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the press conference on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs. 1.70 lakh crore…
S&P 500 rallies for second day as investors await economic aid package
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate appeared near a…
‘Help is on the way’: Senate to vote on $2 trillion coronavirus aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the…
Wall Street surges for 2nd day as financiers wait for $2 trillion help package
(Reuters) - Wall Street rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate neared a vote on…
U.S. Congress, arbitrators reach offer on $2-trillion coronavirus aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to…
US Congress, negotiators reach deal on $2-trillion coronavirus aid package
WASHINGTON: US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the…
U.S. Senate races to settle on enormous coronavirus relief plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill…
Coronavirus in Kerala: One more positive case, state announces Rs 20,000 crore package
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One more person from Kerala has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total cases to 25, as the LDF…
U.S. Senate passes one coronavirus aid package while working on another
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from…
Senate prepares to vote on one coronavirus help bundle while dealing with another
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress scrambled to limit the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Senate preparing…