Retail inflation in May up at 6.3 pc due to higher food, fuel prices

Jun 14, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 14 : Retail inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 6.3 per cent in May due to...

Kabul locals struggle with higher food, fuel prices

Dec 18, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 : Amidst harsh winter, people living in Kabul are struggling for food, fuel and other basic items in the face...

Sri Lanka battling grave economic crisis, plans to look beyond Beijing

Mar 16, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 : Sri Lanka is facing the double whammy of high debt and rising prices, sparking protests from citizens due...

IMF warns of protests across Pakistan amid high food, fuel prices

Sep 02, 2022

Washington [US], September 3 : Pakistan's economy is teetering amid record-high inflation and soaring food prices along with high petrol prices can trigger protests...

Afghanistan facing jump in poverty, unemployment

Oct 03, 2021

Kabul [Afghanisan], October 4 : People of Afghanistan are facing a sharp jump in poverty and unemployment and food and fuel prices have also...

India’s rice exports ban to fuel volatility in global food prices: IMF

Jul 26, 2023

IMF’s Chief Economist and Director Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has said restrictions imposed by India on exports of certain varieties of rice are likely to exacerbate...