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NPCI International Collaborates With Qatar National Bank to Launch QR Code-Based UPI Payments
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the payments organisation, has signed an agreement with Qatar National Bank (QNB) to launch QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across the country. With this move, Indian tourists and travellers can scan QR codes to make UPI payments across multiple retail touc...
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RBI, NIPL Working to Expand UPI to 20 Countries by 2028-29: RBI Annual Report
RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) are working on expanding UPI to 20 countries by 2028 or 2029, according to RBI's annual report. The central bank is in talks with central banks of various countries for entering into collaborative arrangements according to the Payments Vision Document 2025.
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Spreading False Narrative Of Genocide Over 2009 Incident: Sri Lanka On Canada
The Sri Lankan government has once again slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for engaging in vote bank politics by consistently spreading "false narrative" about the ethnic conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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World Bank Approves $700 Million In Support For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
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World Bank Approves $700 Million For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
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World Bank Approves $500 Million In Budgetary Support To Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will enter into an agreement with the World Bank for $500 million in budgetary support after the cabinet approved it on Tuesday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit nation since an International Monetary Fund deal in March.
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Crisis-Hit Lanka Says China To Restructure Loans For Securing IMF Bailout
China's Exim bank "sent a letter to the IMF" expressing its willingness to "restructure" credit to Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament.
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SBI Completes First Commercial Trade In Sri Lankan Rupees
Indian lender State Bank of India on Thursday said it completed its first non-dollar transaction with Sri Lanka, by paying for exports in Sri Lankan rupees as India looks to bring
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Sri Lanka Hikes Power Prices By 275 Per Cent To Secure IMF Deal
Sri Lanka's electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the second steep increase in months as the bankrupt island nation works to secure an IMF bailout.
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World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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8% Economic Contraction Predicted For Crisis Hit Sri Lanka, Says Governor
Sri Lanka's economic meltdown will result in a record contraction of at least eight percent this year but the public could soon expect some relief from runaway inflation, the head of the country's central bank said Thursday.
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In Sri Lanka's Handling Of Minorities, Raghuram Rajan's Warning For India
Raghuram Rajan, the former chief of the Reserve Bank of India, today said India is less of a liberal democracy now than it was 10 years ago.
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Turning Minority Into "2nd Class Citizens" Will Divide India: R Rajan
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said India's future lies in strengthening liberal democracy and its institutions as it is essential for achieving economic growth.
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India Won't Face Crisis Like Lanka, RBI Did A Good Job: Raghuram Rajan
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done a good job in increasing the foreign exchange reserves and the country would not face the economic problems like Sri Lanka and Pakistan, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
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Why World Bank Denied New Financing To Sri Lanka Amid Crisis
The World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka until an "adequate" macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the global funding body has said.
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NPCI International Collaborates With Qatar National Bank to Launch QR Code-Based UPI Payments
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the payments organisation, has signed an agreement with Qatar National Bank (QNB) to launch QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across the country. With this move, Indian tourists and travellers can scan QR codes to make UPI payments across multiple retail touc...
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RBI, NIPL Working to Expand UPI to 20 Countries by 2028-29: RBI Annual Report
RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) are working on expanding UPI to 20 countries by 2028 or 2029, according to RBI's annual report. The central bank is in talks with central banks of various countries for entering into collaborative arrangements according to the Payments Vision Document 2025.
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Spreading False Narrative Of Genocide Over 2009 Incident: Sri Lanka On Canada
The Sri Lankan government has once again slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for engaging in vote bank politics by consistently spreading "false narrative" about the ethnic conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
-
World Bank Approves $700 Million In Support For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
-
World Bank Approves $700 Million For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
-
World Bank Approves $500 Million In Budgetary Support To Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will enter into an agreement with the World Bank for $500 million in budgetary support after the cabinet approved it on Tuesday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit nation since an International Monetary Fund deal in March.
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Crisis-Hit Lanka Says China To Restructure Loans For Securing IMF Bailout
China's Exim bank "sent a letter to the IMF" expressing its willingness to "restructure" credit to Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament.
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SBI Completes First Commercial Trade In Sri Lankan Rupees
Indian lender State Bank of India on Thursday said it completed its first non-dollar transaction with Sri Lanka, by paying for exports in Sri Lankan rupees as India looks to bring
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Sri Lanka Hikes Power Prices By 275 Per Cent To Secure IMF Deal
Sri Lanka's electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the second steep increase in months as the bankrupt island nation works to secure an IMF bailout.
-
World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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8% Economic Contraction Predicted For Crisis Hit Sri Lanka, Says Governor
Sri Lanka's economic meltdown will result in a record contraction of at least eight percent this year but the public could soon expect some relief from runaway inflation, the head of the country's central bank said Thursday.
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In Sri Lanka's Handling Of Minorities, Raghuram Rajan's Warning For India
Raghuram Rajan, the former chief of the Reserve Bank of India, today said India is less of a liberal democracy now than it was 10 years ago.
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Turning Minority Into "2nd Class Citizens" Will Divide India: R Rajan
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said India's future lies in strengthening liberal democracy and its institutions as it is essential for achieving economic growth.
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India Won't Face Crisis Like Lanka, RBI Did A Good Job: Raghuram Rajan
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done a good job in increasing the foreign exchange reserves and the country would not face the economic problems like Sri Lanka and Pakistan, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
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Why World Bank Denied New Financing To Sri Lanka Amid Crisis
The World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka until an "adequate" macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the global funding body has said.
