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News & Current affairs • Sep 23, 2026

Government Caps How Much Sugar Factories and Sweet Shops Can Store

India entered the festival months of 2026 with a tighter hand on sugar sitting in factory yards and warehouse rooms. From 1 September to 30 Novembe...

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News & Current affairs • Sep 23, 2026

Goyal Sits With Industry to Make Trade Rules and FTAs Easier to Use

On 22 September 2026 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal spent a working day at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi listening to the people who ac...

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News & Current affairs • Sep 21, 2026

Bank of Japan Joins the Fed and ECB in Tightening Policy

On 18 September 2026 the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to around 1.25 percent. That is the highest offici...

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News & Current affairs • Sep 21, 2026

WTO Says Global Trade Rules Stand at a Critical Juncture

On 15 September 2026 the World Trade Organization published its flagship World Trade Report and gave members a blunt choice. Update the common rule...

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News & Current affairs • Sep 21, 2026

Federal Reserve Raises Rates for the First Time in Three Years

In mid September 2026 the United States Federal Reserve took a step markets had not seen since 2023. The Federal Open Market Committee raised its b...

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News & Current affairs • Aug 24, 2026

US Treasury Tightens Pressure on Iran and Its Oil Trading Partners

On 24 August 2026 the United States Treasury announced a new campaign aimed at cutting Iran off from remaining sources of money and trade. Treasury...

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News & Current affairs • Aug 24, 2026

United States Accuses Over 40 Countries of Helping China Evade Tariffs

The White House on August 13 2026 published a report that placed more than 40 countries at the centre of a growing trade dispute. The document, tit...

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News & Current affairs • Jul 29, 2026

Finance Ministry Signals Further Steps to Attract Foreign Capital

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has indicated that the government is working on additional measures aimed at drawing more foreign capital into ...

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News & Current affairs • Jul 29, 2026

Udaan Settles Offshore Debt Claim and Avoids Insolvency

Udaan, the Bengaluru based business to business ecommerce platform, has reached an agreement with its offshore creditors to resolve a long running ...

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News & Current affairs • Jul 29, 2026

China’s June Exports Jump 27 Percent on Strong AI Related Orders

China recorded a sharp rise in exports during June 2026 as overseas demand for goods linked to artificial intelligence and other key sectors gather...

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