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Global ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan’s foreign currency credit rating to ‘B-’ from ‘CCC+’, citing increased confidence in the country’s progress on narrowing its budget deficits. The upgrade also reflects confidence that the country would implement structural reforms, supporting its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme performance and funding availability, Fitch said. The agency…
Up to half of NASA’s budget is on the chopping block by the Trump Administration. Several Maryland lawmakers plan to fight it. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at the Goddard Flight Space Center in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Monday. (WTOP/Gigi Barnett) Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at the Goddard Flight Space Center in…
Nova Scotia’s new budget fails to adequately address the crisis of gender-based violence, advocates and opposition parties say. The Progressive Conservatives introduced a $17.6-billion budget on Tuesday for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which made note of $100 million in previously announced funding for intimate-partner and gender-based violence. Since October, six women in Nova Scotia have…
Chinese automaker BYD has unveiled plans to unroll advanced self-driving technology on nearly all its cars, including budget models priced below $10,000. The company also said it would integrate AI startup Deepseek’s software into its cars, following domestic peers such as Geely, Great Wall Motors, and Leapmotor. BYD is Tesla’s biggest rival in China and…
There may be concessions for the middle class, which is pinning hope on a reduction in income tax rates, along with a hike in standard deduction. Under the old tax regime, the basic income exemption limit is set at Rs 2.50 lakh, while in the new tax regime, the limit is Rs 3 lakh. With…
Some of Trump’s campaign signature promises, like tariffs and immigration control, if implemented, could put upward pressure on inflation and treasury yields, possibly affecting capital flows into India, says Krishnan VR, Chief of the Quantitative Research team at Marcellus. Tighter visa regulations, however, won’t be a big threat for Indian IT majors, he says in…
