The inauguration of a new runaway in the Maldives built under an airport redevelopment project assisted by India and the official launch of the RuPay card in the island nation on Monday are aimed at boosting economic ties and tourism cooperation between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian Mohamed Muizzu jointly virtually inaugurated the runway at the Hanimadhoo International Airport and also witnessed via weblink a live transaction using a RuPay payment service card in the Maldives. The launch took place after the two leaders held extensive talks which Muizzu in his press statement said were to "chart a new path for the future". The Maldivian president accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed and a Maldivian delegation arrived in India on Sunday evening. Though the Maldivian president attended PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony in June, it is his first bilateral visit to India. Prior to the launch of different India-assisted projects in the Maldives, a
NII was up 6% YoY to Rs 6,275 crore in Q1FY25, compared to Rs 5,915 crore in Q1FY24, aided by robust growth in advances
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is keen on continuing the momentum of Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) reforms initiated during the G20 presidency of India, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh has said. Singh, who had met Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York on April 12, said he had a positive interaction with the UN chief. Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed was also present during the meeting. Guterres was very keen on continuing the momentum of MDB reforms initiated during India's G20 Presidency and as contained in the 2 Vol. IEG Report, Singh said in a post on X, referring to the report of the Independent Expert Group. Singh said the report had been accepted by the G20 and, therefore, had ongoing traction. Guterres said that the UN would endeavour to keep this item high on the agenda for the Summit of the Future in September and thereafter in the Summit on Financing for Development in June 2025, Singh said. The ambitious Summit of the Futu
The banking regulator has identified two major types of payment aggregators (PAs) as part of the payments ecosystem in the country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is a need to study "newer banking structure" with the evolving changes in the financial industry's landscape. Speaking at the inauguration event for the commemoration of 90 years of the Reserve bank of India (RBI) here, Modi said there may be a requirement for newer ways of "financing, operating and business models" in the changing landscape. The PM said the banking industry needs to move forward to ensure that it can fund the credit needs of the projects necessary for the country's future growth. There are some challenges confronting the industry along with this, including artificial intelligence and blockchain, which are changing the face of banking, cyber security amid the increasing reliance on digital banking and innovations like fintechs, he said. "In such a situation, we need to think about the changes that will be required in the country's banking sector and its structure," Modi said in his address to the audience, which ...
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