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Even as poverty declines, widening income inequality is making India’s economic growth story increasingly uneven

Malaysia’s unemployment rate fell to 3% in Q2 2025, with employment rising and jobless numbers declining. Officials cite strong domestic demand, tech investment, and digitalisation as growth drivers, while the PM pushes for resilient semiconductor supply chains and strategic partnerships.

Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday that initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 to 230,000 for the week ending August 19, according to the Labour Department.

This month brings back the dreadful memory of lockdown when migrant workers’ resilience was tested and they were ‘dying’ to go home

New Delhi: India’s economic recovery from the pandemic shock has sustained in FY22 and the momentum is expected to broadly continue through the ongoing FY23, though with risks of downside from the geopolitical shock and its spillovers, said the RBI’s Annual Report for 2021-22 released on Friday. Despite the risks, the report said the recovery […]