The International Monetary Fund formally selected Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria as the IMF MD. She will succeed Christine Lagarde. Kristalina was previously the CEO of World Bank.
She is the second woman ever to lead the IMF
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy flagged off 'Prakhar' vans to control street crimes in Delhi. He also launched the single emergency helpline number 112 for immediate assistance.
Prakhar vans are conceptualised under ‘Safe City Project’
Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the list of richest Indians according to the latest IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List. SP Hinduja & family is in the second position.
Azim Premji is at the third place.
HDFC Bank in partnership with Indian Oil launched a co-branded fuel card for users from non-metro cities and town. It will be available on both RuPay and Visa platforms.
HDFC MD: Aditya Puri
9th India-China Financial Dialogue was held in New Delhi. The India-China Financial Dialogue is a mechanism between the two countries with an aim to promote cooperation in the financial sector.
The next round is to be held in China.
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at Mandalay, Myanmar. The Indian pair beat Thailand's team comprising C.Pongsakorn and D.Poramin.
Advani had won the world billiards event recently.
The Director-General of All India Radio, Fayyaz Shehryar announced that exchange of programmes between Akashvani Maitree and Bangladesh Betar will begin from 1st of December 2019. A MOU was signed between India and Bangladesh on 2016.
Aim of channel is to strengthen relations between two countries
Mswipe has tied up with DMI Finance and launched DMI emi Mcard for millennials. The card will enable millennials get instant pre-approved credit of up to ₹1 lakh, which can be repaid in equated monthly instalments.
Regular users of Mswipe’s PoS will be eligible for the card.
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its digital banking app YONO in the UK, marking its global launch. SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar unveiled the app at an exclusive event hosted in coordination with the UK India Business Council.
Richard Heald is the UKIBC Group CEO
HDFC Bank has emerged as the most valued Indian brand by the `WPP and Kantar Millward Brown's BrandZ 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands' ranking. Insurance brand LIC comes in at the second spot while Tata Consultancy Services ranked third.
WPP Kantar is a marketing data, insight & consultancy company.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has signed an agreement with Bank of Baroda to be the preferred financier for its dealers and consumers. Under the agreement, the bank will provide detailed financing structure for Hyundai’s consumers.
Bank of Baroda MD & CEO is P S Jayakumar
September 26 was made into the International day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear weapons by UNGA resolution in 2013. In 1959, the General Assembly endorsed the objective of general and complete disarmament.
World Maritime Day,2019 also fell on 26 September.