Current Affairs For Bank, IBPS Exams - 19 June, 2015

Current Affairs for BANK, IBPS Exams

There are more refugees in the world today than ever previously recorded — and more than half are children, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday.
Nearly 60 million people were counted as forcibly displaced in 2014, according to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
If those people were the population of one country, it would be the 24th largest in the world.
One person out of every 122 on the planet is said to be either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum. Last year on average, each day saw another 42,500 people driven from their homes.
The conflict in Syria has been the biggest single driver of displacement, according to the refugee agency's Global Trends report -- but far from the only one.
In 2014, 13.9 million people became newly displaced — a record number for a single year. Just 126,800 refugees were able to return to their homes — the fewest in 31 years.
Turkey became the world's top refugee-hosting nation in 2014, with 1.59 million Syrians within its borders. Within the EU, Germany and Sweden received the most asylum applications.
In Asia, the report highlights growing numbers of people fleeing Myanmar.
This Saturday, June 20, is the UNHCR's World Refugee Day.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Athens on Thursday it cannot delay a huge payment due at the end of the month, piling on the pressure as eurozone Ministers sought a deal on the Greek debt crisis.
Ms. Lagarde laid down the law as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was still convinced an agreement was possible to save Greece from defaulting and crashing out of the euro if Athens made concessions. “There will be no period of grace,” Ms. Lagarde told reporters in Luxembourg. “I have a term of June 30 — if it’s not paid by July 1, it’s not paid.”
The crisis is nearing a climax with Greece’s international bailout due to end on June 30 before Athens gets the last €7.2-billion ($8.1 billion) tranche, and without a deal it will be unable to pay the IMF.

The Supreme court on Friday granted bail to jailed Sahara group chief Subrata Roy but said he would be released from Tihar Jail only after the group paid up Rs 10,000 crore, half in cash and half through bank guarantee.
The SC said on the day Roy meets the condition he would be released and from then and in the next 18 months, he has to pay up the rest of the amount, which is around Rs 20,000 crore more.
The Rs 20,000 crore amount has to be paid in 9 equal instalments and one instalment every two months.
The SC also said in the event of Roy's release, he would deposit his passport and cannot go out of India without prior permission of court.

Delhi’s Connaught Place has ranked fifth in the list of most expensive prime office markets in the world, owing to rupee depreciation.
According to a survey by property consultant CBRE, at nearly USD 157 per sqft per annum, Delhi’s central business district (CBD) of CP has gained the fifth spot in the list of most expensive prime office markets in the world.
Mumbai’s alternative business district of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), however stood at the 15th position, while Nariman Point was ranked 30th on the top 50 rankings for global prime office properties.
According to the survey, London’s West End remained the world’s costliest prime office market, while Asia continued to dominate the most expensive office locations, accounting for four of the top five markets.