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Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

India defends methodology to measure economic growth

GDP growth being overstated by about 2.5 percentage points per year between 2011-12 and 2016-17.

12 Jun 2019 9:54 AM IST

Youngsters these days are following the trend of switching jobs often.

Only 13 pc employers in India have hiring plans July-Sep quarter:...

According to ManpowerGroup survey, while 13 per cent of employers expect to increase payrolls, none forecast a decrease.

11 Jun 2019 1:55 PM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

WTO reform process should not undermine its basic principles: Goyal

Piyush Goyal said in reform process of the WTO, concerns of all member countries must be accommodated.

11 Jun 2019 10:21 AM IST

FPIs had invested over Rs 20,000 crore in the capital market in September 2016.

FPIs pour in Rs 7,095 crore in first week of June

FPIs invested a net sum of Rs 1,915.01 crore in equities and Rs 5,180.43 crore in the debt segment during Jun 3-7.

9 Jun 2019 10:35 AM IST

Governor Shaktikanta Das

RBI to focus on governance reforms in banks, non-banking sector in...

Bank Board Bureau and the Reserve Bank are engaged in developing an objective framework for performance evaluation of...

9 Jun 2019 8:28 AM IST

G20 leaders had agreed last December to review the WTO reform in Osaka later this month.

G20 finance chiefs to warn of trade risks, differ on how 'pressing'

Global growth appears to be stabilizing and is projected to pick up moderately later this year and into 2020, said G20...

8 Jun 2019 6:04 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the on-going efforts of Indian Government to counter tax avoidance & evasion, finance ministry tweeted.

Sitharaman highlights India's efforts to counter tax avoidance,...

The meeting of the finance ministers would deliberate on issues protectionism and its implication on global growth,...

8 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

The Central government is not the lone torch-bearer of the nations economic growth. The achievements and failures, the contradictions and anomalies are spread out in both the Central and state budgets.

Nirmala Sitharaman to meet industry bodies on June 11 for pre-Budget...

Representatives of industry bodies like CII, Ficci and Assocham, among others, are expected to attend the meeting.

7 Jun 2019 6:17 PM IST

Non-profit organisation Educate Girls received a grant of USD 75,000 from Goldman Sachs.

GDP growth may accelerate to 7.2 per cent in FY20: Report

Goldman Sachs report said it expects an acceleration in GDP to 7.2 per cent.

7 Jun 2019 3:27 PM IST

Fund managers believe mutual funds, which are considered popular and convenient investment tools, have advocated asset allocation-based strategies to make the journey smoother for investors.

Singapore can become major investor in India's stressed assets, says...

A large part of existing investment is Singapore's government linked funds and private equity funds in India.

7 Jun 2019 12:50 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, is a banking regulator. It also calculates and fixes repo rate. (Photo: AFP)

RBI cuts key rate 0.25 per cent, loans might get cheaper

All the six members of the MPC voted in favour of a rate cut as well as change in policy stance.

7 Jun 2019 2:34 AM IST

The upcoming elections, rising inflation and interest rates could further dampen the buying sentiment in the real estate, making the task of loan recovery difficult.

Repo rate cut to boost housing demand if banks pass on benefit to...

RBI lowered the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to a nearly nine-year low of 5.75 per cent.

6 Jun 2019 6:06 PM IST