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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is at a position now from where it is easier to improve further. (File Photo)

GST to improve India's ease of doing biz ranking further: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India's current ranking will make it easier to improve further.

04 Nov 2017 11:44 AM

Global corporate honchos on Friday said an "impressive" jump in India's position in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking will encourage investment.

India's bigwigs think investment will benefit from ease of biz ranking

Initiatives including note ban and GST are positive for the economy, said executives from Nestle, Unilever, Metro AG and Tata.

03 Nov 2017 4:13 PM

The World Bank looks at processes in 10 areas, and each of them requires strategies down the administrative chain to the last interface with industry.

Huge ranking jump to boost biz in India

The World Bank assessment includes a score showing the gap or distance to the perfect performance of 100.

03 Nov 2017 12:33 AM

India has scored a 'perfect 10' in terms of protecting shareholders' on World Bank's 'ease of doing business' report. (Representational Image)

India bags 'perfect 10' score in protecting shareholders' rights

India has scored 8 each on corporate transparency, disclosure and ownership and control parameters.

02 Nov 2017 7:47 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

‘Ease of biz’ jump: A positive sign at last!

Modi understands the fire in the bellies of India’s entrepreneurs, who were suppressed under the earlier licence raj system.

02 Nov 2017 12:28 AM

The government is working with the World Bank to recognise over 200 reforms that will help propel India into the top-50 bracket in ease of doing business index. (Photo: PTI)

Centre to implement 200 reforms to push India's 'ease of doing biz' rank to 50

India on Tuesday jumped 30 places to rank 100th in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking.

01 Nov 2017 7:39 PM

Ease of doing business: Centre to implement 200 reforms to ensure India in top 50

India jumped 30 places to rank 100 in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking.

01 Nov 2017 7:13 PM

Improvement in ease of doing business is "extremely relevant" and will promote private investment, growth and job creation, former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday. (File Photo)

India's 'ease of doing biz' rank to help in growth, job creation: Shaktikanta Das

India on Tuesday ranked 100 on the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' index aided by a slew of reforms.

01 Nov 2017 5:21 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the ease of corruption has now been replaced with ease of doing business in India. (File Photo)

Jaitley claims ease of doing business replaces ease of corruption

As per the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' index, India is one of the 10 improvers worldwide.

01 Nov 2017 4:17 PM

DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek (Photo: Twitter)

Govt to implement 200 reforms to push India into top 50 in WB ranking: DIPP

India on Tuesday jumped 30 places to rank 100th in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking.

01 Nov 2017 4:10 PM

India on Monday jumped 30 places to rank 100 on the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' list. (Photo: PTI)

A look at how India made it to top 100 economies on 'ease of doing business' list

Despite worrying economic parameters, India jumped 30 places to rank 100 on World Bank's list.

01 Nov 2017 1:55 PM

India has been ranked 100th among 190 countries and territories in the report released by the World Bank on Tuesday.

Investor sentiment to improve, says India Inc

Assocham believes there is room for more reforms.

01 Nov 2017 4:50 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

India bags 100th position in World Bank's ease of doing business

From 130th position last year, India jumped 30 slots to break into the top 100 in World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings.

01 Nov 2017 1:31 AM

India ranked 130 out of 190 countries on the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' list. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Ease of doing biz rankings to be released today! Can India move up the list?

In the 2017 list, India ranked at 130 out of the 190 countries on the index, just one rank up from 2016's 131.

31 Oct 2017 1:21 PM

India on Monday signed a USD 200 million loan agreement with World Bank to facilitate investment in the agricultural sector in Assam. (File Photo)

World Bank to provide USD 200 million loan for farm sector in Assam

The loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has a 7-year grace period, and a maturity of 16.5 years.

30 Oct 2017 8:53 PM

Ease of doing business remains a major concern: Sunil Mittal

Country has moved up marginally to 130 rank in ease of doing business among 190 countries evaluated by World Bank.

30 Oct 2017 11:18 AM

India's rank inched up by just one place to 130 in the last year's survey that measures the ease of doing business in various countries. (Photo: Representational Image)

DIPP expects significant jump in ease of doing business ranking

In last three-and-a-half years, India has received FDI of above USD 170 billion.

26 Oct 2017 1:09 PM

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Where’s the big idea? FM got optics wrong

Using disinvestment proceeds to inject public finance into private companies is a great idea.

26 Oct 2017 2:21 AM

“The legal invisibility of unregistered children makes it more likely that their disappearance and exploitation will go unnoticed by authorities,” Anne-Sophie Lois said. (Photo: AFP)

Without identity proof, over 1.1 billion people ‘invisible’ worldwide

The issue arises chiefly from the distance between people and government services in developing areas.

22 Oct 2017 5:17 PM

The US-India economic ties are quite strong and diversified and were strengthened further with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's visit to America. (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley's visit strengthened India-US economic ties: Garg

The Finance Minister was in the United States to attend meetings of the World Bank and the IMF.

16 Oct 2017 5:51 PM

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