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Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said the country faced two serious threats one in Jammu & Kashmir and second being problem of Left-Wing Extremism in central India. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban was a shake-up, achieved its main objectives: Jaitley

Jaitley said note ban helped reduce the reliance on cash, particularly high denomination currency.

23 Sept 2017 3:38 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Economy on track despite unsupportive global factors: Jaitley

GDP growth rate exports are facing strong headwinds and the industrial expansion is the lowest in five years.

22 Sept 2017 7:47 PM IST

RBI has also reported that the general public has withdrawn Rs. 1,03,316 crore from their accounts either over the counter or through ATMs during this period.

Lending rate cuts key to economic recovery: report

RBI reduced the repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent in August, citing reduction in inflation risks.

22 Sept 2017 2:00 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India may pump in Rs 50,000 crore stimulus

India's benchmark 10-year bond rose 2 basis points to 6.68 per cent after Reuters reported on the extra spending plan.

22 Sept 2017 3:06 AM IST

Forex reserves may hit the USD 400-billion mark by the week to September 8, 2017, says a report. Photo: PTI

'Part of forex reserves can be used to boost growth'

Forex reserves could be used for funding growth-critical public infrastructure projects and the macro backdrop is also...

21 Sept 2017 2:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and other top officials on Tuesday to take stock of Indias economic situation. Photo: PTI

Modi-Jaitley meeting on slowing economy postponed

Sources said two issues the PMO wants fixed quickly are sluggish exports and private investment not picking up.

19 Sept 2017 5:12 PM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Current account deficit seen at 1.2-1.3 pc of GDP in FY18: Icra

CAD increased to USD 14.3 billion, or 2.4 per cent of GDP in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

17 Sept 2017 12:34 PM IST

HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday said profit rose 5 percent in the first half of 2017.

India likely to be 3rd largest economy by 2028: HSBC report

India also needs a lot of focus on ease of doing business and related aspects like contract enforcements.

17 Sept 2017 12:28 PM IST

Former chief economic advisor Shankar Acharya. (Photo: Screengrab YouTube)

RBI should not allow rupee to appreciate: Shankar Acharya

As per data available there has been an increase in gross revenue collection, net revenue is low due to input credits...

15 Sept 2017 2:01 PM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

India's GDP growth likely to slip below 7 pc this fiscal: DBS

India's economic growth slipped to a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in April-June.

15 Sept 2017 1:19 PM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

GDP to remain below 6 per cent in Q2 FY'18: SBI report

The GDP stood at a three year low at 5.7 per cent for April-June quarter of 2017-18.

14 Sept 2017 5:16 PM IST

There are allegation that from November 15 to November 18, the bank manager had issued 149 demand drafts for amounts less than Rs 50,000 in favour of a Pune-based finance company in violation of RBI guidelines.

Rise in inflation likely to keep RBI on hold: Morgan Stanley

Reserve Bank is likely to hold the key rate in the monetary policy review next month.

14 Sept 2017 3:17 PM IST