Economy

Mehta sees escalation in geo-political stress having some impact on India FICCI President Sanjiv Mehta has welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) continuing accommodative stance on interest rates and is looking forward to the central bank's discussion paper on...

Govt working on framing industry-friendly policies for petrochemicals sector, says Khuba India needs to connect all resources and find ways to reduce the logistics cost, which is 14% of the GDP, as of now, compared to the global average of...

Mayaram says e-commerce companies have been onboarding retail shops, the backbone of retail market The Indian e-commerce industry is set to grow by 84% to US$111 billion by 2024, and transformed the way business is carried out in India, especially...

An efficient and corruption-free administration will also help India earn the confidence, says the book ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’, a first-of-its-kind book on Indian bureaucracy by senior journalist Ashwini Shrivastava, has suggested ways to achieve good governance that can bring in...

Sitharaman says trust and confidence are critical for financial market Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman interacted with the leaders of the financial and capital markets in Mumbai on 21 Feb 2022, calling on them to explore ways...

Purposeful business and investment engagement means no limit on achievements, says Al Zeyoudi India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed the historic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at boosting the merchandise trade between the two countries to...

Microfinance has evolved as an important financial delivery mechanism, says Ramann of SIDBI The Microfinance Industry disbursed loans worth R.66,681 crore during July-Sept 2021 quarter registering a robust Y-o-Y growth of 96% by value and 94% by volume from the...

Mehta concerned about underlying threat of the pandemic The status quo in key rates by Reserve Bank of India has been welcomed by exporters, industries and banking sector, especially as the economy continues to recover from uncertainties caused by the...

Central banks everywhere are exploring or actively working on CBDCs, says Puthanveedu and Gandhi Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), being introduced by the Reserve Bank fo India after it was announced in the Budget 2022-23 on 1 Feb 2022, are...

The writer, author, teacher and consultant has published extensively The Government has appointed Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor from 28 Jan 2022, the Finance Ministry said. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worked as a...