Economy
Hundreds of Amazon employees criticise firm's climate stance
Amazon had nearly 650,000 permanent employees at the end of 2018, according to the company''s annual report.
India's rice exports fall sharply over Iran's payment delay
Basmati rice exports to Iran, New Delhi’s top buyer of the aromatic grain, dropped to 6,00,000 tonnes in the eight months from 900,000
India may raise import duties on more than 50 items next week
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could make the announcement when she presents her annual budget for 2020/21 on Feb
Coronavirus hits trade, tourism businesses hard
The SARS outbreak in 2003 led to a drop of 300,000 barrels of oil per day during the height of the epidemic
Govt likely to fund some USD 28 bn of expenditure via off-budget borrowings: sources
India’s committed spending, excluding capital spending, could be targeted at near 27 trillion rupees for the next fiscal year.
RBI to hold rates on inflation concerns, fiscal boost likely: report
The RBI was forecast to next cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.90 per cent in the October-December quarter.
Consumers are not spending but 100 new malls to come up in next two years
Retail leasing is sluggish but private equity players continue to be funding urban shopping
Forex reserves rise by USD 58 mn to record high of USD 461.21 bn
FCA decreased by USD 367 million to USD 427.582 billion, the RBI data released on Friday showed.
China’s economy performance worst since 1990
The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1 per cent last year, its worst performance since 1990
Lack of transparency in China’s Belt and Road projects: EU firms
Only 20 out of 132 firms polled said they have bid for projects under BRI, a global network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks