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For over a year, India had been the fastest growing economy, second only to China. This has now changed.

India's economic growth to slow to 7.3 pc in 2019: Moody's

The Indian economy grew 7.9 per cent in the first half (January-June) of 2018.

8 Nov 2018 12:55 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not been attending office since Monday and even skipped taking oath after being re-elected as Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI | File)

Demonetisation led to formalisation of economy, expanded tax base:...

The indirect tax to GDP ratio has gone up to 5.4 per cent post GST, from 4.4 per cent in 2014-15.

8 Nov 2018 12:28 PM IST

Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT)

Behind Sri Lanka's turmoil, a China-India struggle for investments and...

India can ill afford to ignore the strategic advantage China has gained in Sri Lanka so close to peninsular India.

8 Nov 2018 10:47 AM IST

Ex-Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan

RBI board needs to play like Dravid: Raghuram Rajan

Banks can kick-start lending and support growth, and transferring more dividend to boost liquidity.

7 Nov 2018 11:08 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel, will announce the resolution of the MPC on its first bi-monthly monetary policy for financial year 2018-19 later in the day.

RBI board to corner Urjit Patel

Finance ministry official says time of invisible RBI board is over.

7 Nov 2018 1:57 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP)

Raghuram Rajan says RBI is a seat belt for govt; autonomy must be...

Central bank has the liberty to say no if the government pushes it to be lenient, says Rajan

6 Nov 2018 5:29 PM IST

Rating Agency Moodys

Emerging markets like India to see tightened monetary policy in 2019:...

Emerging markets in G-20 would see a slower growth at around 4.6 per cent in 2019 than 5 per cent in 2018.

6 Nov 2018 4:11 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Excessive competition can at times put particular sector under stress:...

Govt wanted effective market players, reasonably optimum in number so that the consumer interest is protected.

5 Nov 2018 3:47 PM IST

Finance Ministry

FinMin eyes Rs 8,000 cr through CPSE ETF, issue likely by Nov-end

In the earlier three tranches of the ETF, the government had raised Rs 11,500 crore.

5 Nov 2018 1:49 PM IST

The Nikkei India Services PMI Business Activity rose to 51.7 in October, from 50.7 in September. (File Photo)

India services sector activity in Oct sees quickest growth since July:...

PMI surveys brought positive news of stronger economic growth at the start of the third quarter of FY 2018-19.

5 Nov 2018 11:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Environment norms eased for MSMEs

Interest subvention on pre and post shipment credit for exports by MSMEs has been increased from 3 per cent to 5 per...

3 Nov 2018 2:53 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

India to be among 3 largest economies in coming years: Arun Jaitley

India emerged as the world's sixth largest economy in 2017, surpassing France.

2 Nov 2018 6:02 PM IST