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'Growth has to be inclusive to be real’: Rajan
05 Sep 2013
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India still the best place to invest: Vinod Khosla
05 Sep 2013
Contrary to the pessimism of most international investors, Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla today said India is the best place in the world to invest in, particularly in the longer run
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India slips to 60th in WEF’s global competitiveness ranking
04 Sep 2013
India now ranks 31 notches below China and 12 ranks below Indonesia, its emerging market peers, in economic competitiveness
Netherlands keeps faith on Indian economy
04 Sep 2013
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Rupee tumbles to 68.12/$ as importers rush for dollar
03 Sep 2013
The rupee breached the Rs68 mark as dollar demand from importers continued to rise, following a spike in crude oil prices and a hammering of stocks by foreign institutional investors
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Rupee plunge means more cheaply-shot Bollywood flicks
03 Sep 2013
The falling rupee has led to a 35% cut in shoots at foreign locations in the last four months, says Assocham
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India's core sector output up 3.1% in July
02 Sep 2013
The index gained on improved performance by steel producers and an increase in power generation while crude production and refinery throughput also showed some improvement
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India should get back into IMF cover: Bimal Jalan
02 Sep 2013
The IMF had, on earlier occasions, pitched in with loans when the country badly needed foreign exchange and the government should not hesitate to borrow from the IMF now, Jalan said
No proposal to monetise temple gold: RBI
02 Sep 2013
President signs new companies bill into law
31 Aug 2013
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Govt hikes import tariff value of gold to $461 per 10 gm
31 Aug 2013
The move is aimed at dampening the demand for gold as India grapples with a widening current-account deficit and a tumbling rupee currency
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India’s GDP growth slips to a four-year low of 4.4% in Q1-FY’14
31 Aug 2013
The country's economic growth slipped to its slowest in at least four years, dragged down by a contraction in manufacturing and mining in the quarter
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