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Mamata Banerjee confident of investments in W Bengal after meeting industry chiefs in Mumbai
02 Aug 2013
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Goldman downgrades Indian stocks to ‘underweight’
01 Aug 2013
Goldman Sachs has downgraded its rating on Indian stocks to "underweight" on concerns about delayed growth recovery and rising vulnerabilities for the economy
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India’s core industries barely grow at 0.1% in June
31 Jul 2013
The sluggish growth comes on the back of negative growth in the production of coal, crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser
Interest subsidy for exporters raised to 3%
31 Jul 2013
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RBI keeps liquidity tight to save rupee from external shocks
30 Jul 2013
While a slowing inflation would have helped RBI to loosen its monetary policy stance, external sector concerns have had an increasing influence on its current policy decisions
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RBI cuts growth prospects to 5.5% in 2013-14
30 Jul 2013
The RBI's annual macroeconomic review says industrial growth remains subdued as supply-side bottlenecks continue to constrai core industries, pulling down growth prospects to 5 per cent
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Chidambaram for further easing of rules for FDI
29 Jul 2013
Chidambaram also wanted the RBI to ease lending rates to help promote economic activity rather than limiting its role to inflation fighting
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US VP Joe Biden wants greater trade access to India
24 Jul 2013
US Vice President Joe Biden today said in Mumbai that the business environment in India had to improve to increase Indo-US bilateral trade
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Consumers confidence in India waning: Neilsen
24 Jul 2013
India slipped to number 3 in the global consumer confidence ranking, in the second quarter of the current year amidst rising prices, the weakening of the rupee and the overall sluggishness of the economy
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Nearly 22% of Indians live in poverty: Plan panel
24 Jul 2013
The number of people below poverty line in India in 2011-12 stood at 270 million according to estimates based on the Tendulkar Poverty Line, as compared to 407 million in 2004-05
Reducing CAD may take years: Rangarajan
23 Jul 2013
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FIIs lap up $3.96 bn of government of India bonds
23 Jul 2013
The auction conducted on the NSE and BSE today, received bids for a total of over $4.3 billion against the offer of bonds worth $3.96 billion.
Govt says all options open
22 Jul 2013
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