Economy - general
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers up at 12.85% and 12.65% in June
22 Jul 2013
Govt weighs NRI bond option to stem rupee slide: report
22 Jul 2013
The idea is to get NRIs to convert their foreign currency holdings to rupees so that they derive the gains of a weak rupee and the government gets the necessary dollars
Government policies aim to end India’s economic woes: PM
19 Jul 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today defended his government's economic policies, saying these were aimed at bringing under control economic slowdown and the volatility in foreign exchange markets
Macquarie slashes India’s growth outlook to 5.3%
18 Jul 2013
Government mulls issue of sovereign bonds to prop up rupee
17 Jul 2013
With $20-25 billion annual flows of volatile portfolio investments, it is doubtful if the rupee bonds would garner enough dollars to arrest the rupee fall
Govt to allow 100% FDI in telecom; open up 13 sectors
16 Jul 2013
The move to hike FDI limit across sectors is intended to shore up badly needed foreign exchange that would relieve the rupee and help tackle the issue of high current account deficit
Christie’s to hold first Indian auction in Mumbai
16 Jul 2013
Christie’s has had a presence in India for almost 20 years through its office in Mumbai, though it has never actually held an auction in the country
Rupee gains as RBI hikes short-term rates
16 Jul 2013
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