Economy - general
Bank credit growth decelerates to 15.1% in FY’13
20 Sep 2013
RBI’s Rajan plays it tough, hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 7.5%
20 Sep 2013
While rising the repo rate, the RBI reduced the overnight lending rate under the MSF by 75 basis points to 9.5 per cent with immediate effect and the minimum daily requirement of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) to 95 per cent from 99 per cent
RBI clamps down on online forex trading
18 Sep 2013
Govt hikes import duty on gold jewellery to 15%
18 Sep 2013
Business confidence in India at a 4-year low: FICCI survey
16 Sep 2013
A majority of firms have abandoned investment and hiring plans for at least the present, reveals an industry survey
Oil companies hike petrol prices by Rs1.63 a litre
14 Sep 2013
IOC, the country’s largest oil retailer, said it would pass on to the consumer any beneficial effect of an improvement in the rupee’s value and stabilisation in oil prices
India must deplete forex kitty to cover CAD gap: PM’s adviser
14 Sep 2013
India may have to draw about $9 billion from its foreign exchange reserves to finance the soaring CAD this year, C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), says
India’s GDP projected to grow at 5.3% in 2013-14
13 Sep 2013
`Economic Outlook’ report projects a per capita GDP growth of 4.8 per cent in 2013-14, against the 3.7 per cent growth in 2012-13
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