Economy - general
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
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
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
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
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
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
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