Economy - general
World Bank backs India’s move to check `double tax avoidance’
31 Mar 2012
Zoellick, however, said “retrospective” need not be “retroactive” as the Indian government is sensitive that they want to have an environment that draws both domestic and foreign investment
India’s external debt mounts to 20 per cent of GDP at $335 billion
30 Mar 2012
The increase in external debt has been due largely to higher commercial borrowings and short-term trade credit
Core sector bounces back, grows 6.8 per cent in February
29 Mar 2012
The 6.8 per cent growth in February 2012 was aided by robust performance of industries like coal, electricity and cement
First part of budget approved
29 Mar 2012
Change in tax law ‘not vindictive’: Pranab
26 Mar 2012
BRICS propose to create own multilateral bank
24 Mar 2012
The plan, details of which are still being worked out, aims at promoting direct trade and loans using local currencies so as to reduce reliance on the dollar and guard against global volatility
TN targets 11 per cent GSDP growth by 2023
24 Mar 2012
CAG clarifies on alleged coal-block losses
22 Mar 2012
CAG has taken exception to a newspaper report that cited a CAG draft as saying that the country had lost around Rs10,70,000 crore by not auctioning coal blocks
Despite reforms, policy uncertainty to keep India's deficit high in 2012-2013
20 Mar 2012
India's 2012-13 budget, would be mildly negative for its sovereign credit rating on India ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today
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