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Factory output down 3.2%, consumer inflation up 5.61%
13 Jan 2016
Industrial output contracted by a surprising 3.2 per cent in November, mainly due to a fall in manufacturing, while consumer inflation was up by 3.61 per cent in December on the back of rising food prices
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India’s consumer sentiment falls to record low in Dec
09 Jan 2016
The continued decline in consumer sentiment serves as a warning that all is not well in the Indian economy, The Deutsche Borse report suggests, and questions the strength of the official GDP data
Jaitly, CII concur on need for demand creation
06 Jan 2016
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India’s GDP growth seen falling to 7-7.5% amidst farm sector woes
18 Dec 2015
The credit for fostering growth goes to the government as private investment has been lacklustre given the low demand conditions which in turn has led to surplus capacity in several sectors, says finance minister Arun Jaitley
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India ranked 97th in Forbes ease of business list
17 Dec 2015
India ranked behind Kazakhstan and Ghana in Forbes Best Countries of 2015 list, which was topped by Denmark. India scored poorly on metrics like trade and monetary freedom, corruption, and infrastructure
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Industrial output growth hits a five-year high of 9.8%
11 Dec 2015
Although the October IIP figures were bolstered by a favourable statistical base, double-digit growth in the manufacturing sector points to a strengthening of industrial recovery, say analysts
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India has potential to grow at 8%: Lord Meghnad Desai
09 Dec 2015
A growth rate of 7-7.5 per cent is a default rate, but the real challenge is to get 9-10 per cent, which India is capable of but requires hard work, he said
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RBI keeps rates unchanged; says banks have enough leeway now
01 Dec 2015
In order to smoothen the path for banks to cut lending rates, RBI said, it will shortly finalise the methodology for determining the base rate based on the marginal cost of funds, which all banks will move to
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