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World Bank praises Jan Dhan Yojna
18 Apr 2015
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Jaitley promises softer, predictable tax regime
17 Apr 2015
India is slowly, but steadily switching over to a modern tax system that would offer globally competitive rates and a non-adversarial tax regime, finance minister Arun Jaitley said while speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington on Thursday
IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7.5%; to be the fastest among major nations
15 Apr 2015
India's growth projections in IMF's April economic outlook is significantly higher from its January outlook of 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2015 and 2016 respectively
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India received $70 bn of $583 bn global remittances in 2014: World Bank
14 Apr 2015
Developing nations on an average have the potential to leverage $100 billion in migrant savings and remittances annually for development financing, says WB report
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Industrial production growth hit a 9-month high of 5% in February
10 Apr 2015
Industrial production grew at 5.0 per cent in February, the fastest in nine months, on the back of increased production of both capital goods and consumer goods, quick estimates released by the Central Statistics Office showed
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PM launches Mudra Bank to help SMEs, regulate MFIs
08 Apr 2015
Explaining the rationale for launching a bank for small enterprises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Big industrial houses provide jobs to only 1.25 crore people, while small entrepreneurs employ 12 crore people"
HC asks Maharashtra to explain beef ban logic
01 Apr 2015
Unseasonal rains wash out Modi’s rural appeal
30 Mar 2015
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