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India’s trade deficit may hit $200 billion in FY’13
13 Feb 2013
January imports added $20 billion to the country's already heavy current account deficit, taking the cumulative trade deficit to $167.17 billion during the first 10 months of the financial year
RBI warns of record current account deficit
11 Feb 2013
The country needed more foreign investment in assets such as plants and equipment rather than volatile flows into its equity and debt markets, governor D Subbarao said
RBI weighs further curbs on gold imports
06 Feb 2013
RBI weighs further curbs on gold imports
06 Feb 2013
India allows export of select processed foods
04 Feb 2013
US, Mexico avert trade war over tomatoes
04 Feb 2013
India looks at gold import curbs, diesel deregulation to pare deficit
02 Jan 2013
A fifty per cent reduction in gold imports would mean a $10.5 billion increase in the country’s foreign exchange reserves, according to Chidambaram
India’s external debt up 5.8 % at over $365 bn at end-September 2012
31 Dec 2012
India’s foreign exchange reserves provided cover for 80.7 per cent of its total external debt stock as of end-September 2012 against 85.2 per cent cover at end-March 2012
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