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  Jaitley warns of threat to job creation if investments blocked

  July 20, 2015 14:26 IST

  New Delhi: Amid Unions opposing labour reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday warned of a threat to job creation if investments were blocked and appealed not to persist with ideas that harm economic activity.A

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  China's economic fundamentals sound: World Bank chief

  July 17, 2015 12:01 IST

  Beijing: World Bank Group (WBG) President Jim Yong Kim said on Friday that China's economic fundamentals are sound despite the recent equity market volatility."China has built the world's second largest economy and it has undertaken

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  Economy picking up; need more reforms for strong growth: Raghuram Rajan

  July 02, 2015 15:57 IST

  Chennai: Confident of economic recovery, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said capital investments are picking up but a stronger growth would require more reforms and clearing bottlenecks for stalled projects.Rajan, known for critical analysis of

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  Greek crisis: India's software and engineering exports may take a hit

  June 29, 2015 23:39 IST

  New Delhi: With Greece witnessing a full-blown economic crisis, India's software and engineering exports may take a hit and the country may also face larger capital outflows due to a weaker euro, industry and government

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  India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter

  India | June 29, 2015 14:27 IST

  For the first time ever, the year 2014 saw India's carbon dioxide emissions growth accounting for the largest share of global emissions growth, according to a new global report. India's CO2 emissions from energy use

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  India to sign free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union

  June 18, 2015 15:52 IST

  Moscow : India has confirmed it will sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on June 18 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2015)."We are definitely signing this agreement", Amit

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  OROP: Ex-servicemen launch indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar

  India | June 16, 2015 8:02 IST

  New Delhi: Scores of ex-servicemen on Monday protested here over the delay in implementing the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for them and threatened to intensify their agitation.Raising slogans like "One Rank, One Pension",

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  Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, One step back

  India | June 09, 2015 14:51 IST

  The city—India's fifth most populous—had 6.3 million people in 2011. However, outbreaks of communal violence, such as in 2002, have led to it being called a “shock” city, notes the study, to be released on

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  Bangladesh on high alert after bloggers' killing: Minister

  World | June 08, 2015 17:32 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh is on high alert following the hacking to death of three secular bloggers in recent months, a senior minister said as he blamed home-grown elements like fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for the brutal killings that

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  Slump in stock markets not a trend; economy recovering: Arun Jaitley

  June 04, 2015 21:56 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by the three day slump in stock markets on fears of drought, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the slide does not indicate a trend as economy is on a recovery

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  PM Narendra Modi asks new IFS officers to be well-versed in economy

  India | June 04, 2015 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with a group of probationer IFS officers, asking them to be particularly well-versed in matters related to economy and energy security while developing good knowledge of history

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  Arun Jaitley pushes for 'plastic' currency

  June 02, 2015 17:17 IST

  New Delhi: After inaugurating a newly-minted facility to make special paper for currency notes at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh a day before, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday pushed for greater use of plastic money."The

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  India has potential to take GDP to double digit: Arun Jaitley

  May 30, 2015 20:15 IST

  Bhopal: Buoyed by the country's GDP growth of 7.3 per cent in FY 2014-15, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India has the potential to improve the economic growth to double-digit.“The country has the

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  Make in India should not entirely focus on global market: Raghuram Rajan

  May 29, 2015 9:33 IST

  Srinagar: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan yesterday said it was a 'worthwhile ambition' to pursue Make In India campaign but cautioned that the whole effort should not be made towards producing for overseas markets as

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  PM Modi took lessons from Manmohan on economy: Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | May 29, 2015 7:58 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with his successor Narendra Modi had fuelled intense speculation but Rahul Gandhi had a different take— the Prime Minister took “lessons” on economy.In keeping with his new-found

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  Do what China is doing, says Arvind Subramanian; wants RBI to cut rate to boost growth to 9%

  May 27, 2015 9:50 IST

  New Delhi : Pinning hopes on adequate food grain stock helping to keep inflation under control even with below-normal monsoon, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today pitched for rate cut by the Reserve Bank next

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  Economy rejuvenated, trust in govt restored: PM's open letter

  Politics | May 26, 2015 10:50 IST

  New Delhi: Completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today enlisted the work done by his government, ranging from rejuvenating the economy to initiatives for the poor, and said this is just the

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  Expectations from new govt were 'probably unrealistic': Raghuram Rajan

  May 20, 2015 10:15 IST

  New York: The expectations from the new government when it came to power last year were “probably unrealistic” but it has taken steps to create an environment for investment and is “sensitive” to concerns of

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  Modinomics, Korea's 3.0 economic plans can lift global economy together: Prez Park

  May 19, 2015 11:10 IST

  Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said that "Modinomics and Korea's 3.0 economic plans can combine to become central drivers for lifting the global economy".Addressing the India-ROK CEO Forum, Park also proposed strengthened

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  India on track to outpace China's growth rate: Arun Jaitley

  May 18, 2015 11:20 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India is on track to overtake China's growth with annual expansion of more than 8 per cent.Jaitley said that he has planned a 'huge' public