Even as the new minister takes charge at North Block and gets busy with the Union Budget, having charge over both the finance and corporate
Category: Economy
Nitin Gadkari: MSME ministry to work towards promoting economic growth, create jobs: Gadkari
The MSME ministry will work with its commerce counterpart to identify goods being imported by India and look at the possibility of manufacturing them here by micro,
100-day plan is about pushing big ticket reforms: Amitabh Kant – The Economic Times
Amitabh Kant, the chief executive officer of government think tank NITI Aayog, says the biggest task for the new government is to speed up private investments
MSME ministry to work towards promoting economic growth, create jobs, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari – The Financial Express
Gadkari, who took charge of the ministry here, said that the MSME sector contributes significantly in pushing the country’s economic growth and creating employment. 1-160.webp12.6
Bold steps needed to boost the economy – The Hindu BusinessLine
Focus on supply-side management is the best way to reverse the current slowdown. But a weak monsoon could play spoilsport The Indian economy is facing
Debt market: Government needs to make debt market accountable and dependable–Economic Times
by Uma Shashikant One of the stories doing the rounds after the elections is about the end of entitlement. We are no longer willing to
Farm distress: Three big ideas to revitalise agriculture – The Financial Express
By Pravesh Sharma The national elections are over. It’s time to return to governance. If there’s one sector that demands action from the new government
GDP growth may not be higher in a business-as-usual scenario – The Financial Express
It is not surprising GDP grew at just 6.8% in FY19. The poor corporate results in the first two quarters had made it amply clear
Economic Policy: Lure savers, cheer spenders–Economic Times
As someone who would love to preserve her sane and mannerly demeanour, Nirmala Sitharaman could be hoping for the din around her to die down
Nirmala’s challenge: Economic slowdown and high unemployment need to be addressed with bold moves–Times of India
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her first budget in less than five weeks. She had a tough baptism on Friday – data showed a
US’ withdrawal of GSP benefits from India smells of lobbyist’s hand | Business Standard News
The withdrawal of the duty-free access scheme by the US, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers took over for
Why interest sops for exports can’t work – The Hindu BusinessLine
Interest subvention for exporters, besides not picking up, goes against WTO norms. A solution is to extend it to all MSMEs Recently, the government changed
Worrying trends in the global trade scenario – The Hindu BusinessLine
World trade is slowing. While the US triggered trade war with China is part of the explanation, the real driver is a loss of momentum
US’ withdrawal of GSP benefits from India smells of lobbyist’s hand | Business Standard News
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday, stating that the GSP scheme, which offered duty-free market access to more than 3,000 items exported
Faltering growth | Business Standard Editorials
New Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have to hit the ground running because there is little doubt that the Indian economy is slowing markedly. There have now been three
No fiscal space: Officials advise FM Sitharaman against Budget sops | Business Standard News
If the government wants to stick to the same numbers even now, there is no scope for offering any tax sops that are already pencilled
Sitharaman takes stock of economic policy, to hold talks with RBI guv soon | Business Standard News
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began work on Saturday by taking detailed briefings from four of five departments of the finance ministry. The minister is also expected to
Restoring balance in monetary policy – The Hindu BusinessLine
Since 2011 the RBI has been on a path of structural reform. But now that inflation is in the target band and growth is slowing,
Arresting the growth slowdown – The Hindu BusinessLine
With the CSO’s latest estimates showing that the economy lost further speed to grow by just 5.8 per cent in the fourth quarter, India’s GDP
Nirmala’s challenge: Economic slowdown and high unemployment need to be addressed with bold moves
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her first budget in less than five weeks. She had a tough baptism on Friday – data showed a