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US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the US economy’s continued strength but signalled that
A Bad Idea: Niti Aayog rightly rejects farm loan waivers–Times of India
Going against the grain, Niti Aayog has given a thumbs down to the concept of farm loan waivers just as Rajasthan became the fourth state
हे वेळीच रोखा | jobs for locals–Maharashtra Times
हे वेळीच रोखा देशाला सर्वसमावेशकतेचे धडे देणाऱ्या कॉँग्रेसच्या मध्यप्रदेशातील मुख्यमंत्री कमलनाथ यांनी घेतलेल्या उद्योग धोरणांबाबतच्या निर्णयाने रान पेटले आहे. मध्यप्रदेशमध्ये नव्याने उद्योग सुरू करायचे असतील,
Employment generation: 8.27 lakh jobs created in October; 79.16 lakh in last 14 months, says EPFO payroll data – The Financial Express
The EPFO said in its statement that the data is provisional as updation of employee records is a continuous process and gets updated in subsequent
Govt wants Rs 100 bn interim dividend from RBI for fiscal deficit target | Business Standard News
The government is asking the Reserve Bank of India for at least Rs100 billion in interim dividend for 2018-19 as it looks to meet a tough fiscal deficit target
Why farm loan waivers make sense | Business Standard Column
Few would argue that between Manmohan Singh, who was India’s prime minister for two successive terms between 2004 and 2014, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister
Changing stance | Business Standard Editorials
There has been a flurry of central bank action across the world in the past few days. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US
View: Government has simply not created new jobs, writes Yashwant Sinha – The Economic Times
By Yashwant Sinha In the last few years, 25 lakh young Indians appeared for a competitive exam for 6,000 Group D jobs in the West Bengal
Government plans to pay five Iran banks for oil imports – The Economic Times
By Santosh Kumar, Debjit Chakraborty and Pradipta Mukherjee India will use escrow accounts of five Iranian banks held with UCO BankNSE 4.37 % Ltd. to deposit money
PM Narendra Modi preparing agricultural reforms but not loan waivers – The Economic Times
PM Modi’s key focus in the meetings held so far has been on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, commonly known as the crop insurance
Need not manufacture credit, liquidity issues: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times
Jaitley said the government respected the RBI’s autonomy and independence and that it had asked the central bank to address the issues that the market
Demonetization impact: Demonetisation hit growth by 2 percentage points: US Study–Economic Times
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.8% in the December quarter of 2016, down from 7.6% in the trailing three months. In the subsequent quarter,
Urjit Patel: View: Four economists argue for Arun Jaitley against Urjit Patel on RBI reserves
On October 26, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Viral Acharya had made a passionate speech warning that governments that raid the reserves of their central bank, as
Centre to seek interim payout from Reserve Bank: Subhash Chandra Garg | Business Standard News
A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted that the government did not need the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) money to bridge the
Is There a Shot for This Waiver Epidemic?–Economic Times
Waiving farm loans has been the political flavour since the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections of 2017, and it promises to stay in fashion till the
Google’s new business app to help SMEs – The Economic Times
With increased internet penetration, smartphones have become an important storefront for brands and businesses of all sizes. To help businesses be present where customers are, Google
CII–: Govt working on action plans to support SMEs: Suresh Prabhu – The Economic Times
Delving on the significance of being a part of the global value chains for SMEs, Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation said
Better payouts to banking correspondents, digital payments to spur financial inclusion: NITI Aayog – The Financial Express
Better compensation to banking correspondents, facilitating paperless banking and introducing financial literacy chapters in school curricula will spur financial inclusion, NITI Aayog said Wednesday. Lack
India to become fifth-biggest economy in 2019, says study – The Financial Express
India to become fifth-biggest economy in 2019, says study Britain risks slipping from being the world’s fifth-biggest economy to its seventh-largest next year, when it