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As election-eve budgets go, Interim Budget 2019-20 must rank as one of the most politically expedient ones this country has seen. The shadow of the general election

An Interim Budget from an interim minister for a government on its last legs. This is what Piyush Goyal was expected to deliver. Instead, he

On January 28, 2019, the only two non-governmental members of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) tendered their resignations. According to news reports, among the reasons for their

The Interim Budget 2019-20 will be presented amid what is being seen as favourable domestic macroeconomic conditions of economic growth (projected by the RBI at

In a clear indication that lenders are set to get a larger say in the running of debt-laden Jet Airways, the airline on Monday said

The NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has recommended direct income support of Rs 15,000 per hectare per annum to farmers. To prevent this

The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has slowed to 6.6 per cent in 2018 — which is a remarkable low

The International Monetary Fund on Monday cut its world economic growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020, due to weakness in Europe and some emerging markets, and said

India could benefit from the recalibration of China’s economy Whether it is the World Bank, the IMF or the World Economic Forum meet at Davos,

As India gears up for its general elections later this year, global financial markets are bracing for political turmoil elsewhere. The UK Prime Minister Theresa

Farmers could get annual income support of Rs 15,000 per hectare if the Niti Aayog’s proposal for an upfront subsidy through direct benefit transfer is accepted, said

After overachieving the divestment goal in the last financial year 2017-18 by a respectable amount, India looks set to miss its disinvestment target for the

In August 2018, we had pointed out (bit.ly/2T4U3SZ) how the Central government had been cornering much of the financial savings through off-balance sheet borrowings, thus

Online retailers loss is indeed brick and mortar retailers’ gain. Nearly 35-40% of online retail sales worth Rs 35,000-40,000 crore, could be impacted due to

It has not been a merry Christmas for US residents, with the partial government shutdown which began on December 22 stretching on. Lasting 23 days,

It is clear that notwithstanding the strategic warmth with the US on geopolitics and regional issues such as the Indo-Pacific, India can’t expect leniency from

China is buying American soybeans again and has cut tariffs on American cars. It is offering to keep its hands off valuable corporate secrets, while

Indian ecommerce is still at a stage where customers are principally attracted by deep discounts. It’s possible to be deeply worried about two foreign-owned companies

If the Centre had stuck to its ‘minimum government’ promise, it may have met the note-ban goals – without the pain In a New Year’s

In the wake of growing protectionism globally, centre, state governments and industry representatives will meet on January 10 to discuss ways to boost the country’s