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MUMBAI: Lending rates could soon be linked to external benchmark as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aims to bring more transparency in pricing of

The Reserve Bank of India in its bi-monthly monetary policy review announced that it will not change key rates. The repo rate will remain unchanged

If all affected states also announce farm loan waivers the Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab did, then the total cost the exchequer could be

By Ananth Narayan , Expert, Money Markets Commentators have expressed surprise at the recent sharp move up in the US dollar against the Indian rupee,

Inputs from Oct 6 meeting to be used for mid-term review of trade policy The export sector’s woes finally seem to have nudged the Centre

In the long run we are all dead. This cannot justify short-term myopia to impair long-run vision. Four years ago, India’s macroeconomic vulnerabilities came to

Not so long ago, people worried about the rapid loss in the value of the rupee; the boot pinches on the other foot now (see

Interest rates that money lenders charged borrowers hardly budged for decades irrespective of policy decisions. But even that is collapsing faster than what it is

Such fast evolution of a new regulatory apparatus is rare in India, certainly in an area that is considered abstruse globally. Around 400 cases of

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out over $3.2 billion from the domestic stock market in the September quarter (data till September 28). Other emerging

Until recent months, most policymakers seemed to be convinced that PSU banks (that is, majority government-owned banks) did not need to grow. They argued that

The recent Supreme Court ruling affirming that the right to privacy is indeed a fundamental right has naturally led to a review of the common

To make agriculture a viable business, the Government must focus on enablers rather than handouts. Here’s a roadmap Private sector is yet to harness the

With the Central Statistics Office’s recent release showing India’s GDP growth in the April-July quarter slumping to 5.7 per cent, a wave of despondency has

United India Insurance also offers a super top-up policy without domiciliary cover with higher sum insured United India Insurance has offered all existing bank retirees

With August CPI rising to 3.4%, core inflation trending up and the base effect implying this will continue for several months, most economists seem to

Despite the sharp deceleration in the growth of GDP during the first quarter of the year, the government has continued to be in the denial

On the morning of Monetary Policy Committee release of the outcome of its review, it might be a good idea to take stock of the

Nirupama Soundararajan & Manuj Joshi Budget consultations must have begun in North Block. This is the last budget the Modi government has to make an

1991 reforms were simple. Now you are touching the hearts of the behavioural aspect of the Indian economy,” Rajiv said. The stronger rupee is a