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09 December, 2014

Mauritius yet to agree on tax treaty revision: Arun Jaitley

Government today said Mauritius is yet to agree to certain proposals to the long pending revision of bilateral tax treaty. "India ......

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08 December, 2014

Current account deficit for Q2 rises to 2.1% of GDP

India's current account deficit (CAD) rose to $10.1 billion (2.1 per cent of gross domestic product) for second quarter ended ......

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18 November, 2014

Arun Jaitley favours cut in interest rates to boost economy

The finance minister Arun Jaitley expressed his concerns over the high cost of capital and said that if the Reserve ......

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05 November, 2014

Jaitley promises more reforms, divestment of loss-making PSUs

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today promised reforms in labour, land acquisition and insurance laws and expressed readiness to look at ......

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04 November, 2014

Jaitley's team overhauled ahead of Budget, Adhia is new financial services secy

Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, has been named as new financial services secretary, which almost overhauls the ......

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21 October, 2014

Govt unveils coal sector reforms, Prez promulgates ordinance for e-auction of blocks

The e-auction of coal blocks for private companies got the nod from President Pranab Mukherjee who promulgated an ordinance cleared ......

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20 October, 2014

Insurance Bill to be taken up in Winter Session: FinMin

The long pending Insurance Bill, which seeks to raise FDI cap in the sector to 49 per cent, is expected ......

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31 August, 2014

Economy rebounding, inflation moderating: FM on 100 days

Encouraged by marked improvement in the Gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said growth rate ......

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01 August, 2014

Govt to rationalise subsidies, says Arun Jaitley

Government will rationalise subsidies to ensure that only those entitled are benefited and the subsidy bill will be one of ......

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25 July, 2014

Finance Bill passed by Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill, 2014 by a voice vote, paving the way for the legislative ......