Arun Jaitley
Finance
Budget 2018: Tax tweaks, steps to boost fund flow on PE/VC industry's wish list
Tax reform, measures to bring offshore pool onshore and steps to enhance capital formation are the key demands of the ......
Finance
Budget 2018: Infra spends may spur capex, but FM Jaitley must woo private sector
Capital expenditure is key to any budgetary exercise. After all, the quantum of capex spent, both by the government, as ......
Finance
Budget 2018: Fiscal slippage, spectre of inflation loom large on economy
Finance minister Arun Jaitley will be presenting India’s first post-GST Budget – his fifth and the current dispensation’s last full ......
Finance
Govt aims to follow fiscal glide path, says finance minister Arun Jaitley
India intends to follow the glide path as far as the fiscal deficit is concerned, the finance minister, who is ......
Finance
Finance minister Arun Jaitley to head panel to oversee state bank consolidation
India has set up a panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to evaluate proposals for mergers among state-run banks, ......
Economy
GDP growth hits three-year low of 5.7% in April-June
India’s economy unexpectedly slowed further to a three-year low in the quarter through June, delivering a blow to Prime Minister ......
Markets
Govt sets up new exchange-traded fund to sell stakes in state-run firms
India has set up a new exchange-traded fund to sell government stakes in 22 state-run and private firms under its ......
Infrastructure
Cabinet approves proposal to sell govt stake in Air India
India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to sell the government's stake in state-owned airline Air India, Finance Minister Arun ......
Manufacturing
Govt mops up $186 mn from Nalco stake sale
The government raised Rs 1,200 crore ($186 million) by selling a 9.2% stake in state-run National Aluminium Co (Nalco), in ......
Manufacturing
Govt kicks off FY18 disinvestment process with $200 mn Nalco stake sale
The government is selling a stake of up to 10% in state-run National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to raise as much ......