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Economy round-up: India may post current account surplus; minimum wage bill likely
India is set to post a current account surplus for the first time in nine years, Reuters reported, citing forecasts ......
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Economy round-up: Tax collections jump; work on GST inches forward
The central government’s tax collections for the first five months of the financial year rose 23% to Rs 5.25 lakh ......
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Economy round-up: Strike cripples IT city; World Bank points to heavy pollution costs
A strike in Karnataka virtually brought India’s IT capital Bengaluru to a standstill, as more than 1,100 associations protested the ......
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Economy round-up: Govt presses the pedal on GST, says no to privatising state banks
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the government is working overtime to ensure that the rest of the ......
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Economy round-up: Urjit Patel takes over as RBI pays record dividend
Although it was the first day at work for new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, his former ......
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A quick look at Raghuram Rajan's performance as RBI chief
Raghuram Rajan, India’s outspoken central bank governor, will quit office on Saturday to make way for his deputy, the reticent ......
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India manufacturing output jumps to 13-month high in August
India’s manufacturing activity surged to a 13-month high in August thanks to a sharp uptick in new business inflows, a ......
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India GDP growth slows to 7.1% in April-June
India’s gross domestic product expanded 7.1% in the April-June period, slowing from the 7.9% pace in the previous quarter, underscoring ......
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Key takeaways from RBI's policy review
The Reserve Bank of India has kept interest rates unchanged as expected in its monetary policy review while sharing its ......
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Job creation down by over two-thirds during Narendra Modi's reign
Ever since Narendra Modi-led government won a landslide victory in May 2014, job creation, especially in the manufacturing and core ......