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08 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Why India's export woes go beyond a possible trade war with Trump

US president Donald Trump started the week by firing the first shot in what could escalate into a full-fledged trade ......

Finance

15 January, 2018

Trade deficit at three-year high as crude, gold imports weigh

India’s December trade deficit widened to its highest in more than three years as higher import bills for gold and ......

Finance

19 December, 2016

In charts: How the pecking order of top sources of gold smuggled into India changed

Between January 2012 and August 2013, India increased the import duty on gold five times—from a flat Rs 300 per ......

General

16 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Global stimulus plans to boost exports; monetary policy panel soon

India will use stimulus programmes of major economies to boost domestic industry and strengthen exports, commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ......

General

20 July, 2016

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 ......