Nirmala Sitharaman

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Infrastructure

08 November, 2019

Will the govt's real estate fund ease the housing sector's pain?

The government’s decision to set up an investment fund to revive stalled housing projects will help improve supply and sentiment ......

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Markets

10 September, 2019

How choppy stock markets shrunk India's billion-dollar valuation club

India's stock markets have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past few months. While benchmark indices surged to record ......

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Markets

10 July, 2019

Raising public float: Why $50 bn of share sales may be a blessing in disguise for India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget proposal to revise the minimum public shareholding norms for listed companies could suck as much ......

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Finance

02 July, 2019

Budget 2019: Will govt look beyond recapitalisation to overhaul state-run banks?

As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives final touches to her first budget speech later this week, she’d be doing so ......

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Finance

26 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Why India needs a more meaningful disinvestment strategy

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office for a second five-year term, the government’s policy think-tank Niti Aayog said ......

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Infrastructure

24 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Infrastructure spending to climb but all eyes on discoms' rising debt

Last week, while inaugurating the budget session of parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind said that India will build 35,000 km ......

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Infrastructure

19 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Easier bank credit, policy push on real estate sector's bucket list

Earlier this year, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was vying for re-election, the Bharatiya Janata Party said in its manifesto ......

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Finance

17 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Ayushman Bharat and beyond, here's the healthcare sector's wish list

Cash handouts for farmers and tax sops for the salaried middle class were the major talking points of the interim ......

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Finance

12 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Why reviving job creation, Make in India should top priority list

Just a week after assuming office for a second five-year term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted two key cabinet committees--one ......

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Consumer

10 June, 2019

Cash handouts aside, how Budget 2019 can ease farm distress, boost rural consumption

On 31 May, just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a second term, ......