Category: Finance

Improved public spending driving India’s growth: Official

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The reason behind India's high growth rate is the quality of public expenditure, which has…

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Female researchers paid 14 percent less than men

London, Feb 21 (IANS) Focusing on "equal work and equal pay", a new research calls for actions to ensure equal…

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Telecom, IT industry look to budget to shift growth gear

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) With a renewed government focus on three of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet initiatives --…

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Budget should fund infrastructure to spur growth: Survey

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Union Budget for the next fiscal (2016-17), to be presented on February 29 by…

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Chinese central bank moves to strengthen liquidity management

Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) The efforts of China's central bank to manage market liquidity after the Lunar New Year holiday…

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Parliamentary proceedings to steer Indian equity markets

By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Parliamentary proceedings, coupled with US macroeconomic data and trends in crude oil prices,…

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Lagarde gets second term as IMF chief

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced that it selected Christine Lagarde to serve as…

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State-run bank credit profiles at risk sans more capital: Fitch

Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) With the profitability of Indian public sector banks (PSBs) severely dented as seen from recent third-quarter…

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World Bank pledges $150 mn for fight against Zika

Mexico City, Feb 19 (IANS) Thursday saw a new front opened in the battle against the Zika virus as the…

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RBI rejects NBFCs’ plea to service pension system

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday decided not to allow non-banking financial companies undertake…

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Rail budget should focus on services, amenities: survey

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The forthcoming railway budget, to be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 25,…

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Time to call the US Fed’s bluff and get long gold

By Vatsal Srivastava Global financial markets have started to price in a global recession since the beginning of 2016. The…

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E-Commerce to Offer Highest Pay Hikes in 2016: Survey

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Talent, recruitment and health solutions player Aon Hewitt on Wednesday said e-commerce industry leads its…

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Rupee Devaluation Doesn’t Provide Advantage: RBI

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not in favour of devaluing the Indian rupee in…

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‘RBI Does’t Act, Need to Criminalise Wilful Default’

Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) only notes cases of loan default but does not take…

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Bad Loans Exposing Distress Among Indian Banks

Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The distress in India's banking system is becoming evident by the day with more of these…

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RBI Had Rejected Headley’s Application to Open Business Account

Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India had rejected an application by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley…

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US Proposes $19 Bn Budget for NASA in 2017

Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US President Barak Obama has proposed $19 billion for the US space agency in the fiscal…

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Modi Government Approach Banks for Funding Swachh Bharat Mission

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is now looking at the private sector to aide its Swachh…

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Carbon and Sugar Tax Can Have Environmental, Health Benefits

London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits,…

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