Economy - general
Interim budget: Sops to big business, nothing for SMEs say critics
18 Feb 2014
Indian industry, from large conglomerates to small firms, is far from impressed with finance minister P Chidambaram's interim budget, which puts off most key decisions to the next government.
FM delivers on fiscal consolidation
17 Feb 2014
The focus of the budget has rightly been on resuscitating growth while adhering to fiscal prudence, says Assocham president and Yes Bank co founder, Rana Kapoor
Interim budget: Govt borrowing to exceed FY’15 Plan spending by Rs42,000 cr
17 Feb 2014
Chidambaram expects current account deficit to be contained at $45 billion and the fiscal deficit at 4.6 per cent of GDP
WPI inflation falls to 8-month low of 5.05% in January
14 Feb 2014
The decline in the wholesale price index has been due mainly to the steep fall in the prices of vegetable and some food grains
Industrial production down 0.6% in December
13 Feb 2014
Relief for common man as two-day bank strike ends
12 Feb 2014
The two-day bank strike affected the clearing of cheques worth Rs7,40,000 crore , and hit government and foreign exchange transactions and money market operations
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