Economy - general

Moody’s maintains ‘stable’ outlook on India’s rating

25 Jun 2012

The impact of lower growth and still-high inflation will deteriorate credit metrics in the near term, but not to the extent that they will become incompatible with India's current rating, the agency said

RBI ups ECB limit to $10 bn, allows FIIs to invest up to $20 bn in G-Secs

25 Jun 2012

RBI has also expanded the non-resident investor base for G-Secs, to allow sovereign wealth funds, multilateral agencies, endowment funds, insurance funds, pension funds and foreign central banks to register with SEBI

Pranab Mukherjee offers fresh boost to economy before he steps down

23 Jun 2012

Mukherjee is expected to demit office on Monday or Tuesday after the Prime Minister returns to India and it is not clear as to whether the RBI or the finance ministry would announce the proposed measures

Even Naveen Jindal loves his share of daily LPG subsidies

23 Jun 2012

Naveen Jindal, well-known industrialist, billionaire and the richest parliamentarian in India, consumes subsidized LPG at the rate of more than a cylinder a day. Why is it so difficult for the rich to just give up these subsidy peanuts and purchase LPG from private retailers at market prices? By Shivshanker Verma

Rupee plummets to 57.32 Vs $ as oil firms pursue dollar window

22 Jun 2012

Falling rupee, stock markets hurting issuers of FCCBs: S&P

21 Jun 2012

`India: Incredible Investment Destination'

21 Jun 2012

India’s real GDP grew 60 per cent in five years while foreign direct investment in the country zoomed 414 per cent to $46.8 billion in 2011-12, according to a finance ministry fact book

Rupee tumbles to a record low of 56.57 against dollar

21 Jun 2012

Finance minister unveils expanded negative list for service tax

20 Jun 2012

Service tax collections have increased by 40 per cent in the first two months of the current financial year and is targeted to touch Rs1,24,000 crore for the full fiscal

Consumer price inflation rates for agricultural and rural workers move in opposite directions

20 Jun 2012

India in tune with global tax compliance rules: OECD

20 Jun 2012

Advance tax collections fall below target

19 Jun 2012

SMEs combat inflationary pressure through own fund deployment: CRISIL

19 Jun 2012

Is India really at the bottom of the heap?

18 Jun 2012

By universal consensus, India is the worst performer among the emerging economies and is led by the most inefficient and self-serving political leaders. But are we really that bad? How do we compare against the other big emerging economies – China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Indonesia? By Shivshanker Verma