Economy - general
India forfeited growth in drive for fiscal discipline: Paul Krugman
06 Jul 2017
Krugman, known for his work on liquidity traps and currency crisis, feels that the Modi government, instead of trying to drive out bad money, should have followed an expansionist policy by cutting interest rates to spur growth
Over 1 lakh shell companies deregistered, 37,000 under probe: PM Modi
03 Jul 2017
The government has taken tough action against firms helping to hide black money, leading to cancellation of registration of over 1,00,000 firms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
GST all set for midnight launch
30 Jun 2017
GST will help faster and cheaper movement of goods and services across the country, and thereby help boost India's GDP growth by 1-2 percentage points
Mumbai ranked India’s most expensive city for expatriates
24 Jun 2017
According to Mercer's 23rd annual cost of living ranking, Mumbai (ranked 57 globally) is India's most expensive city for expatriates, while Bengaluru (166) and Kolkata (184) are the least expensive Indian cities
Most services to be costlier with GST
23 Jun 2017
‘Dependant fee’: Indians in Saudi sending wives, kids back home
21 Jun 2017
The expat levy is seen to boost the kingdom's revenues amid low oil prices, and while it may help augment government revenues it could increase the cost of doing business there as well
GST set for midnight launch on 30 June
19 Jun 2017
The Goods and Services Tax is all set to be officially launched on the midnight intervening 30 June and 1 July after the GST Council cleared all GST rules and finalized all rates
Demonetisation may have lasting adverse impact: SBI
12 Jun 2017
The long-term impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy and the banking sector is uncertain, SBI told institutional investors prior to its Rs15,000-crore share sale, and it could also result in an increase in compliance costs and higher incidents of fraud
Demonetisation may have lasting adverse impact: SBI
12 Jun 2017
The long-term impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy and the banking sector is uncertain, SBI told institutional investors prior to its Rs15,000-crore share sale, and it could also result in an increase in compliance costs and higher incidents of fraud
Note ban shock over, India to grow at 7.2%: World Bank
05 Jun 2017
Though the World Bank has revised India's growth figures downward by 0.4 per cent from its January forecast, it said the country remains the fastest growing major economy in the world
FM bets on GST, NPA resolution to lift India's economy
01 Jun 2017
Jaitley refused to accept that the fourth quarter fall in GDP growth was due to the 8 November demonetisation, saying that the economy had grown at 7 per cent in October-December when the cash crunch at its peak
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