Bottoming out of the economy is complete and now it should start moving upwards and the global economy is also moving up, says Jaitley
Jaitley will also visit the Singapore Expo and deliver the keynote address at the Singapore Fintech Festival
'Third engine' of private investment must be fired up to propel growth and create jobs
"You can't have an economy where the size of the shadow economy is much bigger than the apparent economy itself," Jaitley said.
"Those habitual of 2G and coal block scams, will have objections to legitimate tax," Jaitley said in response to a question on Rahul Gandhi's jibe at GST.
Says American investors have clear understanding of the reforms that the govt is undertaking and its future potential
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations
Jaitley also refuted the notion that private sector is not expanding
Says the NDA govt has better track record than previous ones in containing price rise
He acknowleded 'small dip' in the country's growth rate
It is manufacturing which brought the GDP down, he added.
He said, 'Bad loans have crimped the ability of Indian lenders to offer new credit'
Jaitley assured that the economic indicators are being assessed and appropriate action will be taken soon
Jaitley says due to logistical constraints, he will attend the security dialogue
Manufactuing has gone down to 1.6% from over 3% growth in the previous quarter, says Arun Jaitley
FM Jaitley has hinted that he would not be serving the post for long
This, he says, is largely owing to our geographical location
Arun Jaitley asserts that crime, corruption and terrorism flourish on cash
Govt's think tank came out with its 3-yr plan for implementing economic, judicial reforms today
RBI has recently received the government's approval for issuing Rs 200 notes