Page 24 - Latest Updates on Arun Jaitley
Jaitley to review food price situation today
According to the WPI data, vegetable inflation rose to 12.94%, from 2.21% a month earlier
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Jaitley says govt is reaching out to AIADMK on GST
FM says hopeful of more legislative activity in Rajya Sabha after altered numbers; PM Modi may meet Jayalalithaa in Chennai in coming days
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FM reviews sovereign wealth fund's status
NIIF will act as an investment vehicle for funding commercially viable greenfield, brownfield and stalled projects
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Govt to soon clear merger of SBI & associates: Arun Jaitley
The merger will create Rs 37-lakh crore banking behemoth with over 50 crore customers
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Government reaches out to banks to boost growth
Jaitley said the key discussion topics were credit flow, position of NPA's and banks expansion
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Bank defaulters won't be allowed to sleep well, warns Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister promises capital support to banks, attributes most NPAs in certain sectors to business losses
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Need to get banks in best of health, keep up growth momentum:FM
The Finance Minister is set to have a meeting with CEOs of PSBs tomorrow to discuss challenges that face the sector
 "Need to get banks in best of health, keep up growth momentum:FM")
Higher oil prices may create adversity: Jaitley
India, which depends on imports to meet 80% of its oil needs, will have to spend Rs 9,126 crore more for every dollar per barrel increase in crude oil prices
Arun Jaitley trashes talk of federal front posing challenge to BJP
He said with Congress declining, it is not clear who the principle opposition to the BJP would be
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FM to hold performance review of PSBs on Monday
Jaitley will also review the progress and performance of the new initiatives of the present government
Economy to more than double to $5 tn in few years: FM
He said with India's GDP poised to grow at fast pace, for every few years they will add $1 trillion to our economy
India's growth curve to accelerate further: Jaitley
With GDP growth a faster-than-expected 7.9% in January-March quarter, finance minister said that figures show inherent strength of economy
Arun Jaitley meets investors, pitches for infra funding
The finance minister said that efforts are on to make India the most advantageous tax jurisdiction
As China slows down, India can be a very powerful driver: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said 40% of world FDI now comes to Asia, whose growth rate today is 3 times faster than developed world
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Jaitley invites pension funds, other Japanese investors
Ban on large diesel vehicles a transient phase, says FM
Jaitley seeks Japanese investments; meets SoftBank CEO
Jaitley said many investors including SoftBank are keen to invest in infrastructure sector to be part of the Indian growth story
FM Jaitley arrives in Japan; to meet Abe, industry leaders
Apart from Abe, FM will be meeting SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Suzuki Chairman; will look to sell India's growth story
India the fastest growing economy during global recession: Jaitley
Says it can grow at the rate of 8-9% in the years to come
Arun Jaitley to visit Japan to deepen bilateral economic ties
Finance Minister will meet CEOs of Japanese comapnies, attend a meeting with JETRO and will visit Japanese Parliament
Exclusive: NPAs a creation of business cycles, courts can't resolve these, says Jaitley
Exclusive Q&A with Finance Minister
 "Exclusive: NPAs a creation of business cycles, courts can't resolve these, says Jaitley")
