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India and the US are finalising the legal text of the first tranche of their trade deal, with New Delhi seeking a competitive tariff advantage before operationalising the agreement

Merchandise exports jumped 23 per cent year-on-year to a four-month high of $44.40 billion, while imports rose nearly 11 per cent to $74.61 billion

DIPAM Secretary Arunish Chawla discusses the ₹52,878 crore IDBI Bank stake sale, Fairfax's RBI clearance, disinvestment plans, capital receipts and the government's dividend outlook.

Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik said AI-driven productivity gains could add up to 0.9 percentage points to India's annual GDP growth

The sales of BALCO, VSNL and Hindustan Zinc in the early 2000s, followed by transactions involving THDC India, NEEPCO and Air India, account for much of this history

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India is working to develop relations with China again, but stressed that the journey remains unfinished and must ensure fair, stable engagement

Open to views on long-term capital gains tax and securities transaction tax, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Piyush Goyal says calibrated tariff concessions on car imports under India's trade pacts with the EU and UK will help global automakers assess demand and encourage local manufacturing

Bandhan Group founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh discusses microcredit, women entrepreneurs and digital lending, stressing relationship-based lending and expansion into insurance and technology

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said a uniform 90-day overdue timeline does not suit all MSMEs, as businesses across sectors have different cash flow cycles

Muthoot Microfin plans to launch consumer durable loans and expand digital lending as it targets ₹30,000 crore in assets under management by 2030

CEO Sadaf Sayeed says the lender plans to diversify beyond group lending, expand digital offerings and target ₹30,000 crore in assets under management by 2030

Spending led by Railways and NHAI rises 12% YoY in April-September, though September outlays slide 17%

BMI says market access, agriculture and Russian oil remain obstacles to an India-US deal, with a narrow pact likely to offer modest gains and ease policy uncertainty

"Inflation has gone up by about 3 percentage points in South Asia" since the conflict, Ohnsorge said

World Bank raises India's FY27 growth forecast to 7.1 per cent from 6.6 per cent but flags risks from high oil prices, El Niño and capital flow volatility

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says further concessions for either side 'very difficult'

Shaktikanta Das said India must build stronger domestic capabilities while remaining integrated with global markets and concluding more free trade agreements

Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur said heavy government borrowing and rising AI investment are increasing global demand for capital and pushing up its cost

Sitharaman calls for private investment and higher R&D spending to drive India's next growth phase, strengthen innovation and build resilience amid global uncertainty