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Singapore senior minister to deliver first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture

Annual lectures will be on economic issues affecting India and the global economy

Centre committed to meeting FY23 fiscal deficit target: Official

Says macroeconomic fundamentals and forex reserves are robust enough to deal with current geo-political challenges

FM Sitharaman reveals how the govt will build its way to economic revival

In an interview with Business Standard, FM Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on why she sees better days ahead, and why spend on capital assets may be a better bet than sector-specific fiscal steps

Arun Jaitley memorial lecture to be annual event, says FM Sitharaman

The Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture, part of the Kautilya Economic, will be held on July 8 at Vigyan Bhawan

Trust between Centre and states intact in GST Council: FM Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview with BS, Sitharaman said the first quarter lethargy is something which the Centre and the states will have to work on

Capex is the route to economic revival, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview with BS, Sitharaman says spend on capital assets may work better than sector-specific fiscal steps

Centre's fiscal deficit hits 12.3% of full-year target in April-May period

Non-tax revenue came in at Rs 49,251 crore, or 18.3 per cent of the full year target of Rs 2.69 trillion, compared with 48 per cent for the same period last year

Assessing & delivering bad news on economy no longer taboo in FinMin

Change in mindset has been brought on by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran who has ensured that discussions on the economy are now much more data-driven and without bluster

Five years of GST: Recovery of input tax credit still a struggle

This ground report from Agra captures the overall sentiment that GST credit is like working capital for an MSME and it is increasingly getting stuck in the system

Signs that inflation is peaking amid global monetary policy action: Patra

The RBI Dy Governor says war in Europe threatens to 'snuff out' global economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic

War in Europe may snuff out global recovery: RBI Dy Governor Michael Patra

Says monetary policy decisions by central banks around the world aimed at their own constituencies. But since inflation is the biggest policy issue right now, it seemed coordinated

BRICS can together help out in global post-Covid recovery: PM Modi

'Covid impact on global economy less severe than before, but effects lingering'

Economy to grow 7.5% in FY23, will be world's fastest growing: PM Modi

The prime minister also said his government has brought about transformative changes to enable technology-led growth, in sectors such as space, new economy, green energy, and data

Big rate hikes to be the global norm as inflation remains a challenge

With no end in sight to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, commodity prices remain elevated and supply chains remain disrupted

India facing twin deficit problem due to commodity prices, subsidy: FinMin

But says the country faces low risk of stagflation

India faces slowing growth but low risk of stagflation: Finance Ministry

Country faces near-term challenges in managing fiscal deficit, reining in inflation and containing CAD while maintaining a fair value of the rupee

Housing, roads among biggest capex gainers in FY22, PMAY urban lags

A recent analysis by Business Standard shows that only 48.7 per cent of houses had been completed until May 17

1 million govt jobs by 2024: PM Modi's order for hiring on 'mission mode'

Central govt depts, ministries told to identify vacancies at the earliest

May CPI inflation cools down to 7.04% from eight-year high in April

The excise duty cuts for petrol and diesel and duty cuts on other items may have played a part in cooling inflation

May retail inflation to cool down but remain above MPC's target: Poll

Reuters poll of 45 economists shows CPI for June is likely to come in at 7.1%; Excise cuts on fuel, duty cuts on other items may have helped cool down inflation