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Jaitley was told of Urjit Patel's decision to quit only minutes in advance

Highly-placed sources in the government say that none of the senior ministers had any inkling of Patel's resignation

New GDP back-series data hurts credibility: Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian

Budgeted targets for GST unfair, says Ex-CEA

NBFC liquidity, not governance, to be focus of next RBI board meet

The RBI has so far maintained it doesn't view cash crunch as a systematic issue, which it feels is limited to a few housing finance companies

Top bureaucrat takes a subtle jibe at RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya

'Rupee trading at less than 73 to a dollar, Brent crude below $73 a barrel, markets up by over 4 per cent during the week and bond yields below 7.8 per cent. Wrath of the markets?' tweeted Garg

Behind govt-RBI rift: DEA's insistence on Rs 3.6-trillion excess capital

The buzz in bureaucratic circles is that whether through written communication or informal channels, instead of negotiating on contentious issues, the North Block tried to force its writ upon the RBI

Liquidity crisis: Centre, RBI see eye to eye in 'public interest'

Patel calls board meeting on Nov 19; govt lays stress on central bank autonomy

FSDC meeting: A sparse agenda points to the Council's growing irrelevance

So far, FSDC has only been about trivial details, forming sub-committee after sub-committee, without exercising the authority its mandate allows it, even as long-standing disputes remain unresolved

Govt's oil subsidy bill exceeds Rs 460 billion at end of September

Its 84 per cent higher than the budgeted estimate of Rs 250 billion for the whole financial year

Govt looking to amend FEMA to cut costs associated with remittances

Move among a series of measures to control CAD

Crisis-hit IL&FS may get a lifeline with LIC, SBI likely to increase stakes

The two institutions could increase their stakes through rights issue

Direct taxes code draft law is likely to seek less power for the taxman

One of the biggest changes the draft law could propose is to do away with jurisdiction-based assessment and replace it with specialised teams of direct tax officials assessing specific cases

Modi govt to hike allocation for Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme

The health ministry sources said that it has sought an additional amount of Rs 20 billion from the finance ministry's expenditure department

Govt hopes RBI will tread middle path on stressed power assets issue

Before September 11, the government has to take a decision in consultation with the RBI

Govt admits rupee, crude prices will impact current account deficit

Research and ratings agencies like Icra and Moody's have said the CAD in 2018-19 would be much higher than 2017-18

Global developments are being monitored closely, says Arun Jaitley

"India's foreign exchange reserves are comfortable by global standards, and sufficient to mitigate any undue volatility in the foreign exchange market", says Jaitely

Funding cloud on Modi govt's solar plan for farmers after FinMin red flag

The Finance Ministry has reportedly asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy rework funding plans

No evidence for jobless growth: Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal adds the government expects the fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of GDP to be met

Govt says no concern over rupee, analysts see no benefit for exports

Analysts feel that the continuing fall of the rupee may not help exports

Govt's plan to revive hydropower projects in limbo due to lack of funds

Last year, the Centre drafted Rs 160 billion package to revive projects with a capacity of nearly 11,000 Mw

After an eventful tenure, CEA Arvind Subramanian bids farewell

The biggest impact he has left on the policy and economic landscape are through his economic surveys