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Cash deals cost 1.7% of GDP: Visa
Reducing it to 1.3% would lead to savings of Rs 70,000 crore over 5 years, says Visa
 "Cash deals cost 1.7% of GDP: Visa")
'Pragmatic' Urjit Patel brings shift in monetary, banking policy management
The RBI changed its stance on the neutral real rate and the timeframe for achieving the 4% inflation target, creating room for monetary easing
 "'Pragmatic' Urjit Patel brings shift in monetary, banking policy management")
Statsguru: Making sense of India's rise in WEF rankings
The report indicates India has made substantial gains on most of the sub-indices
 "Statsguru: Making sense of India's rise in WEF rankings")
India jumps 16 spots on Competitiveness Index
This is largest gain by any country on World economic Forum's rankings
 "India jumps 16 spots on Competitiveness Index")
India vs Pakistan: Who does it better on human development scale?
On life expectancy at birth, India fares marginally better than Pakistan
 "India vs Pakistan: Who does it better on human development scale?")
 "Statsguru: The telecom sector's data war")
Telecom Trouble: Can data services offset the decline in voice revenues?
Reliance Jio's strategy of not charging for voice segment is not innovative, but the move could end up hurting incumbents in the near term
 "Telecom Trouble: Can data services offset the decline in voice revenues?")
Rating upgrade in 2 yrs if reform pace sustains: Marie Diron
Interview with Senior vice-president for sovereign risk, Moody's Investors Service
 "Rating upgrade in 2 yrs if reform pace sustains: Marie Diron")
Economy has improved, but pace slow, says Moody's
It also said the recent reforms initiated by the government would enhance the country's medium-term macroeconomic stability
 "Economy has improved, but pace slow, says Moody's")
Prices, trade data may bring some cheer
Industrial growth may dip, but economists see improvement after July
 "Prices, trade data may bring some cheer")
GDP growth slows to 7.1%; lowest in 5 quarters
Agri, Construction, Mining Play Spoilsport, Capital formation contracts 3.1%
 "GDP growth slows to 7.1%; lowest in 5 quarters")
Uncertain outlook for GDP growth
Economic growth data to be released today
 "Uncertain outlook for GDP growth")
 "StatsGuru: Tracking the financial health of lenders")
 "Signs of a revival in investments?")
Housing loan pangs for public sector banks
According to data from the RBI, the personal loan portfolio of all banks stood at Rs 14.4 lakh crore at the end of June 2016
 "Housing loan pangs for public sector banks")
Vision 2020: India to grow at 7.7%, China at 6.4%
Creation of 115 million non-farm jobs over next decade critical to sustaining growth, says McKinsey
 "Vision 2020: India to grow at 7.7%, China at 6.4%")
GST may burn hole in poors' pockets
Taxes on health, excluding medicines, could rise from 8.8 per cent currently, to around 13.6 per cent - an increase of 4.8 per cent
 "GST may burn hole in poors' pockets")
StatsGuru: India's economic indicators suggest a mixed picture
Within IIP, the capital goods sub-index has contracted for seven continuous months, suggesting investment demand continues to be weak
 "StatsGuru: India's economic indicators suggest a mixed picture")