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Budget 2019: Rs 350 cr allocated for interest subvention for MSMEs

FM also says country needs to make structural reforms to achieve $5 trillion economy in the next few years

BharatNet to be expedited with universal service obligation fund, says FM

The government aims to connect all 2.5 lakh village panchayats with high speed broadband by March 2020

Budget 2019: FM proposes to increase minimum public shareholding to 35%

Presenting her maiden Union Budget, Sitharaman said the government has already written to Sebi regarding the matter

Budget proposes simplified KYC norms for hassle-free foreign investments

She said a number of steps would be taken in consultation with the RBI and Sebi to deepen the corporate bond market

Modi 2.0 seeks to reverse weakening growth, investment with Budget 2019

Modi has set a target of growing India into a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025 from $2.7 trillion

Govt to set up 'social stock exchange' to raise capital: FM in Budget 2019

Presenting her maiden Union Budget, the Minister said that the exchange would help social and voluntary organisations which work for social causes

Budget 2019 promises new pension scheme, highway revamp & more

She also noted that the government has allocated Rs 350 crore towards interest subvention for MSMEs for 2019-20

Budget 2019 calls for public-private partnership to develop rail infra

The finance minister said as the world's third largest aviation market, time is ripe to enter aircraft financing and leasing from Indian shores

Budget 2019 proposes to relax FDI norms in media, aviation, insurance

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that India's FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to $64.37 billion

National gas grid, power reforms will be unveiled soon: FM in Budget speech

The finance minister also said the government will create a payment platform for MSMEs for payment of bills

India needs structural reforms to get $5 trn economy: FM in Budget 2019

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in the current year, India's economy will grow to become $3 trillion economy, sixth largest in world

Budget 2019: FM Sitharaman ditches colonial-era briefcase for 'bahi khata'

Sitharaman was seen carrying the red cloth wrapped budget papers that was neatly bound with the auspicious yellow and red ribbon

Jai Kisan! Big farm push expected in first Budget of Modi 2.0

The farmers will be looked after well in the Budget as the government will seek to ensure they get better prices for their produce

Economic Survey warns of aging population, says retirement age should rise

It also said that policymakers need to prepare for an increasing number of elderly people, estimating there will be 239.4 million Indians over the age of 60 in 2041 against 104.2 million in 2011

Economic Survey highlights and Budget 2019 expectations in just 6 minutes

All eyes will be on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today who will present the Budget 2019 in the Parliament

Growth stories are overwhelmingly in the EM universe: Cameron Brandt

Global equity markets have spent the year heading mainly in one direction - up - while the macroeconomic data of key markets has been mixed, at best, says Cameron Brandt

Economic Survey 2019 Highlights: Bullish on growth despite tepid numbers

The revised fiscal glide path, as per the Survey released on Thursday, envisages achieving fiscal deficit of 3 per cent of GDP by FY 2020-21

MGNREGS can be used to gauge rural distress at grassroots level: Eco Survey

While employment-related National Sample Surveys (NSS) are carried out once in five-six years, district-level GDP is released irregularly

A much-needed blueprint

The Economic Survey posits a clear development model to put India on a high-growth path

Economic Survey calls for coordinating body for resource efficiency

To push the agenda for resource efficiency, the Survey has asked for the formulation of a national policy on the same