May 06, 2013, Monday

No cut in loans for India, Asia

On being asked how $2 billion would qualify as the same level of lending, ADB officials explained the president spoke of ...

May 06, 2013, Monday

No sovereign bond issue: Raghuram Rajan

says I am not saying these things will never change...at this point, there is no reason to look at sovereign bond issue

May 06, 2013, Monday

Japanese investors see India as No 2: Hiroshi Watanabe

Interview with Hiroshi Watanabe, Japan Bank for International Cooperation

May 06, 2013, Monday

8% growth feasible: Rajat Nag

Interview with managing director-general, Asian Development Bank

May 05, 2013, Sunday

Signing of WTO trade facilitation deal vital for global value chain: OECD

An agreement on trade facilitation refers to reduction in red tape and enhancing customs cooperation

May 05, 2013, Sunday

'Tax harmonisation is important if India wants more foreign equity'

JBIC President says India will not be able to invite foreign investment without loosening tighter tax control measures

May 04, 2013, Saturday

India hums growth tune, nudges ADB to sing along

Seeks hard-pressed bank's support for infra through innovative financing

May 04, 2013, Saturday

S&P tells India to wean away from Euro zone

Eurozone expected to further contract in present financial year while growing slightly higher in the next fiscal

May 04, 2013, Saturday

ADB asks the flurry of FTAs to be stringed together

A lack of awareness on FTAs has led to the under-utilisation of trade deals by the small and medium enterprises

May 04, 2013, Saturday

Inflation indexed bonds in a month: RBI

The central bank is in advanced stages of discussion with the government

May 04, 2013, Saturday

'Will tell others to copy direct subsidy transfer scheme'

Public service delivery in Asian region has improved remarkably in last 30-40 years due to rapid growth

May 04, 2013, Saturday

Rate cuts by RBI and ECB reverberate at ADB meet

While RBI said there was limited headroom for further rate cuts, ECB did not rule out the possibility of further lowering of

May 04, 2013, Saturday

'I'm not a great storyteller but have a good story to tell'

The finance minister says India's potential growth rate is 8%, the country cannot afford to become complacent and sit back

May 04, 2013, Saturday

There's no consensus yet on GST: Raghavji

FM had said that work on GST was in progress; there were 70% possibility of the legislation being passed in Parliament during ...

May 04, 2013, Saturday

RBI should strike a balance between inflation firefight and growth push: Naoyuki Shinohara

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Deputy Managing Director, NAOYUKI SHINOHARA, on Friday said if India wanted to go back to ...

May 03, 2013, Friday

Improve your investment climate: ADB

Says the service sector needs to create more jobs for the millions who will join the workforce every year

May 03, 2013, Friday

Expansionary monetary policies in advanced nations helped curb global recession: Takehiko Nakao

Interview with President, ADB

May 02, 2013, Thursday

The importance of the ADB

As the gap between India and China widens, India must strengthen multilateral options like the Asian Development Bank

May 02, 2013, Thursday

Infrastructure financing: How to raise $1 trillion

The government faces hard but doable choices: create a sustainable bond market and cut the fiscal deficit

May 02, 2013, Thursday

ADB to finance construction of Indo-Myanmar road

The first phase of the road, to be laid under ADB's 'Proposed Road Consulting Mission'