Page 10 - Economy Interviews

Rising GST mop-up an outcome of improved compliance: CBIC chairman

'When drawing up Revised Estimates in January, we are confident of exceeding projections based on overall collections'

EU's carbon tax seeks to doubly punish India: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister said the EU has to consider India's concerns, and other countries will not view them kindly

Jobs more likely to be augmented than destroyed with Gen AI: ILO D-G

The latest ILO data highlights India's significant progress in enhancing social protection, says Gilbert F Houngbo, director-general, ILO

China, India will be locked in competition, cooperation at same time: Allan

Stable economic and political environment in India is attractive to investors, said Nick Allan

Looking back, India has done magical work: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Kant talks about the historic summit, the New Delhi Declaration, the challenges on the way and many sleepless nights to find the voice of moderation

G20 Summit: Global Biofuels Alliance to act as a counter to Opec, says Puri

Acting as a counter to the OPEC grouping on biofuels, the GBA will help in advancing interests of large fossil fuel importers like India, the minister said

Strong WTO can ensure free flow of agri goods across borders: Ramesh Chand

'We have seen curbs on export of palm oil by Indonesia two years back. Another reason for countries like India to restrict export of wheat and rice is largely a fall out of emerging global trade'

Opportunities for Indian firms in execution of Europe corridor: Vaishnaw

The agreement is for developing trusted, resilient, and secure technology together for 6G and also collaborating in finalising the 6G standards, the minister said

Biz messaging going to be our next growth engine: Meta India's Devanathan

In a video interview with Shivani Shinde, Devanathan talks about the next big bets for Meta in India and her priorities

AI-driven planning is Gati Shakti's new frontier, says DPIIT official

"Comprehensive examination and collaboration are crucial before moving forward. A systematic approach is being developed to involve the private sector in Gati Shakti"

Value addition could hit 70% with memory chips made in India: Vaishnaw

Some players in the world do not want India to become a big manufacturer of these products, so they are engineering a problem, the Communications minister says

Liquidity overhang should not pose a risk to inflation: Ashima Goyal

For food price shocks supply-side measures are more effective. The government has long experience with intervention in the food economy, Goyal opines

Rate cuts possible when real interest rate becomes excessive: Jayant Varma

'Cooling commodity prices augers well for inflation in the medium term'

Committed to conclude CECA talks later this year: Australia trade minister

Tim Ayres talks about the trade agenda for the G20 meet, carbon tax and ongoing bilateral free trade talks

I expect gold price to be notably higher next year: World Gold Council CEO

My vision is for all other SROs that emerge around the world to form a united representative force at the upper echelons of the gold industry, says David Tait

Centre will 'intensify' efforts to control inflation: TV Somanathan

Decisions must be taken with a medium-term view, says Somanathan

Indian IT to become more attractive after data law: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishna in an interview with Business Standard said that DPDP bill will bring about behavioural changes in internal business processes in alignment with principles of privacy

Recent spike in CPI inflation is expected to be short lived, says RBI

Monetary policy has made significant progress towards price stability; the recent spike in CPI inflation is expected to be short lived, going by past trends

Data bill compliance timelines to be different for startups and big techs

This (licensing requirement for PC imports) is really about the import management system. It is about managing the type of imports bound for India, said MoS IT

India's electric vehicle revolution has already begun, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari spoke to Nivedita Mookerjee in a fireside chat to talk about the road ahead for EVs