Page 20 - Economy Interviews

Enough demand in India to take care of 5-6 fab plants: Ashwini Vaishnaw

'There is a huge demand for chips from automobiles, electronics, railways, the defence industry, power electronics amongst others', said Vaishnaw

Tepid private consumption holding back investments: Ficci president Mehta

India needs 'virtuous cycle' of demand prompting capital spending that will lead to job creation, he says in an interview.

'Start identifying people who need booster doses': PHFI President to govt

Given that Botswana and other South African countries have a considerable number of HIV-AIDS cases, there's ample opportunity for the virus to mutate substantially, says K Srinath Reddy

Rating assessment of India focused on medium-term debt trajectory: Fitch

"We view the persistent level of core inflation and energy price developments, along with global price pressures, as carrying upside risk for our inflation outlook," said Zook,.

UPA fell back on loosening govt's grip on PSBs: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

In a Q&A, the former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, dwells on the areas where he feels UPA did not meet up to the challenges and the progress made by the BJP on certain fronts

Govt unlikely to meet disinvestment target: Finance Secretary TV Somanathan

'I don't expect a huge uptick in inflation. I think it will remain within the 4 to 5 per cent band', said Somanathan

GST collections may break all records soon: Revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj

Bajaj expects the collections to break the Rs 1.4-trillion record

Must consider shareholder interests: DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey

'DIPAM has been advising ministries to carefully evaluate any policy changes which play a larger part in the functioning of PSUs', said Pandey

Only way was to compare job survey with 7-year-old census: S P Mukherjee

In a Q&A, the chairman of an expert group advising the govt, says data in the enterprise-based that which showed a 22% rise in factory jobs in April-June, was misrepresented

Sound fiscal consolidation can boost India's rating outlook: Gita Gopinath

In a Q&A, the chief economist at IMF says that high frequency indicators for the third quarter of Calendar 2021 indicate momentum in India's economic recovery

Ground-handling arm of Air India to be monetised first: DIPAM Secy

In a Q&A, Tuhin Kanta Pandey says govt has started initial investor outreach for the LIC IPO, and investment bankers are working on a strategy

Tatas have liberty to refer new balance sheet to CAG-approved CA: TK Pandey

DIPAM Secretary says rescue missions such as Vande Bharat are on a cost recovery basis. Air India One has been transferred to the Indian Air Force. This will also be on a cost recovery basis

What does RBI ex-Guv Subbarao think of India's $5-trn economy goal?

In an exclusive interview with Business Standard, former Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao explained why doubling the economy in 4 years might be too ambitious. Listen in here

Triggers for rating upgrade won't be met over 12-18 months: Moody's exec

Moody's senior vice president Christian de Guzman speaks about the rating agency's upgraded ratings outlook for India and more.

7 mega parks will attract substantial foreign investment: Textiles Secy

Upendra Prasad Singh says even as 10 states have expressed interest in PM MITRA, many more are expected to participate when the government invites proposals

Developing nations to gain 1% corp tax from digital tax deal: top OECD exec

In a Q&A, Pascal Saint-Amans, director at Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD says global digital tax and digital service tax by individual countries can't co-exist

No privacy concerns with health ID, patient consent must: R S Sharma

"The health ID will become popular not because it is compulsory or not but because it will offer huge facilities. The systems will be interoperable", says Sharma

Companies enthusiastic about PLI scheme: Heavy industries secy Arun Goel

'There are many components of ICE vehicles that are not made in India and those will be incentivized', said Goel

Need assurance from India on investment protection: UKIBC's Richard Heald

In a Q&A, UKIBC's group chair lists out three areas that need focus - tariff reduction in some sectors, removal of non-tariff barriers on goods, and aligning data protection rules

Low base not sole contributor to GDP growth in June quarter: CEA

'The decline and the subsequent recovery was not reflecting anything about the fundamentals of the economy. It is only reflecting the economic restrictions that were placed or removed', said CEA