Page 21 - Economy Interviews

Budget 2021 will address woes of affected sectors, says Finance Secretary

AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY says litigants in more than 96,000 appeals - involving disputed amounts of Rs 83,000 crore - have opted for the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme, which has been extended by a month

Seek harmony between budget allocation, asset monetisation: NHAI chairman

The idea is to welcome more private investment and boost the economy through highway construction, said Sandhu

Economy well placed to capitalise on recovery in 2021, says K V Kamath

In an interview with Abhijit Lele, K V Kamath'said India needs to be mindful of the pain that exists in the self-employed category and those with unsecured loans

We need a new Farm Act that looks at the issues afresh: Punjab FM Badal

Badal said that it remains unclear who is leading the talks from the Centre's side, and the move comes after much dilly-dallying

Privatisation policy will now be a road map for PSB mergers: Debasish Panda

The soon-to-be-unveiled privatisation policy for public sector enterprises will lay the road map for mergers and amalgamation among state-owned banks, says Debasish Panda

Working capital cycles returning, especially in manufacturing: Axis Bank MD

On retail loan growth, the season went better than expected, CEO Chaudhry said

Wherever we've seen unlocking, we've seen a revival in demand: SBI Chairman

Inflation rate in excess of 7% is essentially attributed to supply-side constraints, says chairman

Full-year GDP contraction may be less than 9%: Niti Aayog vice chairman

In a Q&A, Rajiv Kumar says GDP growth could be a small negative in Q3, positive in Q4, even as he calls for more measure to spur private investment

Confident of returning to double-digit growth by FY21-end: LIC chairman

The pandemic has shed light on the importance of life insurance. It may become an essential part, says Kumar

Can't have one-size-fits-all approach to promoter stake: RBI board member

Since 2016, India has witnessed growth of differentiated and specialised banks such as local area banks, small finance banks and payments banks, says Sachin Chaturvedi

Economic momentum will be lost through 2021: CLSA

India has the weakest growth in fiscal 2020 of countries that we forecast at 15 per cent, but the strongest fiscal 2021 forecast at +14.5 per cent, CLSA said

Elitist mindset behind India's learning poverty, says Abhijit Banerjee

There is evidence to show that enough people don't know about the benefits of education, says Banerjee

What changes with IPO is cautious decision-making: RailTel's Puneet Chawla

In conversation with Shine Jacob, RailTel's Chairman and Managing Director PUNEET CHAWLA talks about how its business improved during Covid and the IPO road map

We are open to a coal regulator, says Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi

In an interview with Shreya Jai & Jyoti Mukul, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi argues why coal production cannot be sacrificed at the altar of environment

Wait for holistic response for stressed sectors: Finance secretary

AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY talks about the Budget, revenue collection, and the goods and services tax (GST) compensation mechanism

First target would be a faceless inspection regime: Labour secretary

There are significant changes that have been introduced through the labour codes, which considerably reduce the compliance burden for companies, said Chandra

Budget won't be a constraint in vaccination programme: Expenditure Secy

Managing the sequencing of expenditure is not an easy job, but we will do it, we are ready, says T V Somanathan

Credit growth will rise to 8-9% by March-end: IBA chairman Rajkiran Rai G

The economy needs all the support and the banking system is playing a very active role in this, said Rai G

Next budget should bring down personal tax rate to 25%: New PHDCCI chief

In a Q&A, Sanjay Aggarwal calls for focus on infra, flow of investments, creating a conducive environment for companies looking to shift businesses from other countries to India

We are converting crisis into opportunity, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

People have every right to think whether fiscal support was adequate or whether it wasn't. As regards any further help or stimulus, I've kept my options open, said FM Sitharaman