Page 39 - Economy Interviews

No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head

In an interview with Business Standard, Rashesh Shah also said that tax incentives for capital expenditure were a key issue

'With IBC, banks will decide their fate'

Bahram Navroj Vakil says the bigger the haircut for the bank, the more the government would have to infuse capital

Putin's return in Russia a sign of flexibility, says JNU professor Chenoy

Russia is a special strategic partner to India, and India can use Russia in dealing with many tricky issues, as the example of Doklam shows

Customers are moving away from cash to digital: Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand

Interview with Rajiv Anand, Executive director & head of retail, Axis Bank

Empowered committee of state FMs should be dissolved: Sushil Modi

GST in its current form needs to stabilise (before real estate and electricity is covered by it), says Sushil Modi

India is a US defence partner on a par with NATO allies: Keith Webster

India's status is consistent with members of NATO, other than the Five Eyes, says Pentagon official

More challenging to become manufacturing hub now: Gaurav Nayyar

India can continue to compete on the basis of existing technologies as long as it combines low wages with other supporting requirements to maintain its competitive edge, says Nayyar

Note ban impact over; firms adapting to GST: T C A Anant

'You will see the revenue figures will be higher than what we have seen so far', he added

Bank consolidation as a reform is overstated: CEA Arvind Subramanian

He says the govt did not anticipate the rising global oil prices

No labour union is recognised under IT Act in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

With convergence of technologies such as IT, BT, nano technology, animation and cyber security... this is going to stick for a long time, says Priyank Kharge

Ratings may remain stable for the next couple of years: S&P's Ravi Bhatia

S&P Ratings Director Ravi Bhatia says although there are some short-term implementation issues, over time, GST should help widen the tax net and increase govt revenues

India needs to look beyond Buenos Aires, says Suresh Prabhu

The govt is conducting market research on specific geographies and products to analyse import demand globally, said Suresh Prabhu

Raghuram Rajan's note against demonetisation should be made public: Montek

Indian economy for the last several years has been second only to China in terms of its growth rate, he said

Sops for machinery to tackle stubble burning will fuel crisis: Farm expert

Penalising farmers who play a significant role in ensuring India's food security is not the way forward

Moody's upgrade: 'India's growth potential higher than other Baa economies'

William Foster, vice-president of Sovereign Risk Group at Moody's Investors Service says the govt's reform measures contribute to further enhancing the economy's capacity to absorb shocks

Expect FY18 growth to be higher than Moody's forecast: Subhash Garg

This is clearly an affirmation of the structural reforms the government is undertaking

Moody's upgrade is positive collateral from reforms carried out: CEA

For all concerns regarding debt and fiscal, we are going to see a clearer picture in the coming months: Arvind Subramanian

Centre doing all the right things for India: Daniel Wu

The new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is the right thing to do: Daniel Wu

We are aiming for full potential in India-Canada trade relations: Champagne

Canada is blessed to have 1.4 million people of Indian origin: François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of International Trade

Delegation of power will help us achieve Bharat Mala targets: NHAI chairman

With the government approving the Rs 5.35-lakh-crore Bharat Mala project, NHAI Chairman Deepak Kumar says that the blueprint for a separate company for expressways is being prepared