Page 39 - Economy Interviews

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

'Ease of working for spouses of expats mutually beneficial for India'

Domestic markets have a lot to gain from the expertise of a highly-skilled foreign worker, say directors of Permits Foundation

Vikas is BJP's weakest wicket, says former Gujarat CM Suresh Mehta

Says 'Gimmickry usually has a brief lifespan in politics; this trend is neither good for Gujarat nor for democracy'

Economy may take up to 24 months to recover: Deloitte India chairman

P R Ramesh says initiatives like GST and demonetisation have been taken very positively by foreign investors

Control on expenses, claims to improve combined ratio: G Srinivasan

The New India Assurance chairman and MD said global business is growing at 5-7% while the Indian business is growing at 18-20%

Nehru invited the disaster of 1962: Economist Prasenjit K Basu

Under-funding the military, failure to use air superiority were two glaring strategic errors of that war

Love butter chicken? Beware of antibiotics used in Indian farms, says study

From an antibiotic resistance standpoint, it may be safer to eat eggs than to eat poultry

'Investors don't want terms to change after they've invested in country'

Saritha Nayyar, chief operating officer of WEF, also calls for creating agricultural clusters to facilitate more players in the food processing sector

We don't want to build ghost towns in India: Alkesh Sharma, CEO, DMIC

Alkesh Sharma talks about the rationale behind abandoning some projects and innovative approaches the DMIC is adopting

The pride in being Indian and buying Indian is growing: BCG's Thomas Lutz

As the head of the consumer and retail practice at the Boston Consulting Group, Lutz has a close view of these sectors in all markets the consultancy major operates in

Note ban, GST made career's last year most eventful: Arundhati Bhattacharya

In an interview, Bhattacharya, who served at the helm of SBI for four years, spoke on a range of issues

I expected more from Sebi panel on corporate governance: M Damodaran

The former Sebi chairman says public shareholders would approve high executive salaries if they see merit

Wish RBI cuts rates, but it may not happen: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

Interview with, NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar