Page 42 - Economy Interviews

Cross-border insolvency is the missing piece in the Code: Cyril Shroff

Spotlight is on banks initiating insolvency proceedings of big-ticket stressed assets under IBC

Less formalised sectors are the weak link for GST: SAP India President & MD

He says companies are focused to be GST-compliant and get GST-ready

Electricity to be available like mobile connection: UP power minister

Interview with Shrikant Sharma, Power Minister, Uttar Pradesh

States will have to offer cheap power to attract investment: Piyush Goyal

Says states must find new ways of attracting investment as excise duty concessions to be ruled out

We are transitioning to a more robust global economy: Chetan Ahya

Morgan Stanley's chief Asia economist says there is good news for Indian, regional exports

Public transport should be self-sustainable, not beg for subsidy: DMRC MD

In a Q&A with Business Standard, Mangu Singh justifies the 50% hike on some Delhi Metro routes

There is a tendency to overstate the impact of currency ban: TCA Anant

Chief statistician feels that policy interventions is needed to catapult growth into double digits

Favourable situation for a rate cut: Ashok Lavasa

Interview with Finance Secretary

Aadhaar has minimal data, is totally secure, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Modi government accords the highest respect to the judiciary, said IT & Law Minister

Aadhaar model has powerful lessons for Africa: Mark Suzman

Q&A with the President of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

UDAN Indian aviation's biggest achievement in the past year: Jayant Sinha

India is set to be an important global aviation market, says MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha

We are trying to give structure to govt inputs to RBI: Arvind Subramanian

Interview with chief economic adviser

NHAI to have new wings for global projects, e-ways: Nitin Gadkari

We have awarded 16,800 km of highway contracts till March, which is a record, says Gadkari

You can never bring about change if you get in outsiders: Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu talks about its restructuring plans and corporatisation dreams

Won't say no to capital but don't need govt bailout, says P S Jayakumar

The guidance (forecast) we gave last time came out correctly, says P S Jayakumar

Inflation to see a dip under GST regime: Arvind Subramanian

It is going to be difficult to calculate the assessment of GST on GDP at the moment, says CEA

Some earlier elements of volatility and bias will be smoother: T C A Anant

Interview with Chief Statistician of India

Passengers need to be educated about aviation regulations: Amber Dubey

First time flyers are generally overwhelmed by aviation experience and are not likely to be unruly

Watch: Aadhaar has become a whipping boy: Nandan Nilekani

India certainly needs a modern data privacy and protection law, Nilekani said in an interview

We are looking at several consumer-friendly initiatives: Ram Vilas Paswan

Interview with Union Food Minister