Page 47 - Economy Interviews

Only a small fraction of politicians will be hit by demonetization, says Bhushan

The government should have gone after the foreign direct investment tax havens, people who held participatory notes, or those whose names came out in the Panama Paper leaks

'India should be less worried about trade with US than others'

Interview of Dhruva Jaishankar, Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings India

We are confident we can make the Jaitapur project economically viable: Vakis Ramany

Talks between NPCIL and EDF are on to sign a commercial agreement for the 9,900 Mw Jaitapur atomic power project in Maharashtra, says Vakis Ramany

Not just Tesco, Auchan, Walmart, even Biyani & Reliance keen on food FDI: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Interview with food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Climate Policy Initiative reveals green financing tools for India

Gireesh Shrimali, Climate Policy Initiative's director, said there was potential to mobilise $9 of foreign debt per dollar of public subsidy

RBI has issued directions to help debt-burden steel producers: Aruna Sharma

Interview with Steel Secretary

Demonetisation's impact on GDP growth won't be very significant in FY17: Bibek Debroy

Interview with the NITI Aayog member

People are supporting PM Modi's bold move: Nirmala Sitharaman

The move will improve liquidity in banks and spur investment, boosting GDP, says Nirmala Sitharaman

People are withdrawing money but not spending it: Arjun Ram Meghwal

Meghwal says a decision on lowering income tax rates in the Budget will be taken after consultations with stakeholders

Deflationary effect should give RBI confidence to bring down rates: Naushad Forbes

With the government demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes RBI may bring down interest rates, says Naushad Forbes

Normalcy by month-end, says SBI chief Arundhati Bhattachaya

We have collected Rs 83,702 crore in deposits in the last five days, says Arundhati Bhattachaya

Bengaluru tech talent crucial for our success: Nadiem Makarim

Interview with founder of Go-Jek

Can give free food to all under food security Act if states cooperate: Ram Vilas Paswan

The National Food Security Act (NFSA) that provides legal entitlement for cheap grain to 64 per cent of Indians now covers the entire country, with Kerala and Tamil Nadu agreeing to implement it.

There's enough policy but we can support India in execution of rail projects: Michele Molinari

Interview with Michele Molinari, board member Swiss Rail

Generation of black money has to end: Jagdeep Chhokar

The political parties which have collected money without declaring it will be worst hit by demonetisation, says Jagdeep Chhokar

We had no prior knowledge of demonetisation move: Bank of India top management

Interview with CEO & MD Melwyn Rego and ED R A Sankara Narayanan

Constantly looking to acquire biz in India: Rakesh Kapoor

India is such a fantastic market that a company has to look at both organic and inorganic growth opportunities, says Rakesh Kapoor, CEO, Reckitt Benckiser

Our focus will remain on private banking: Ram Gopal

Ram Gopal, MD and COO, Barclays India believes there's no dearth of investment opportunities in India

Long-term impact of GM mustard on health not studied: Gilles-Éric Seralini

Interview with Molecular biologist and anti-GM Activist

Q&A with Tamil Nadu Minister K Pandiarajan on GST Council

'We would be happy if the GST Council agrees to horizontal division for all the taxes,' says K Pandiarajan